I’ll be attending Berkeley this fall and wanted to know more about the nightlife. Is it mostly frat parties (I’m going Greek for sure)? Clubs? Bars? And most importantly, should I get a fake? Are most of the places students hang out 21+ and is Berkeley strict (confiscates IDs a lot) or not?
Yes, IDs check are strict. Bars at Berkeley suck, there are handful of good once (Jupiter/Albatross probably the best). Nightlife overall at Berkeley non-existent unless the university arranges something in campus (Shows/concerts). Fart parties are usually lame since they are at the range of 18-20 and alcohol is not really available or they drink anyway since they know all the people they invite so there is no chance people would call the police about underage drinking. People who are 21+ (juniors/seniors usually) aren’t really part of farts so they hang out with their own friend circles that they met during the years at Cal (But this is probably depends on the fart and since there are many of these I can’t speak for all of them). Overall the “good” parties are at SF.