<p>hi, I'm applying RD to colby. I really love almost everything i've read about the school (I haven't visited it yet), but I'm a little concerned about all the sources that identify it as a place where drinking is just too popular. I'm not against alchohol, i'm just not really into the whole getting-wasted-at-parties- every-weekend-night thing...are there decent non-drinking alternatives? and would i feel uncomfortable as a non (well, mostly non :) )-drinker?</p>
<p>merci!</p>
<p>Howdy again, theHyacinthgirl!</p>
<p>Yep, it's me again, the same guy that shilled for the theatre dept. here over in another thread. Non-drinking options, eh? I was worried about the very same thing when I came here, and rumors of violent drunken riots the year before didn't help matters. (Don't worry, we haven't had any this year...so far.)</p>
<p>First of all, if you really don't want to deal with the stench of booze and ambling drunkards (not that we have those at Colby - wink wink, nudge nudge), you can choose to live in one of our peerless, beerless chem-free dorms. The rules are quite simple - no alcohol or drugs in the dorm. If you wanna go party and drink, you can, as long as you don't return to the dorm visibly intoxicated. The chem-free dorms also hold occasional events for their residents - as do many dorms on campus.</p>
<p>There are many clubs on campus, and a student activities board, so there's usually something going on - and, as these are school-approved, they rarely involve alcohol. And not everybody goes out partying every weekend - being a busy little bee during the week sometimes leaves you too tired to do much but stay home and relax.</p>
<p>Socially, there are very few people at Colby who will judge you based on your alcohol intake. People here tend to understand and accept individual decisions. It really is a nice atmosphere.</p>
<p>Cheers!
"Entree the Giant"
Colby '08</p>
<p>hey, entree!</p>
<p>thanks so much for you help. I didn't think of the substance-free dorm option, but I'd definitely consider that if I ended up going. Anyway, I really like Colby, and it's definitely one of my first choices. All the academic info, especially, looks great - it all seems to have a real intellectual intensity, and (as dorky as that sounds) I would really love to be in an atmosphere like that. I'm just hoping that the social scene isn't too intense for me. Although I guess it'd be pretty much the same anywhere, right?</p>
<p>anyway, thanks again :)</p>