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<p>so waht is columbia's party scene like? are frats big?</p>

<p>ok...so i really want to know. and it would be great if ppl could give me thorough information...</p>

<p>Do ppl ever party in dorms? or do most ppl go to clubs and bars??</p>

<p>does this mean that for a 17 yr old, an ID is ESSENTIAL!!????</p>

<p>does this also mean that there is no such thing as "free alcohol" at parties bc everyone goes out to drink?</p>

<p>what about the fraternities?? do they ever have parties? </p>

<p>what about keggers?</p>

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<p>Frats aren't big at all, in comparison to state schools and places like them.</p>

<p>People party in dorms on occasion and do go to clubs and bars about as frequently.</p>

<p>I've been told from a lot of my friends (who have fakes) that a fake ID really is essential to fully experience NYC night life, but having friends who have ID's is just as good if you don't plan on going out to drink. On campus get-togethers with friends can be just as fun.</p>

<p>There's tons of free alcohol. That's how a lot of people get by without ID's. If it's just you and your friends you can split the costs and pay your share to someone who has an ID.</p>

<p>Fraternities do have parties, but not many people actually know/care about them. Frat scene's pretty light at Columbia, most likely attributed to how NYC's just so much more appealing.</p>

<p>I'm not going to endorse drinking (though a surprising amount of kids end up doing it), but for anyone who's curious or interested, that's generally how it goes down.</p>

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<p>I heard you have to pay for booze at columbia :o</p>

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<p>Columbia isn't a party school, of all the Ivies it is the least party oriented. You go to Columbia for the NYC scene, the Columbia one is focused around bars and is far from the frat/ free beer/ dorm party atmosphere common at other schools.</p>

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<p>If you want a big uberfrat-induced party scene, go to a gigantic state school like UTexas, Wisconsin, or Colorado. Otherwise, sorry kid, you're outta luck.</p>

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<p>Actually, slipper, I thought Dartmouth was the least party-oriented school in the Ivy League [saunters away obliviously].</p>

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<p>rofl Dartmouth is like an animal house</p>

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<p>I agree that the true party schools are the big state ones, but the Ivies have a pretty solid scene. Columbia, as I said, is more of a bar scene. I would say Penn, Dartmouth, Princeton, Cornell have the strongest on-campus party scenes, followed by Brown and Yale, followed by Harvard, followed by Columbia.</p>