<p>Hey all.. I was accepted for clas of 2010 and I heard some mean rumors about the lack of a U of C party/social scene. True?</p>
<p>not true, at least according t o my friend. he sometimes attends a few frat parties, and parties in general are existant here and there.</p>
<p>if you have livejournal... just go ask this question on the uchicago community. haha. you'll be fine.</p>
<p>Haha, I love that half the threads here are about UofC stereotypes... partying, how hot everyone is, people being complete supernerds... </p>
<p>I think there's some type of party scene at every school.</p>
<p>of course there is. it's a part of college for somebody everywhere... certain places are just more... flamboyant?</p>
<p>everything i've heard says it's incredibly easy to have fun without traditional college "partying" at U of C, and that's why i like it. </p>
<p>okay, yeah, think about my instate choices--MSU, U of M... xD</p>
<p>If by flamboyant you mean everyone gets drunk... Heh.</p>
<p>Yeah, I think there will be so many creative (probably nerdy) ways to have fun at UofC and I'm totally looking forward to it.</p>
<p>pssst... model UN... eeeeverybody's doing it...</p>
<p>Yeah, I've heard about it, but don't actually know that much... from what I do know it sounds interesting, so I'll check it out.</p>
<p>Psi Upsilon has parties every Saturday night at 9:37. . .</p>
<p>I am not advocating them, though, being fairly conservative myself.</p>
<p>And, of course, there is the Reg, which probably provides to most social fun. :)</p>
<p>im kind of sick of this topic....</p>
<p>I've never liked partying - the drinking, bad, pounding music, "dancing" (aka jumping up and down and randomly gyrating limbs) - it's repulsive. What's so appealing about it? Maybe it's just me...</p>
<p>I'm not a partyer either. I don't think I've gone to a typical 'party' in all of high school. And by 'party', I mean what Dave just described. I'd rather just hang out with friends.</p>
<p>As I have answered many many times before.....if you want it you can find it. In fact...just to put an end to this topic now I think I'm going to link to an earlier post I made.</p>
<p>Here it is. Go. Read. It should answer all of your questions.</p>
<p>Quote: "I've never liked partying...What's so appealing about it?"</p>
<p>It's OK, Yourself; I've never understood this partying lark, either. Twenty-four libraries were invented for the likes of us.</p>
<p>I'll be joining you guys at the library....</p>
<p><em>library partier</em> Reading parties anyone?</p>
<p>Sign me up. :)</p>
<p>Actually, a fun "party" is swing dancing on Friday nights from 9:00 p.m.-midnight at Ida Noyes. It is known as Java Jive, as it started in the Reynolds Club C-Shop (though it now carries the name of a bagel shop). The C-Shop serves mainly coffee, etc, hence, that is where the "Java" part comes from. Basically, it is 50-100 people or so, all swing dancing. I have been going for the past few months, and I have never had so much fun in my life.</p>
<p>I will be going tonight, in fact, with a friend of mine (a former student himself from the U. of C.).</p>
<p>Well I don't know how to swing dance, but I'd be willing to learn.</p>
<p>wow katharos. u must live and breathe u of c! im so jealous! any tips for intensive language study this summer?</p>
<p>haha... i'm not a huge partier either... the question was asked because when i told someone i was accepted the response was, "U of C is where fun goes to die." kinda scared me.</p>