<p>I have heard that W&L is a hard-drinking school. What about the students that don't want to drink? Is there social life beyond frat parties?</p>
<p>About 10% of the students don't drink. It's not a big deal -- after you get through your first week or so. Nobody really cares, and there's still plenty to do.</p>
<p>At a school where approx 1 in 4 students plays a Div III sport, there are always students who are not drinking -- and making curfew too. And from what I have heard, students also routinely avoid alcohol and/or parties for academic reasons (test/paper the next day). FWIW, pledge period (up to 8 wks) can also be totally or almost completely dry. </p>
<p>So there are plenty of non-drinkers on campus, for whatever their reasons might be.</p>
<p>The only problem nondrinkers have is that they sometimes assume that because they dont drink they cant be part of the social life - then they lock themselves up in their rooms and feel miserable.</p>
<p>Personally, I don't really have time to drink. I am involved with a ton of things on campus (including sports) and have a ridiculous amount of work (and a high GPA to keep up to keep my scholarship and to get into a good law school) but I currently live in a fraternity house and feel integrated in the social life.</p>
<p>College is what you make of it. Whether you drink or not, so long as you make an effort to be a part of the social scene, you will enjoy yourself at W&L.</p>
<p>Dima nails it again! </p>
<p>One way to find out might be to visit overnight and go out with a student host for a first-hand experience with a non-drinking night out. </p>
<p>IMHO -- as Dima's experience indicates, W&L students don't perennially make PR's top 20 lists for "best undergrad experience" and "their students never stop studying" by forsaking academics for alcohol. On any given night -- whether spent "in" or "out" -- the choice not to drink is always yours.</p>