Not sure if we are permitted to list other sites. But I know of at least one college website that provides very detailed information on most social & academic matters at colleges & universities via student responses. I find the website to be in line with my knowledge, experience, and understanding–much more so than CC with respect to LACs. (The difference being that CC seems to have mostly parents & adults commenting on LACs, while the other site uses only student responses.)
All of these schools offer a vibrant social scene with respect to alcohol consumption.
Two of the biggest drinking schools are Bucknell & Colgate, although Union is a close contender.
Colby used to be quite active in this respect, but the new athletic facility should curtail drinking by offering other more healthy options.
Broadly speaking, cold weather LACS usually have a robust drinking scene.
^^ not so sure that the party scene comes from lack of other options. From what I have gathered (as a parent), there is a huge overlap between those who party and varsity athletes. And although I am “old”, my recollection, as a former varsity athlete, was that even when dinosaurs roamed the earth, this was the case.
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Based solely on my D’s experience as a varsity athlete at a NESCAC and my S’s experience on recruiting visits at NESCACs, the teams pretty much hang out together on weekends (but not to exclusion of other friends or groups). If you want to find parties with alcohol, the students know where to go and there usually are a number of options on any campus.
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At my NESCAC the athletes pretty much hang out and study(cheat lol) together. If you play sports you will have a great group of friends automatically. They all tend to party together. There is a divide between athletes and non athletes though. Some athlete refuse to hang out with students who don’t play sports. They do mixtures with other teams and pretty much do EVERYTHING together. Other students tend to get excluded.
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Here is a paper on college drinking:
College or student characteristics associated with higher drinking:
- Student race/ethnicity: White, Native > Latino > Black, Asian.
- Not an HBCU or women’s college.
- Fraternity and sorority participation.
- Athletes > non-athletes.
- Four year school > two year school.
- Living in fraternity or sorority > living on campus > commuter.
- Smaller school.
- Northeast or North Central region.
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Fascinating article. The end result of banning fraternities was not a total restriction on drinking beer (the only substance mentioned in the article), but rather an inclusive party atmosphere, where anyone is welcome.
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