<p>Why is Charles Manson still alive?</p>
<p>I probably shouldn't be bumping this thread, but I felt that it was my duty to clairify some things...</p>
<p>I'm a current Chicago undergrad who (while perhaps being slightly nerdy) has a more than active social life. I am active in Doc Films, ResCom (residential computing services - it's a paying job), and may join the swim team next year. </p>
<p>I thought that I should offer some incites on the type of parties / alcoholic events that one might experience while at Chicago. I hope none of this scares any prospective parents, hah.</p>
<p>While it is true that Chicago does not have as large a greek or party scene as many other universities, there are still a good amount of parties in general.</p>
<p>Generally, they fall into a few different categories.</p>
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<li>Frat parties - You will generally find at least one party every Friday and Saturday night at Chicago. Often, there will be two or three on a given night, and rarely will you find none. I have had a few weekends where on one of the days there wasn't a party - but most of these occured during winter quarter (and as anyone who has experience the Chicago weather at this time of year can attest to) that's almost to be expected.</li>
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<p>1b. Bar Night - I'm putting this as a seperate sub category because I felt that it deserved its own little explanation. Bar night is a weekly (every Wednesday) "party" run by one of the frats on campus (Alpha Delt, for the curious). I put "party" in quotations as it is more organized drinking than party...bar night is more similar to it's namesake than a regular frat party. That is, you are more likely to encounter drunken hijinks than dancing, etc.</p>
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<li><p>Non-frat organized parties. These are parties that do not show up on a regular schedule. These are public (that is, any U of Cer can go...no invite required) parties thrown by various organizations on campus. Memorable ones include the Frisbee parties (thrown by the ultimate frisbee team) once or twice a quarter. The debate team and the FireEscape Films group (a group for the making of independant movies - note: different from Doc Films (I am a volunteer for Doc)) have also had parties of this variety. Typically these parties take place in an apartment (rather large ones) or in the case of the Frisbee and Debate team parties, in an entire series of apartments. The Frisbee parties take place in a house like building comprised of apartments that spans four floors and an outdoor courtyard.</p></li>
<li><p>Private Apartment parites - often these occur for someone's birthday or another celebration. Like the parties in category 2, these are irregular and your ability to attend them depends soley on who you know.</p></li>
<li><p>Dorm parties - These only typically occur in the Shoreland (as far as I know) due to the Shoreland's large rooms and extremely lax alcohol policy. Public or invite only - depends on the people.</p></li>
<li><p>Small gatherings of friends - this is what it sounds like. If you really enjoy partying, often you will find and befriend others who also enjoy partying. This can lead to "partying" on any night of the week. I have many memories of "borrowing" tables from a house lounge for a pick-up game of beer pong...</p></li>
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<p>I hope that sheds some light on the party situation at the University. I also hope I didn't scare any parents too baddly...</p>
<p>I feel amazingly proud that I created such a longlived thread. I decided not to go to Chicago though.....Well have fun with my thread. It seems that most of you are running in circles with it, but if it keeps you entertained then go ahead. Maybe people applying will find it useful. Good luck to all of you in your college careers.</p>
<p>Are you going to Emory then, elpresidente?</p>
<p>Yes. Even though I thought UC probably would have given me a better education I have a strong connection to Georgia and the South and decided that Emory would be a better fit. Grad school prospects in my chosen career seemed about the same too.</p>