<p>I come from a urban city school and am not involved in an all white, upper middle class, suburban school. I am a dedicated athlete and I think because of that, my social life may suffer a bit. I know there are parties every weekend, but I don't go. I'm a junior now and have not been to a party. By now I just feel it's kind of too late. I don't mind too much, because I know beer pong and other things are going on at the parties. I don't drink or smoke, mainly because of my athletic commitment. But sometimes I wonder if I would be happier having been social and at parties. </p>
<p>Anyways, not sure how committed to my sport I plan to be after high school, and I really want to know what exactly college parties are like.</p>
<p>I know this is probably pathetic coming from a HS junior, and I know all schools are different, but in general (or if you have specific info for a certain type/region of school) what goes on at parties? Is it drugs and hooking up? Is it just talking to people and socializing? Is it dim lit or bright lighting? Is there dancing or no? Basically I know nothing about parties, and when I see "most students party Friday night" for college life, I honestly do not know exactly what to think. </p>
<p>Sorry for the huge ramble, I'd really appreciate any info on college parties!</p>
<p>Most parties center around drinking. Everything else (dancing, themes, games, etc) is usually considered secondary and is something to do while you drink.</p>
<p>^ahh i guess i went to one that was an exception. I’m a senior in HS and just last Friday i went to my first college party, it was a friend-of-a-friend’s apartment. There was loud music, a lit kitchen, a dark living room right next to the kitchen (so plenty of light) and this little hallway outside where people went to blaze (smoke weed). It was loud, pretty crazy, but honestly not all that I had hoped for. There wasn’t any hooking up really (lame) but there was also little/no drama, which was cool. I went with a friend (also a senior in HS) and i met a bunch of new people, plus a friend of mine’s cousin and a girl from my math class next year, who wasn’t even going to that college! Haha that was fun
So with the one-time experience I have with college parties (not HS ones), i can say that it all varies.</p>
<p>^Bdangle you need to hang out with my friends then you’ll have all the drama that you want and more! lol.</p>
<p>In terms of parties, it really depends on who you hang out with, what type of party you go to, and what is most typical at your school. But generally, coming from a college junior who goes to a massive public state u, this is what I’ve observed (and been a part of):</p>
<p>College athletes are often the ones that party the hardest (when they are off-season). You definitely don’t have to party in high school to be able to party in college (many/most people who don’t party in high school end up partying in college at one time or another). You are obviously curious about it, so when you get to college definitely give it a shot (just be careful, have your wits about you and you’ll avoid some of the common freshman party mistakes).</p>
<p>2 basic types of parties:
<em>**frat party (loud, overwhelming amounts of people, hookups, sweaty dancing). If you are not interested in drinking, hooking up or dancing, generally frat parties are NOT the scene for you. At my school they are typically filled with fraternity and sorority members and naive freshmen who have nowhere else to go.
*</em>*house party (2 sub-types: can be smaller, mostly-friends only gatherings OR large keggers with overwhelming amounts of people/randos). If girls house= typically there is some dancing. If guys house= dancing only sometimes. Generally house parties are more chill and you can meet people easier (not just for hooking up). There is almost always some sort of drinking game (beer pong, flip cup, and kings [aka circle of death or waterfall] are favorites). What I like about house parties is that they can be chill but sometimes they can be just as wild as any party out there…you never know what to expect. There are definitely people who go to parties (including a couple of my friends) and choose not to drink but still can have fun, but most people tend to drink copious amounts while partying (after a while you will hopefully know your tolerance and aren’t a complete mess where people are forced to take care of you).<br>
Drugs are not really a part of my social scene and I never encounter them at all (but sometimes you will encounter pot at parties).</p>
<p>^This is pretty true. I go to a big school as well, similar to fa-la-la-lena’s. Frat parties are pretty much always going on, mostly frat guys and freshmen there. House parties are more chill, sometimes smaller. Lots of times here they are in basements. A beer pong table is almost always present, generally we only have other kinds of drinking games before football games, now that I think about it, which is a little odd, but whatever. There’s usually a keg you may or may not have to buy a cup for, sometimes they sell shots…generally unless it’s a small group or you’re close with the people throwing the party, it’s hard to get free liquor, so pregame before! (I’m the sort of person to do the majority of my drinking before I go out, leave pretty wasted, and then I’ll only have one or two beers out.)</p>
<p>My circle of friends does more drugs…generally people do them in like random rooms, like the party will be in the kitchen/living room/other rooms and like the bedrooms will be used for smoking or doing whatever. So if you wish to avoid, very easy and you won’t know about it, even. Generally you need to know the people providing the drugs in order to get in on it, though it’s a little more relaxed for weed.</p>
<p>Yeah we had one keg and there was some hard liquor and weed. Keg beer usually sucks, but hey, it’s cheap. We paid the kid whose house it was only $5 for booze and that’s nothing.
Although I have 0 experience with this, I have heard it’s best to pregame if you know there’s gonna be a punch bowl (with liquor, called jungle juice) because anyone can spike it.</p>