<p>I don't think it is realistic to go into college planning to never drink. It might be good for your internal morality and consistency if you keep in mind why you don't want to drink - but many of the people who are most disgusted with drinking coming in end up drinking heavily - and honestly, what's wrong with that?</p>
<p>Personally, I very very seldom touch alcohol, but I would, if there was a good reason.</p>
<p>Yeah,especially at Tulane University,the drinking scene is horrible and omnipresent!It's so hard to socialize with people if you don't go to bars and get wasted.Peer pressure,horrible.</p>
<p>Also remember that your reason for drinking now may change once you hit college. My reason for not drinking in high school was that I hated the people who drank and I told myself that if I gave in it would only be because of peer pressure. Now I know plenty of nice people who are awesome and drink. I changed my mind. No big deal. Does drinking lead to other things you may also be afraid of? No because my reason for not smoking was different: both my grandpas died of lung cancer. If you don't want to drink U of I is ranked 4th on princetonreview.com's little party list and there are plenty of people that don't drink.</p>
<p>If you are worried about hanging around losers, you obviously don't think highly of people who don't drink. If you want cool people who don't drink, don't think like high school. College popularity has nothing to do with that. It is still present but not in the ridiculous way high school is. It will be present in the workforce too, just no getting around it.</p>
<p>Anyways there are plenty of things to do in college. You can spread your activities out. I exercise and stuff but as far as fun I mix it up. In one month, I went to a play, a comedy show or two, a movie, lots of parties, hung out with friends, a hip hop competition, to see a singing group, did stuff for my organization. There is always something to do. Just look for it and you will find it.</p>
<p>afaforce and others, what is it that you want to do socially? </p>
<p>Once you identify what you want to do, just find others on campus with similar interests. You don't have to settle for the party scene if you don't want to, but you do have to be willing to communicate what you want to do with others, i.e., dining out, theater, concerts, sporting events, sightseeing or hitting area malls, museums, etc. (find a dorm mate with a car). Depending on whetever you choose a school in or near a big city, there will probably be plenty of places to go and things to do both on and off campus.</p>
<p>Just find dorm mates with similar social interests and go from there.</p>
<p>Uh....study maybe??</p>
<p>If you don't want to drink in college, it might be a good idea to go to a college in a major city. This way there will be plenty opportunities for fun that don't include drinking.</p>
<p>Find a dorm mate with a car and go sight-seeing. You can still hang out with your dorm mates if you want, in clubs or on campus, without consuming alcoholic drinks or doing drugs with them. But it's better to just find people who share your interests.</p>
<p>Maybe there should be a thread where non-drinkers share what they are looking for in a college social life, instead of being obsessed with the drinking issue. Just say what it is you are looking for in a social life.</p>
<p>to the OP,</p>
<p>You can go play billiards, do intramurals (softball, volleyball, etc.), plan movie nights, go to basketball/football games, sober dance parties, go bowling, hit up the tennis courts, play texas holdem or other card games, go out on dates, catch up on your reading, hit up the weight room.</p>
<p>Personally, i like to drink but theres always tons of stuff to do otherwise</p>
<p>Depends on the school in regards to drinking, people drink at mine becuase it sucks here and it's the only thing to do so it's practically hard to form relationships with many people if your not around them drunk or going to bars with them.</p>