<p>if you look up the Cornell Sun Eclipse article on drugs you'll learn a little bit more about drug use at cornell</p>
<p>i think a cornell survey said that 20% use weed and 2% do coke...</p>
<p>adderall(sp) is the most common pill sought on campus...</p>
<p>makes sense, usually adderall is for kids who need to pull all-nighters.</p>
<p>yea, i got my own stuff for all nighters though, just go down to the walgreens and buy some zantrex 3. Its a weight loss drug, but that stuff is awesome for concentration. </p>
<p>Where do freshman get booze?</p>
<p>I heard that frat parties are catered and they dont let under age people drink there, is this true?</p>
<p>...frat parties? not let underage kids drink? how else are the sketchy frat brothers supposed to hook up with (skanky) freshmen girls without the use of alcohol? by sheer good looks/charming wit alone?</p>
<p>& you'll find out that it's relatively easy to get alcohol as a freshman. someone on your floor (if you live in an all-freshman dorm) always has connections to someone else who can get you alcohol. if you don't live in an all-freshman dorm - ie: one of the program houses, there will undoubtedly be some upperclassmen who'll help you out.</p>
<p>a little judgmental of you to call anyone that hooks up at a frat party "sketchy" and "skanky"... no?</p>
<p>i never said ANYONE. i said frat brothers are sketchy, and i still stand by my statement. </p>
<p>i feel like frat brothers, actually, scratch that - all guys who are upperclassmen and prey on freshman girls, not just frat brothers - who try to hook up with girls (who usually will do so willingly because they're either 1. extremely inebriated or 2. just skanky like that) at parties are sketchy. and alcohol will loosen many people's inhibitions, which if taken in excess (and this def. happens at frat parties) has a tendency to result in skanky behavior.</p>
<p>look, random hookups are all good and fun, but still - from my personal experience this past semester, frat brothers are creepier than regular guys. there's a reason why i started to avoid frat parties just a few weeks into starting cornell. house parties where you know the kids are so much more chill and fun.</p>
<p>granted, the frat brother thing is a generalization - i'll give you that.</p>
<p>now, I know that alcohol, drugs, sex, etc. are common in college...but I was wondering if there's a lot of pressure on campus--essentially, if I don't want to engage in the magnificence that is random hookups...will the "peer pressure" monster come out to bite me, will I not have friends, what are the effects, etc. ?</p>
<p>Yes, most people will only befriend raging sluts. </p>
<p>(No, why would your friends care about who you do/do not hook up with? The only time I can imagine a person's propensity for random hookups affecting her friendships is if she had a visible case of herpes, or if she banged people with whom he friends have hooked up.)</p>
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<p>No, but the beer goggle monster will. The effects tend to be slutty behavior and errors in judgment of the sexual variety.</p>
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<p>I'm pretty sure I'm the liquor dealer for my brother's floor in Dickson, unless he drinks 10 liters of cheap alcohol every weekend. As a freshman you will probably know at least one person who is friends with/related to a humanitarian upperclassman like myself.</p>
<p>I'm transferring into the spring semester at the age of 22...</p>
<p>what is the "house party" scene in collegetown like and how to underclassmen get in on it.</p>
<p>Screw college town; Go check out Cockle- uh. I mean. *Rock*ledge.</p>
<p>At least from my experience, the social life of freshmen, at least first semester, is dominated by frat parties. And it's not a bad deal. Free (crappy) beer and music. Second semester things get a bit different as frats start their pledging process. Expect less open parties and less involvement with frats unless, of course, you're pledging. </p>
<p>At least from what I can see, sophomores and above rarely go to frat parties unless they are in the Greek system. From there, the type of house parties you go to depends on who you know and the social circles you are involved in. And also for people that are 21 or have a good fake, the collegetown bar scene is also an option. </p>
<p>As far as house parties go, they vary, unlike frat parties which are basically all keystone + music + sweaty dancing affairs. If you are a freshman and you want to start going to house parties, get to know upperclassmen (not as hard you think. Just talk to people in smaller classes and sections. Some of them are bound to be upperclassmen) or maybe even architects. Architects tend to be a close knit group and chances are your freshman architect friend knows some parties that upperclassmen are throwing. House parties generally have beer that is not keystone and tend to be more intimate affairs than frat parties. </p>
<p>A reminder that all of this is only one facet of social life at Cornell. Cornell is such a big place and the variety of social scenes is immense. For example, Risley has its own scene altogether. Same deal with Asian international students and the religiously devout. Find the niche that you fit into best and your social life at Cornell will be fulfilling.</p>
<p>Is there a decent number of at least semi good looking girls at Cornell that are looking for relationships, and don't have one night stands? I mean I'm sure there are, I'm just curious.</p>
<p>"good looking" is very subjective...</p>
<p>i think california and texas girls are hotter than the ones at Cornell...</p>
<p>Ithaca College girls are hotter but dumb</p>
<p>^ Thaaaat's a bit class-ist.</p>
<p>Now, as for the regional bit, I can only say this:</p>
<p>Girls from the South are drop dead gorgeous. And that accent. Holy mother of Moses, that accent. And those manners. And that social convention. </p>
<p>GAH!</p>
<p>Personally, I HATE southern girls</p>
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<p>I'll have to agree with you on that. The New Orleans "blue bloods" really get under my skin. I've met a lot of girls down here who could use a swift kick in the butt.</p>
<p>Don't worry, Dew. I'm all for Upstate girls. Even though I seem to have found myself dating a fair number from both ends of PA.</p>
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<p>hahaha....we are an excellent bunch.</p>
<p>I feel so out of place in New Orleans...lol</p>