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Parties at College

Li_AkahiLi_Akahi
edited September 2008 in Everything Else
I am in an awkward position at my school. I go to a party school, a fact that I did not know about when I applied, and I made the conscious decision not to consume any alcohol due to my families past issues with it. On my Friday and Saturday nights, I am really only left with two options: go to a frat party and be hounded by people about why I am not drinking OR I can stay in my room and watch movies or draw until I decide to go to bed. What would you guys do in this situation?

Does/ did anyone else have issues with partying at their schools? Some interesting stories perhaps?
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  • SailSail
    Find friends who either feel the same way or are cool with you not drinking and hang out with them.
  • AprecheApreche
    Go to the party with the Rock Band!
  • Li_AkahiLi_Akahi
    Go to the party with the Rock Band!
    What?
  • AprecheApreche
    Go to the party with the Rock Band!
    What?
    Rock Band. Rhythm games are the tool to breach the nerd/party gap.
  • Li_AkahiLi_Akahi
    I thought that was what you meant, the only problem is that the only parties that I know of around here are frat parties. None of the frat houses are awesome enough to own Rock Band and I don't have any of my consoles down here yet, nor would I want to take my Wii and instruments to a frat house.
  • WyattWyatt
    AprecheRock Band. Rhythm games are the tool to breach the nerd/party gap. Yup. Go and see what's going on. Play some Rock Band, flirt, chill, etc... If it sucks tell your friends and leave. Walk around with a Red Bull in hand. If you have something in hand, most people will assume it's booze and leave you be. Don't get ruffied. Make sure you're friends don't get ruffied.
  • Victor FrostVictor Frost
    If you have a strong enough will, you can go to the party, and not drink. Don't worry, the real fun is laughing at the stupid things drunks do.
  • AtheriShadowAtheriShadow
    Don't automatically write off frat guys as non-geeky, either. My RA in my first year was a big frat guy, helping to recruit for the ones on the floor below us. One day I went to his room for something only to find him playing Animal Crossing with 2 or 3 other frat types standing around, and he exclaimed, "This game is like crack!" He also let me borrow Wind Waker, so he had some geekery going on (of course, this was at RIT, so the population may be a bit more skewed to the geeky side). So go to some parties and check out what goes on. Despite the outward frat-type appearance, somebody has to have Rock Band or Guitar Hero or something.
  • StarfoxStarfox
    What college do you go to?
  • Li_AkahiLi_Akahi
    East Carolina University.
  • jccjcc
    edited September 2008
    Join the local anime club? Make friends there, and then hang out with them on the weekends? That's not to say that geeks don't drink, but unless you have a brewpub or Trader Vic's or something nearby that stimulates the average geek's novelty nerve, I doubt they spend their weekend barhopping.

    Alternately, find out where the local straight edge kids hang out, and go listen to loud music with them. :)
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  • DkongDkong
    Despite the outward frat-type appearance...
    Yeah really. I was at a party where there was a ton of drinking going on. Then later on I found out that almost all of the guys at the party (it was kind of small, like 10-15 people, but still) are pretty big 360 gamers. Also, 2 of them are taking programming classes at my school. Wouldn't have guessed based on their outward appearances (abercrombie/hollister style).

    Also, RB and GH are huge games even outside of the geek community, so despite the fact that both games are quite pricey, I'd expect those games to be the most prevalent around campus.
  • rhinocerorhinocero
    Find other people who don't party, although I don't know how successful that will be. Also, you'd probably feel that it's a bad idea for the same reasons you don't want to drink, but marijuana is out there.
  • Kate MonsterKate Monster
    All schools are party schools. Most colleges have events, club meetings, plays, concerts, sporting games, etc. on Friday and Saturday nights, maybe check those out instead. Join some clubs, make some friends, and have little mini-parties centered around geek activities instead of drinking. I would bet that a lot of that partying dies down in your second year (as a lot of the heavy drinkers fail out or sober up to keep from failing out).
  • djfooboodjfooboo
    East Carolina University.
    Lucky ass, my favorite concert venue is right down the street from you. The Spazzatorium Galleria.

    Also, how did you miss East Carolina being a party school. Were you too busy being excited that your mascot is a damn pirate?
  • Li_AkahiLi_Akahi
    Also, how did you miss East Carolina being a party school. Were you too busy being excited that your mascot is a damn pirate?
    First off: I'm from Maryland, so I never heard of anything about this school besides info about the curriculum and that the mascot was a pirate. Second off: That is definitely a possibility.
  • VigaViga
    Find friends who either feel the same way or are cool with you not drinking and hang out with them.
  • DkongDkong
    edited September 2008
    Also, you'd probably feel that it's a bad idea for the same reasons you don't want to drink, but marijuana is out there.
    Yeah, remember a few things:
    1. can be cheaper than alcohol (but I doubt it since in college most parties are probably loaded with natty, which is like $8 for a 24 pack...I know because I work at a grocery store). Definitely cheaper than good bottles of wine/liquor though.
    2. no hangover
    3. decriminalized in NC. Laws are still a bit harsh, though. Then again, if you are at a party school, I doubt they crack down on weed that much.
    All schools are party schools.
    Well, all schools have parties, but some are known exclusively as a party school. Example being that OSU has a lot of parties, but mainly since it's such a huge school. Ohio University, on the other hand, is know exclusively as a party school.
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  • StarfoxStarfox
    East Carolina University.
    OSU... Ohio University
    I'm sorry, I could have swore you said PARTY schools.
  • kage_rodkage_rod
    There must be someone who feels like you. *shrugs* Look around, go for the quiet ones. They tend to be the interesting ones anyway.
  • AndrewAndrew
    Then later on I found out that almost all of the guys at the party (it was kind of small, like 10-15 people, but still) are pretty big 360 gamers.
    Just because you play Halo and Madden, that doesn't make you a geek.
  • OmnutiaOmnutia
    Then later on I found out that almost all of the guys at the party (it was kind of small, like 10-15 people, but still) are pretty big 360 gamers.
    Just because you play Halo and Madden, that doesn't make you a geek.
    Arguing over semantics, on the other hand, ..
  • Mr. EricMr. Eric
    East Carolina University.
    Where the drop-out rate is 51%.

    Awesome!
  • Li_AkahiLi_Akahi
    Where the drop-out rate is 51%.
    Yeah, I think my roommate is going to be in that 51%.
  • BlattusBlattus
    East Carolina University.
    Oh sweet another North Carolina person...I'm at Duke actually. woo NC!
  • Li_AkahiLi_Akahi
    edited September 2008
    I am not actually from North Carolina, so I have no idea where Duke is located in the state. How far away are you? If you're close to Greenville, we should totally hang out on some weekends!
    Post edited by Li_Akahi on
  • BlattusBlattus
    Duke is in Durham, which is near the Raleigh/Chapel Hill/Cary area. It's about 2 hours away from Greenville.
  • Mr. EricMr. Eric
    Duke is in Durham, which is near the Raleigh/Chapel Hill/Cary area. It's about 2 hours away from Greenville.
    I live in Cary, you ever been there? Also, what are your various geekeries?
  • DkongDkong
    Then later on I found out that almost all of the guys at the party (it was kind of small, like 10-15 people, but still) are pretty big 360 gamers.
    Just because you play Halo and Madden, that doesn't make you a geek.
    No, of course not. But if you can get together and do something you all enjoy, such as playing video games, then all the better.
  • BlattusBlattus
    Also, what are your various geekeries?
    Pretty much everything; PC gaming (more of the modern stuff now that my computer runs it), console gaming, anime, etc. I actually know some people in Cary and have been there a few times. Methinks an NC meetup will be in order at some point.
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