How to Party Safely. College is not only a place for learning and academia – it is also a place where you discover more about yourself, meet new people, and generally, have a bit of partying.
For freshman with a new taste of freedom, it is easy to get carried away and practice some unsafe partying habits. Here are some tips for the incoming freshman (and others who need a refresher) to having a good time at a party while also staying safe. Use the Buddy System Always go to parties with friends and use the buddy system. If you are going to separate, tell your friends where you are going and arrange a meeting place and time to meet back up again. Have a Safe Word Ladies… have you ever been to a party or out somewhere and had a creep hit on you repeatedly, despite the fact that you’ve told him off? Watch What You Drink While the legal drinking age in the United States is 21, pretty much every college campus has alcohol at parties. Watch What is Inside Your Drink Trust Your Instincts. 100$ Party. Stocking a bar is a difficult task. Stocking a bar for $100 is even more difficult. Because there is no be-all-end-all method of stocking a bar for $100, you need to keep your goals in mind.
Limiting Factors: CostNumber of PeopleLength of Party This is a lot of stuff. Building the Bare Bones Bar: 3 More Awesome College Drinking Games. Note: all drinking games are for those 21+ years of age, to be pursued responsibly, and away from heavy machinery.
With that said, let’s continue. 1: Ice Assassins You may remember “icing.” For the unfamiliar or for those who’ve taken to blocking out the memory, “icing” is the act of presenting a Smirnoff Ice drink to a friend who, upon receiving it, is obligated to chug it on one knee at the moment of presenting it. You cannot refuse it. The game’s absurd, immature, irresponsible, and quite plainly stupid. As an outstanding member of the legal-drinking age, my 21+ friends and myself have developed a form of the game we encourage you other 21+ readers to incorporate responsibly.
The rules are much like the regular game off assassins: you draw a random name out and have your name drawn by a random person. 2: Friend-Trait Bingo Everyone has a bingo-card of their friends and their assorted traits at your next small gathering or house party. 3: Cocktail Wars Iron-chef your next house party. Some Drinks. Well folks, it’s Saint Patricks day, so I thought I’d open with a day-specific posts.
And since I don’t know anything about actual saints, I’m here to write about drinking. First let me say, all these drinks are intended for drinkers 21+ years of age to enjoy responsibly. So if you aren’t 21, stop reading. For serious, yo. Okay, they’re gone now; as we both know, it’s impossible to lie on the internet. Here, in no particular order, is the full extent of all human knowledge. “The Practice-Shot” Two-thirds a shot of vodka, topped off with Peach schnapps.
If you can’t handle shots (and I couldn’t) this is what you do. The Shark-Bite Mountain Dew, the cheapest Vodka available, two dashes of bitters, ice This was the first drink I invented Freshman year. “The Blue Stuff” A two-liter bottle of Sprite, your cheapest vodka, and blue-lemonade Kool-Aid mix. This recipe was brought all the way back from Kansas by amateur UFC fighter and local legend Eric Grant*.
“The Red Stuff” The “We don’t have any tonic” 5 Reasons to (Maybe) Stop Drinking. Drinking is a big part of college.
Every weekend, (sometimes more) you’re going to have hundreds of people on campus drinking; there will be kegs, jungle juice, vodka, and more. If you’re old enough to buy it yourself, there will be good beer and maybe your favorite whiskey. Whatever your favorite drink is, you’ll be able to have it. But (maybe) you should stop. As an avid drinker myself, I thought I’d compile a few reasons you might want to stop. 1: Money In college, the necessities in order are: alcohol, food, stuff for class (maybe). 2: Health Alcohol, remember, is poison. 3: Curiousity If you spend every weekend and many weekdays drinking, try something different. 4: A Test If not getting drunk for a week (and I’ll allow two social beers per party) seems like an impossible or obnoxious test on the internet, maybe you should look into it as something to give a try. 5: So Drinking Later Is Better I’m not telling you to stop drinking.