College Nightlife

   Weekends in college normally consist of studying, catching up on some sleep, and what parents fear most; partying. As much as parents don't want to accept it, their child is more than likely going out on weekends and drinking. Students view it as just having a little fun and they feel like they want to get the most out of their college experience. In other words they don't want to miss out on the stereotypical idea of college being about partying, sororities, fraternities, and all its correlations. Although it is okay to attend some parties and to have fun; students need to know where to draw the line and fully understand the dangers and consequences.

    In Kasey Gray's article Partying Do's and Don'ts she gives helpful tips to have fun but remain safe. The first tip she's offers is to know when to say no. No one should ever feel forced to do something they don't want to do, therefore if students don't feel comfortable doing something then say no. Another tip Gray offers is to know what you are getting yourself into. When going out parties range from small get togethers to full-fledged raggers, so Gray is saying that it's good to ask questions and figure all of the details out to be prepared.

 A few statistics of college drinking

Excessive and underage drinking is a problem on nearly all college campuses and communities. On average, every year:

1,700 college students die from alcohol-related accidents.
696,000 students are assaulted by another student who's been drinking
97,000 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape.
110,000 are arrested for alcohol-related violations.

http://uodos.uoregon.edu/SupportandEducation/SubstanceAbusePreventionandStudentSuccess/CollegeDrinking/tabid/82/Default.aspx