College Party Life?

[kwackkillncrew]

I went to a small college in northern mn within a couple miles of the boundary waters. No frats there but there was only 3 houses where parties were held and one was ours. I cant put s number on the amount of times we would party all night then go out duck hunting and come back to people passed out on all the couches. Party life was much different then the bigger colleges but the fishing and hunting was stellar. Also graduated with honors. Moved to ak to get my bachelors in geomatic engineering and all I can say is Uaa sucks for any type of social party life.

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[PredatorSlayer]

BYU for me. The caffeine free Mt Dew and soaking was off the charts…

 

[Burnsie]

I went to UW-Stout in Menomonie, Wisconsin. I majored in construction. The professors in our department definitely were not your typical college professor types. It was a great school with abundant hunting and fishing opportunities just minutes out of town in any direction.

My brother went to UW-Stout and I have several friends in the construction/engineering business who also went to Stout. I went to UW-Steven Point '85 - drank Point Bock by the tanker load.
While at Stevens Point a friend of mine talked me into joining the fraternity he was in. My time in a fraternity was not your typical experience - fraternity life on campus had pretty much fizzled out when I was there, with only two fraternities and one sorority still scraping by trying to make a go of it. We were pretty much just a group of guys that hung out, drank beer and BBQ'd. I was one of the few guys that had any get up and go, so I ended up being President my last two years. The only thing I can hang my hat on, was that I revived our beloved fund raiser/party - BratFest. It was momentous!
- 5000 tickets sold out in the Student Union in about an hour.
-We rented the city park, had to have police security hired for the afternoon.
- Live music
- Contracted with Budwieser for the beer, they rolled the their trucks into the event and dispensed form there,
-Contracted with College food service to par boil brats in the big commercial pots with onions and beer.
- We went through 142 kegs of beer, 2000 lbs of brats and 1000 dozen buns in 5 hours.
The whole event went well until the drunk mob all headed downtown to the "Square" afterwards and caused all kinds of problems. Dumpster races down the street, walking over cars, vandalism...etc

 

[GSPHUNTER]

My brother went to UW-Stout and I have several friends in the construction/engineering business who also went to Stout. I went to UW-Steven Point '85 - drank Point Bock by the tanker load.
While at Stevens Point a friend of mine talked me into joining the fraternity he was in. My time in a fraternity was not your typical experience - fraternity life on campus had pretty much fizzled out when I was there, with only two fraternities and one sorority still scraping by trying to make a go of it. We were pretty much just a group of guys that hung out, drank beer and BBQ'd. I was one of the few guys that had any get up and go, so I ended up being President my last two years. The only thing I can hang my hat on, was that I revived our beloved fund raiser/party - BratFest. It was momentous!
- 5000 tickets sold out in the Student Union in about an hour.
-We rented the city park, had to have police security hired for the afternoon.
- Live music
- Contracted with Budwieser for the beer, they rolled the their trucks into the event and dispensed form there,
-Contracted with College food service to par boil brats in the big commercial pots with onions and beer.
- We went through 142 kegs of beer, 2000 lbs of brats and 1000 dozen buns in 5 hours.
The whole event went well until the drunk mob all headed downtown to the "Square" afterwards and caused all kinds of problems. Dumpster races down the street, walking over cars, vandalism...etc

In the day that was my kind of party, less the Budweiser. We preferred the Point and Leinenkugel beer, and not the Summer Shanty, that was terrible swill.

 

[OregonSteeler]

University of Pittsburgh grad here. Took 6 years and I do not have a master's. Partied way too hard but I truly found myself and who I was in college. Also met my wife and how to be a (somewhat) responsible adult.

By the way. Took over 20 years but paid off my student loans about a year ago. Started paying 6 months after I graduated and never missed a single payment and never deferred. Very proud of that, especially how irresponsible I was in a lot of other areas in my life. One of the reasons I get so annoyed hearing how everyone's student debt should be eliminated by the government. Your debt, your responsibility.

 

[grossklw]

Went to UW-Eau Claire, and I drank a lot; but I could handle my studies just fine while going out most times 2-3 nights a week. I had an easier time since my degree was kind of a joke (kinesiology), but I knew I was going to grad school and just needed a 3.5 or so to get in. Once I got accepted into grad school that number climbed to 3-4 pretty consistently and my grades slipped a bit, but it didn't really matter at that point since I was already in.

Got my DPT from U of M-Twin Cities and didn't party really at all those 3 years, no real time for it. We would usually have an end of semester party with my class but that was about it. I still remember bringing flash cards with me in the stand in the fall so I could still get in the woods.

College in general is kind of crock of shit. I have plenty of buddies that make close to or more than me without the 6 figure loans (powerlineman, electrician, pipe-fitter's). I won't push the 4-year route to my kids and it'll be clear I'm not paying for anything unless there's a plan for a job at the end of it (no liberal studies or majoring in art unless you're planning on teaching). Side-note I have the big student loans, but I only work 3 days a week and have a 4 day weekend every week so there's a trade-off; my work life balance is pretty awesome.

 

[streetdoctor]

'87-'91

Crazy times and some of the best times too. I came from a small town and college life was a cultural shock to me. Personally, I think 18 years old is too young.... just too much freedom to get sidetracked.

If I could do it all over, I would have sat out the first year after high school graduation. It would have been better served to continue working on the fire crew with the forest service just to get more maturity. Loved that job!! My small town buds and I clearly weren't ready for the debauchery we witnessed in college.

My advice to young adults finishing up high school: Don't feel pressured to go to college. Its not for everyone. Go pursue a career in the trades or nursing or any other specialized field.

You think nurses don't require a college degree? I sure wish the debt from my wife's MSN felt the same way.

 

[AZ8]

You think nurses don't require a college degree? I sure wish the debt from my wife's MSN felt the same way.

Relax cowboy. Clearly they do. I guess I didn't articulate it correctly. My bad.

Choose to become a nurse and jump right into it, rather than waste 2 years in college with a hodgepodge of various classes "trying to figure out" what you want to be pursue.

Its what I meant by "pick a trade" or "other specialized field" and go for it!

 

[woods89]

'87-'91

Crazy times and some of the best times too. I came from a small town and college life was a cultural shock to me. Personally, I think 18 years old is too young.... just too much freedom to get sidetracked.

If I could do it all over, I would have sat out the first year after high school graduation. It would have been better served to continue working on the fire crew with the forest service just to get more maturity. Loved that job!! My small town buds and I clearly weren't ready for the debauchery we witnessed in college.

My advice to young adults finishing up high school: Don't feel pressured to go to college. Its not for everyone. Go pursue a career in the trades or nursing or any other specialized field.

Interesting you say this.......

I know some folks that went through college in their late 20s. I'd say they got their moneys worth out of it because they knew exactly what they wanted out of it at that point. It looks to me like a few years between high school and college does really help shape people's vision for their future.

I didn't go to college but looking back I'm kind of glad I didn't have to make a decision at 18 that may have left me with a bunch of debt, because I'm not sure I had a good grasp on the issues at that point.