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This all being said, if you're going to drink, drink mixed drinks. I don't mean girly drinks like cosmos, I mean things with whiskey. Reasons why:

1) They taste nastier (at first) and you'll have all you can just trying to get a sip past your tongue.

2) You can hold onto one for a long time and the ice will water it down.

3) Beer/wine/fruity drinks are too much of a temptation to chug. Especially in the heat.

Courtesy of stories from Mom33, the whiskey and water drinker.

When I went to college, Daddy sat me down for "the talk" which went like this:
I know you're going to drink so don't say you won't. But learn how to drink. Stay away from the purple passions, hunch punch, etc. You'll just mak a fool of yourself. From this day forward in this house you can have a drink whenever you want it - but it's going to be scotch and water." Well, it took a while, but to this day - I never got drunk at college (well, a little high once), never puked, still drink scotch and water and can't stand sweet drinks. Even bourbon and water is too sweet for me. I also learned something else from Daddy - drink a glass of water for every alcoholic drink you have. So, I order and scotch and water and a water on the side or a glass of wine and a glass of water. May not have been the right way to go about it but it kept me out of trouble! And I didn't drink much at school because no one else drank scotch!

These days I tell girls to only drink from a closed and sealed container that they break the seal on themselves.

Amen.

Preach.

Never take an opened drink. Really no excuse.
No jungle juice, nothing from a garbage can/cooler where the drink was mixed.
Fruit in alcohol rarely ends well unless they are olives in a martini. (which should always be gin)
Water after every drink.
Eat well before drinking and not just a salad. This will help with the hang over and can help prevent throwing up due to metabolizing slower.
Whiskey will impress people later in life, get used to it now.
Wear shoes that you can get home in, walking barefoot home leads to stepping in curious things.
Try to limit what you order for take out after a night out. The freshman 15 isn't just from alcohol and dorm food.
Always brush your teeth if you are unlucky to throw up. No excuses.
Microbrews will almost always get you more drunk more quickly.
Ibuprofen instead of acetaminophen. Acetaminophen and alcohol can cause toxins in your liver that may lead to acute liver failure.

^^^ All true.

An alka seltzer before bed after a night out partying will keep the hangover away.

And some chicken on a stick from the "four way" Chevron (though there's no longer four gas stations there now, just one.)

Or a Milo burger with fries....and a large coke!

And this ain't the big city so a DUI or an MIP WILL get your name in the paper ...

Underaged drinking is never a good idea

One of my best friends went to grad school at Ole Miss, and we always got chicken on a stick whenever I came to visit. Amazingly delicious even if you're not intoxicated.

Milo's sauce is the nectar of the gods.

I agree with both! One of the two main reasons I miss City Stages so much is Penn's chicken on a stick!

Note to our readership: Milo's and City Stages are not Oxford restaurants/pubs. They are located outside of the Rebel promised land. You may decide to visit them when you are following the Rebels around, make sure your behavior represents the Rebels well. Don't stiff your waiter or act like someone from a certain other school.

Heartoheart: Back to your recent question, "Can partying help or harm a girl's chances in recruitment", I think the possible negative outcomes far outweigh the inroads the PNM might perceive she is gaining. Rather than thinking that the PNM is their equal, and nudging each other in the ribs saying, "Wow, that girl can sure hold her liquor" in an admiring tone, any of the sorority members who have half sense and care about their chapter might look at PNM partygirl and think "Risk-management problem" and drop her at the first opportunity.

I would advise my daughter to lay low prior to recruitment, don't do anything that is breaking the law (and underage drinking falls into that category), and wait until after bid day to go to fraternity parties, but I am an overly cautious advisor.