[LouisaMay]

I am with ya! I hate alcohol, the smell, the mood of parties with alcohol, etc. I'm 33 years old, and I still hate it. At my own wedding, we served a lovely non-alcohol lemon spritzer for the toast, and the wedding was completely dry. Just be who you are! When I'm invited to an event that is going to involve alchohol, I try to make an appearance at the beginning. I just have fun, enjoy conversation, and relax. As the drinking progresses, I make a polite exit. This even goes for weddings. When the lights dim and people get focused on "dancing the night away," I leave having had a wonderful time. I'm totally fine with other people drinking. It's just not my scene.

Thetalady is right; you probably won't be pressured to drink. But I know that overt pressure isn't necessarily where your discomfort lies.

You should feel good about contributing to your sorority in the ways that build up the person you are and want to be. But I do encourage you to try these other social events in small doses so that you get to meet new faces and enjoy different friendships. Come and go as you please. In college, people seem to be a lot less concerned about who is or isn't drinking.