Greek Social Life - Then and Now

[alum]

OP (since I think you are a Hokie alum based on your alias), the following is for you if your kids end up in VA schools, public or private. In terms of alcohol consumption, law enforcement officials are known to breathalyze suspicious-behavior pedestrians on weekends at many campuses in the Commonwealth of VA.

A couple of college forums that I frequent have had posts from OOS parents who were surprised at the strict MIP interpretation within our fine state.

[lillady85]

Honestly, BG, a lot of what your niece says is kind of over the top. I don't know of a single girl who carries around condoms with her. Yeah, that's my personal experience so it's not a scientific study but there seems to always be a generational gap in what actually is happening out there and what seems to be exaggerated. The walk of shame? Still happens, its out there. A lot has to deal with campus culture as well. My previous college was in the middle of the cornfields and a lot of beer and pot was taken in. My school now? Smoking a joint around the corner of the Sears tower is not going to happen. But it's easier to get heroin in chicago then it is in nowheresville Small state.

As for the school shootings, not to be dismissive nor play them down in any way, but they are NOT a regular occurrence. We've had how many in the past year? But suddenly they are a part of college life? I don't think so.

It just seems that college kids are portrayed as a bunch of meth smoking, gun toting, bisexual, internet addicted boozeheads. A lot of it is just pure exaggeration that scares parents to no end.

Sorry, but its annoying. Especially with what someone said about 'rainbow parties'? Ai. Stop watching Oprah and talk to your kids instead.

[Dionysus]

Originally Posted by lillady85

Honestly, BG, a lot of what your niece says is kind of over the top. I don't know of a single girl who carries around condoms with her. Yeah, that's my personal experience so it's not a scientific study but there seems to always be a generational gap in what actually is happening out there and what seems to be exaggerated. The walk of shame? Still happens, its out there. A lot has to deal with campus culture as well. My previous college was in the middle of the cornfields and a lot of beer and pot was taken in. My school now? Smoking a joint around the corner of the Sears tower is not going to happen. But it's easier to get heroin in chicago then it is in nowheresville Small state .

Ewwww, what kind of nasty girl doesn't carry around condoms with her? She probably has 15 kids and more microbes than a mattress at Motel 6. Girls, look both ways before crossing the streets and crossing the sheets. Be safe, not sorry, USE condoms!

I never understood whats shameful about the Walk of Shame. That means you got some DICK!

Originally Posted by lillady85

It just seems that college kids are portrayed as a bunch of meth smoking, gun toting, bisexual, internet addicted boozeheads. A lot of it is just pure exaggeration that scares parents to no end.

Sorry, but its annoying. Especially with what someone said about 'rainbow parties'? Ai. Stop watching Oprah and talk to your kids instead.

Why do bisexuals have to be grouped with metheads, gun toters, dorky internet addicts? They just want to love.

[lillady85]

I don't know if you meant it as a joke or not but, I didn't mean that bisexuals are in the same category as meth smokers. It's just another one of those labels that parents of college kids today put on kids as something that you 'do' in college. There are truly bisexual people, and then there are people who are bisexual Thursday thru Sunday nights, for specific reasons.

It's a "oh no! Jane/Johnny is drinking and having ridiculously casual sex! Let's shield them lest they do anything else!" reactions after hearing about rainbow parties or middle schools giving condoms. I'm all for the condoms. But let's not make it seem like kids now are having more sex than ever before. Seriously. It just wasn't talked about before the way it is now.


As for the WoS...I keep my head up after I do anything. :-P

[rufio]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

I never understood whats shameful about the Walk of Shame. That means you got some DICK!

haha Dionysus FTW. that just made my night.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by lillady85

Sorry, but its annoying. Especially with what someone said about 'rainbow parties'? Ai. Stop watching Oprah and talk to your kids instead.

I was agreeing with you. My aunt (who has no kids, thus not in touch) was the one who thought all teenagers had rainbow parties after seeing it on Oprah, not Benzgirl.

[AnchorAlumna]

Any college student doing meth or crack isn't going to be a college student very long.

[kathykd2005]

True, very true...

[AlphaFrog]

Honestly, I don't think I went to a conservative school, and I never saw any illegal drugs, and the most risque party shirt I saw was our barndance shirt with AGRho, which said, "Rolling in the Hay with ASA" and had a boy and a girl with naked feet sticking out of a hay bale.

[MaggieXi]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

I was agreeing with you. My aunt (who has no kids, thus not in touch) was the one who thought all teenagers had rainbow parties after seeing it on Oprah, not Benzgirl.

This reminds me of my grandmother, who upon finding out I was going to a public highschool (*gasp*) told my mother that I would probably join a gang because she saw on oprah a special on gangs in high schools.

[SWTXBelle]

We are not a gang, we are a CLUB!

[lillady85]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

I was agreeing with you. My aunt (who has no kids, thus not in touch) was the one who thought all teenagers had rainbow parties after seeing it on Oprah, not Benzgirl.

I wasn't saying you were disagreeing. Sorry if it came out that way. I was referring to Benzgirl in the original topic, that of what her niece said. The last part was directed towards adults who think like your aunt. Pardon the confusion.

And yes, everyone should use condoms. My problem with the way it was originally stated is that college kids nowadays carry them because all they do on their free time is have sex with whoever/whenever. If you go out, carry one. But do you need one in your book during class? That's a bit much.