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newnewschool

newnewschool

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So as of this weekend I am the only person in my entire friend group to not drink. Up until winter break, my friends were always down to go ski, explore, cause mischief, and just have fun. Now all they want to do is sit on the couch in someone else's house and get wasted. So, I have decided I need new friends. Not that I'm getting rid of mine, but I need to find more that will be down to go do something other than get shitfaced. How, in college, am I supposed to do that?? Just curious to see if you come up with any good ideas.
 
You don't have to find new friends. Just have a video game tourney at your place or something and other fun things that don't have to involve drinking. Or board games such as twister, or scattergories are always a riot.
 
respect daaaa. just find people who arent really down with that, and do other shit thats not sitting around getting wasted. youll be glad because everyone else will be an idiot who thinks they had a lot of fun but actually didnt and you will not be them.
 
if you get rid of your friends you can come be my friend. we can play monopoly all day long.
 
easy.

Look into some clubs through your uni. There is probably a ski club, ultimate frisbee is always fun, cycling, perhaps even film or something like that if you're into it.

Also, someone above said it, but I'd try it a bit differently. Think of some activities that you can have fun at and they can have alcohol if they really think it will improve their time. Just become the activity planner. Every group needs one, otherwise you end up as the lazy livingroom type people. Bowling, cliff jumping, camping, river floats, climbing, even a pub trivia night. All those things are super fun with out alcohol and typically keep the people who are drinking a little bit more in line. Also, who the fuck turns down a river float or bowling night? You can be ridiculously lazy and here one of those and be on your feet in 5 minutes.

Sometimes it just takes some initiative. You're getting older. Sometimes if you want to have fun, you need to take the initiative. You're friends will only get lazier.
 
Shit one of the best parts of msu was swing dancing in the barn every weekend. You can go find stuff to do sober. In the college demographic anywhere you go people will be pregaming and getting drunk but unless its a bar or a party you won't be the awkward sober guy. Just Have fun, I love talking to drunk people when I'm sober, it's hilarious.
 
if they're your real friends, drinking/not drinking shouldn't be a problem ...my best friend hasn't touched a drop of alcohol in his entire life and he's one of the most fun people to party with !
 
but on topic, join sport clubs and do the activities you love around campus, you'll meet like-minded people soon enough !
 
Hey, I've been here. I stopped drinking for quite a long time and all my buddies just kept going. It didn't affect my relationship at all really, I would show up to parties sober cobra style and just meet new drunk people. Haha. But like someone said up there get involved! When I stopped boozing I just got involved with my outdoor club and send backpacking or skiing or rock climbing every weekend while my buddies were nursing hangovers. Great way to make connections, especially since I'm an adventure ed major and through it all actually got a job running and planning all the expeditions for our school and running the outdoor center.' Needless to say its not that hard to find people who are similar lines if you just get out there, but don't cut it off with your buddies jus because you don't agree with their lifestyle.
 
you can still hang out with them, just have a couple beers or something, im sure college aged kids dont care that much if you dont drink as much as them, and then go skiing in the morning when they are all throwing up ha
 
I agree with most everything in this post. They are still my friends and hell, I don't even care what they do haha. I just need to find other people to do stuff with. Anybody know some good clubs at UNR??
 
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