Signs You're Attending a Party School
Runner Up submissions -- Degree of Pain
- "A" to "F" grade scale has been replaced by more readily understood "Sweeet" to "Harsh."
(Brian Jones, Atlanta, GA)
- "Dude? Where's my GPA?"
(Mitch Berg, Saint Paul, MN)
- BYU student handbook: "Students are not permitted to use or possess alcoholic beverages on campus." Your student handbook: "You're cleaning up your own vomit, Chester."
(Dan Johnson, Champlin, MN)
- Foreign language requirement waived if you can drain the "Big Bertha Beaker of Beer."
(Peter Bauer, Rochester, NY)
- Hard to tell through the haze, but you're pretty sure that's your Advanced Differential Equations professor handing you the bong.
(Peter Rogers, Austin, TX)
- It's a pretty safe bet that "Zonko" isn't the Dean's real name.
(Allen Lindsey, Cincinnati, OH)
- More campus-sponsored 12-step programs than Julliard.
(Dawson Rambo, Santa Rosa, CA)
- The Clinton who spoke at your graduation was Roger.
(Fred Hesby, Portland, OR)
- The first 500 freshmen to arrive at orientation receive a free beer bong.
(Pat McCarley, Missouri City, TX)
- The fountain at the entrance depicts two cherubs projectile vomiting on each other.
(Jeff Scherer, Brooklyn, NY)
- The ugly, poorly-dressed girls surrounding you each day are miraculously replaced every night by an equal number of calendar-worthy hotties.
(Beth Kohl, Chicago, IL)
- The valedictorian gives his speech via satellite from the Betty Ford center.
(Bill Muse, Seattle, WA)
- This year's honorary degrees went to Keith Richards, Robert Downey, Jr. and Hugh Hefner.
(Dan Johnson, Champlin, MN)
- Woody Harrelson stops by to give the commencement address -- daily.
(Tristan Fabriani, Passaic, NJ)
- You're starting varsity this year on the Quarters Team.
(Mark Niebuhr, Minneapolis, MN)
- Your major was undeclared -- until you discovered the degree program in "Chillin' Out."
(Jennifer Ford, Fort Wayne, IN)
- Your sports teams are called the "Ragin' Hangovers."
(Jason Anderson, Birmingham, AL)
- Runner Up list name
(Kevin Freels, Walnut Creek, CA)
Signs You're Attending a Party School
Honorable Mention submissions -- Party Poopers
- "And now, to welcome the incoming freshman class, let me introduce Dean Jimmy Buffett."
(Jason Anderson, Birmingham, AL)
- "Man, it's finals week and I gotta pull an all-nighter in the Meth Lab!"
(Rob Wolf, Seattle, WA)
- "Who's Got the Anthrax?" to "Quarters": A Historical Survey of Drinking Games
(Michael Sheinbaum, King of Prussia, PA)
- According to the college catalog, your school had the distinction of being Jenna Bush's safety school.
(Lloyd Jacobson, Washington, DC)
- Actually *has* fraternities named "I Tappa Kegga" and "I Phelta Thigh."
(Dawson Rambo, Santa Rosa, CA)
- Administrators attempted to boost the school's image by recruiting the Bush twins.
(Fred Hesby, Portland, OR)
- All Monday morning lectures are delivered in whisper.
(Daniel Weckerly, Limerick, PA)
- Barf bags conveniently located on the back of classroom seats.
(Matt Siske, Dayton, OH)
- Bursar's office accepts "cash, credit cards or kind buds."
(Lev L. Spiro, Los Angeles, CA)
- Diplomas are pieced together from bits of used confetti.
(Daniel Weckerly, Limerick, PA)
- Dude, 'cause Kappa Sig totally ROCKS, dude! BOOYAH!!!!!
(Greg Pettit, Houston, TX)
- Fraternity hazing consists solely of simulated interventions.
(Mark Niebuhr, Minneapolis, MN)
- Other schools: 20 pizza parlors on Main St. Your school: 20 holes in the street labeled "Please Vomit Here."
(John Gephart IV, Harrisburg, PA)
- Required freshman courses include Seagram's 7, Colt 45 and Bacardi 121
(Peg Warner, Exeter, NH)
- The "Welcome Freshmen Kegger" is scheduled for Monday at 9 AM.
(Larry Hollister, Concord, CA)
- The administration flatly denies it's a party school, year after year after year.
(Doug Finney, Houston, TX)
- The botany wing was built by Frito-Lay.
(John Treusch, Burlington, NJ)
- Tuition is among the lowest in the university system -- but they don't tell you that each class and lecture has a three-drink minimum.
(Andy Ihnatko, Boston, MA)
- Your "Bartending Arts" professor looks exactly like... hey, it *IS* Ted Kennedy!
(Larry Hollister, Concord, CA)
- Your Philosophy professor's $40 lab fee covers the huge cooler full of beers he brings to class.
(Jaime McCarley, Houston, TX)
- Your declared major: "Kegger Administration"
(Doug Finney, Houston, TX)
- Your dorm room has no fridge, no desk, and no bed -- but it *does* have a disco ball and a wet bar.
(Peter Rogers, Austin, TX)
- Your orientation package includes a stomach pump and a valid "Get Out of Jail Free" card.
(Brad Osberg, Calgary, Canada)
- Your physical education class begins each swimming course with a wet T-shirt contest.
(Danny Gallagher, Austin, TX)
- Honorable Mention list name
(Jeff Scherer, Brooklyn, NY)
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