Club Guide: College Party Tips

College Party Tips

As college students get older, it gets easier to get into college parties. Experience is the key, if you like to party find other people who like to party as well, and you stay in the loop. Good looking freshman girls usually know where all the parties are, because upper classmen guys love to tell them where the part is.

HOW TO GET INTO A COLLEGE PARTY

Get Involved at College

Being involved in things at school, will help you meet people and find out what college parties people are going to. Be friendly to everyone, because you never know who you will run into. If fraternities and sororities are big at your school, join one. If thats not your thing join a club or organization. Do something to get out there and meet people. The more people you know the better your college experience will be (plus it could help you find a job after you graduate).

Don't Roll up to a college party deep with dudes

If you are a large group of guys with few or no girls, chances in you wont get in, especially later in the night. Break up into smaller groups, and guys should try to always roll to parties with girls anyway. As it gets later in the semester college students should have a good feel of where the like to go, and where they know they can get in.

DON'T MAKE THESE COLLEGE PARTY MISTAKES

Don't complain about paying $5 to drink all night

If you go to a school where you have to pay to drink, don't complain about paying $5 to drink all night. We understand its a dark basement with a keg of "natty" lite, but suck it up its college, when you go to the bars you will drop $5 within the first half hour (unless your good at finding cheap bars)

Don't bring your jacket to a college party

Unless there is a blizzard, leave the jacket at home, carrying it is a pain, and so is trying to find it in a locked room later on that night. Tip: pre-game a lot before you go out and you will have your "beer jacket" on (the alcohol will keep you warm).

Don't argue or fight with the people running the party

It does not matter how right or wrong you are, its their party they make the final decision of weather or not you are getting in. Chances are they have a lot of friends inside who are all liquored up and just itching to get into a fight. Don't tell them you know someone if you dont, this will just piss them off even more.

OTHER COLLEGE PARTY TIPS

Watch what shoes you wear

If your college has parties in dirty basements, choose your footware accordingly. "Beer sludge" can ruin a pair of shoes in one night. It's usually a good idea to designate a few pair of shoes as "basement party shoes" to be sure you don't ruin good ones. If you decide to wear sandals be prepared to have your feet look like you're a homeless person.

Pre-game with your friends before you go out

Its always more fun to go out with at least a little buzz on. Get together with your friends at least a half hour before you head out to the party, so you can get your drink on. Power hour is a big favorite, but make sure you use beer, not liquor or else you won't make it out.

The Party Guru SAYS

Planning Early Can Save You Money

Always pay attention to the special interests of your child. In our house, birthday party themes are planned well in advance, this early planning allows me to take great advantage of clearance sales, special prices and discontinued items. Pay close attention to end caps and clearance sales when in department and toy stores; a great deal of money can be saved just making a quick check the toy clearance isles during a shopping trip. It is taking the time, often just an additional few minutes to look for sales that can make all the difference in your budget. So many people tell me that they don't have the time, but when you consider all the money that you can save, how could you not make the time.

Part Guru Tip 2

Shop after Holiday Sales for Basics

After Holiday Sales in grocery and department stores can save you a considerable amount of money. There are always incredible sales in grocery stores after the holiday has passed and often times the money you save can be in the hundreds of dollars. As a party planner, I am always looking for good sales that I can pass on to my customer. Last Halloween, I was able to purchase over $500 worth of Halloween decorations for $35. I happened to be in a grocery store that wanted to sell all of their Halloween decorations as quickly as possible; they offered a sale of $5 for a bag of decorations, whatever you fit in the bag, you paid $5 for the whole thing. I was able to buy hundreds of napkins, silverware, tablecloths, candles, decorations, etc. The colors were in black and orange but that is not a problem. Many party themes, in addition to Halloween, use these colors so I will have more than enough opportunity to utalize all the items that I purchased.

Party Guru Tip 3

When Planning Games, Remember Your Age Group

It is important when planning a party to focus on the ages of the invitees. What may seem like an extremely simple game to an adult could prove to be quite complicated to a small child. Remember that the simple, repetative games are often the most popular for kids because they are familiar with the routine and experience a high success rate. The party games should focus on enjoyment for the entire group and not only on providing competition for one or two winners.