University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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As the weekend quickly approaches, students begin to ask each other. here ' s The Story by Jed Rosenthal Layout by Jessica Hermenitt The campus party scene provided students with three main options: fraternity parties, bars, and house parties. Many students became disenchanted with the fraternity scene after their first year, and the bar scene was reserved for those who were at least twenty-one and those lucky individuals whose fake IDs worked. Therefore, the favorite option for the majority of students seemed to be the house party. Students who were old enough to participate in the bar scene still felt that house parties were the best choice for a night life at the University. You see more of your friends there, David Cook, a School of Music senior said. It tends to be more of a relaxed environ- ment, but that doesn ' t make it less of a party. Archi- tecture senior Steven Heuss agreed. It ' s more laid back. At house parties, it ' s easier to carry on a conversation instead of yelling into someone ' s ear. One benefit of house parties was the accessibility of alcohol. There was rarely a line for the keg, and quantity of alcohol was not a problem. Rarely do you have to wait in line at the keg, said Matthew McHenry, a Business School senior. And when it kicks, you can always get more. Unlike fraternity paities, mixed drinks were often available in addition to beer. I despise beer, I just can ' t drink it. But when you are going to a house party, your friends are more likely to splurge and hand out hard liquor, and it is a lot cheaper than the bar. For the host of the house parties, the atmosphere helped with crowd control, because it was easy to monitor who was entering and leaving the party. There was not an outrageous amount of unknown guests at house parties primarily because the parties usually did not attract younger students. Older stu- dents saw this as a large bonus. At house parties, you don ' t have to continuously dodge random people. Emily Andler, an LSA junior said. You also don ' t have drunk freshman bumping into you. Tonight ? House Parties 73 Peter Nielsen

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men of Pi Kappa Alpha host Alpha Delta Pi ' s Carry-In in the fall. Many students preferred house parties, but fraternity par- ties were also popular on cam- pus. er a great party, two University students finish off the last bites of a pizza. It did not take long to find a friend to split a pizza with you, especially after a good party. Sarah Smucker ' ew students enjoy a conversa- tion as a party winds down. Seats were valuable items at parties, and became even more cherished late in the night when partiers ere tired of dancing. n HM 1 1 72 House Parties

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As daylight diminishes, students prepare for a study session lasting at y: I Through Story by Jaime Feder Tracy Solow Layout by Jessica Hermenitt When students registered for classes, they often decided to schedule a break during the day. This break was intended as a study session, but what did most students end up doing during their study session? Eating lunch. This recurrent habit re- sulted in the common study hours of the niversity ' s students the night. Generally I prefer not to study. But, I study at night because I ' m never up in the morning, and I never get around to it during the day, said senior biology major John Callovi, echoing the sentiments of many students with busy class schedules. Aside from the time of day, where to study was the next major decision students had to make. If it ' s a major assignment I go out and then I rotate. I go to the Grad until midnight and then I go to the UGLi [Shapiro Undergraduate Library], just to get a change in scenery. If it ' s busybody work and I feel like I need to get motivated I go to the Business School library, explained Paul Kaplan, a junior in the Business School. Many felt that the Graduate Library ' s studious and quiet atmosphere helped them concentrate and work more efficiently. Armin Bandari, junior religion major, admitted the real reason he enjoyed the Grad: There ' s good looking women there! Others preferred the UGLi, despite jokes that they went there to socialize rather than study. Senior psychology major Melody Stein said, If you put a keg on the second floor of the UGLi you ' d have the biggest fraternity party on campus! Junior video major Gordon Eick chose a dif- ferent approach: I really enjoy studying at coffee shops because of the academic atmosphere, and I feel right at home with all the people studying. Regardless of students ' preferences of locations, the choice of times to study remained the same - after the sun went down, the books came out. TftcNinftt 74 Studying Through the Night