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

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house cups drinking games the person who had too much to drink be a firm believer in party etiquette A friendly sign asks for donations for the delicacy of the night. While most parties abstained from charging people for alcohol, it was acceptable for small groups of friends to all chip in a little cash. 5. Thomas photo 50 Michigan Life

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Friends celebrate senior psychology major Mitzalyn Alonso ' s twenty-first birthday at Studio 4 by doing a round of shots. Going out with a small group of friends to a cozy bar was a favorite pastime for students. Tedjasukmana photo

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Dodging eager hands, senior Psychology major Liz Hall takes full advantage of hosting the party. House cups, one of the unspoken rules of the house party, gave party throwers first dibs at keg beer. 5. Thomas photo by Robert Fowler Students partied everywhere, and the definition of social etiquette changed from each bar, frat, or house party to another. A popular source of entertainment, drinking games abounded at the University social scene. ! like beer pong and flip cup because they are the most social games, junior electrical engineering major Adam Breslawski said. In order to control who plays when, Breslawski recommended having people call dibs or next to reserve a spot in the line-up. Between all the re-racks, death cups , blowing and swatting, beer pong rules could vary drastically from party to party. A general stipulation was that the house rules had the ulti mate say. By the time a few games of beer pong had been won or lost, though, parties sometimes grew too large or too loud for the games to continue. Forcing people to leave could be a daunting task. I have no problem kicking people out, especially if it ' s someone I don ' t know, sophomore pre-med major Steve Graves said. Sophomore pre-law major Megan Dunagan recommended moving people outside instead of making people leave the party. This, however, had the potential to attract the attention of the police. To avoid noise violations, just make friends with your neighbors and don ' t live in the suburbs, Dunagan said. The overly-inebriated, stumbling student represented yet another frequent party risk. I don ' t like letting drunk people handle themselves. They might pass out somewhere or stumble into the street. You ' re just putting them more at risk by leaving them alone, Graves said. Dunagan disagreed: ! let drunk people do their own thing. If someone is wasted, they aren ' t going to listen to me anyway. It ' s not my job to baby-sit them. For others, a person passed out with his or her shoes on meant free reign to draw all over the inebriate ' s body. Despite the possible variances in party etiquette, students continued to both host and attend hundreds of parties each year. Concentrating on his shot, Dave Dahn plays a game of beer pong. Rules of the game varied as people went from party to party, but the hosts ' rules ultimately took precedence. 5. Thomas photo Party Etiquette 51