Campus Parties Gone Wild

Most of us are nostalgic about campus because of the fun we had back when we ruled the world, or at least felt like we did. Our parents catered for everything so we had no major cares, and the parties were endless.

College parties are defined by alcohol, snacks- hardly any food, glass-shattering music, drug and kicks and blows. The alcohol is usually the prelude to everything 'evil'. The 'animals' come in two by two...

Nobody goes to a college party alone- it signifies being single, being broke or being bad company. Two by two, or in groups, the student flock to the venues be it with a girlfriend or a boyfriend, or someone doomed to the friend zone. Either one works.

Ladies are known for defying the weather in their dressing, and rightly so, I suppose. One can't dress like a monk to a wild college party, and there must be a reason why the temperatures don't reach the North Pole levels.

Men could be termed boring when it comes to their outfits, but their shoes save them. Those with their parent's expensive cars or rentals usually park on the streets outside the club, displaying fancy large-screen gadgets on which music is played. Alongside the shoes, I'd say these really boost their party scene reputations, or so they think.

Usually on Thursday and Friday night

Thursday apparently became the new Friday, so campus parties were back-dated. This depends on whether one attends a public or private university, and the schedule of classes.

The bottom line is that cheap yet powerful liquor should never be consumed by someone who has classes the following day. The days after are for walks-of-shame and nursing hangovers.

Even the broke find their way in

Many students gatecrash parties around town, especially those by other universities.

The gatecrashers, however, are never willing to pay the entrance fee hiding under the 'struggling student' umbrella. Many are usually that broke while others like to save for that extra bottle of alcohol or two.

And then the fights ensue...

They refused to pay the entrance fee but took over my club with their unruliness, hosts usually say, after ridiculous bar brawls with college students.

The cheap alcohol, one might argue, touches certain highly sensitive nerves that trigger voices yelling 'punch somebody at the slightest provocation.

Even the girls join in to defend their dates, usually by jumping on the enemy's back, screaming and throwing the occasional weak punch.' Pointless, because they get dumped three months later, if they are lucky. The men, after winning the fights, usually feel entitled to better options after acquiring bragging rights.

Some ladies however avenge themselves at the next parties. They go with the aim of catching new younger boyfriends just to spite their exes, and to show them that two can play the game.

Artistes gracing the parties walk away ashamed

Fancy gadgets end up with new owners by the time the parties end at dawn and the students get back to their senses, phones, money, the fancy music-playing gadgets in the cars, and sometimes the very cars have been stolen.

Students then run to their parents or maintain low profiles till they get back on their feet.

And the cycle continues

The fights, theft and hangovers do not deter the students. When the next party comes, they freshen up and go through the same phases all over again.

The consequences of the wild behavior, however, seem to get worse with every party. Recent reports in Kenya are of the serious injuries some of the fighting students sustain and sometimes of premature deaths.

The matter has become serious enough for the students to slow down. College parties can be fun-filled experiences for the careful.

Source; The Star 17^th October 2014