From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!allegra!linus!genrad!wjh12!foxvax1!brunix!rayssd!hxe
Newsgroups: net.singles
Title: Re: Orphaned Response - (nf)
Article-I.D.: rayssd.1136
Posted: Thu May 12 09:37:20 1983
Received: Thu May 19 03:56:46 1983

To Tom Ziomek:

Please don't stay away from parties because you think all people
do is drink.  I don't know about college parties any more (I've
been out for a while), but ALL of my parties include non-alcoholic
beverages and a fair amount of teetotalers (or people who might
have a drink but will not get drunk, myself included).  Try getting
your courage up and having a 'theme' party.  That way, people are
concentrating on something specific and are not as likely to miss
alcohol.  Usually, the only thing to do at a party is to drink, so
give 'em something else to do.  Adult parties with "children's"
themes are always fun if you can get your guests to lose their
self-consciousness (for instance, we're planning a "puzzle and
game" party in the near future, to which every guest must bring
a favorite board game or jigsaw puzzle).  It doesn't have to be
so structured, but you get the idea.  Hang in there!  (By the way,
when I was in college I would have sold my soul for a guy that
didn't drink!)