I was kind of waiting for someone to say that.  It really depends on the college.  Smaller private colleges probably not but with a big state university the chances of you not drinking and still partying being more social are higher.  Same goes with Frats, the smaller schools frats can sometimes be very popular and just about everyone drinks.  But I do know lots of Frats that do hell week for the pledges which is basically make you drink for a week straight in both private and big unis.  So you might want to watch out for those.

How big is the college you plan on going too? Most smaller colleges don't have fraternities, and if they do, they're on the smaller side.

I go to Florida State and we have an active greek life and I'm in a social fraternity. There are others too that are more to your tastes, business/professional fraternities, and even a few Christian fraternities. Those have socials and parties too, but not nearly as much as an actual social fraternity. I didn't drink before coming to college last fall, but now I do. I usually only drink at my fraternity, but thats because many of my brothers are over 21 and beer is accessible. But I dont do it often.

One of my brothers actually doesn't drink at all, so its not uncommon to be in a social fraternity and not drink. No one will pressure you, but being around a bunch of drunken guys on a friday night is less fun sober.

Yeah, but I have had relatively easy access to alchol, weed, and cigs since I was 15. I don't engage in those behaviors, but just becuase it isn't legal doesn't mean its not hard to do. Drinking in college as a frosh/sophmore is no problem at all I hear.

It has about 1500 people. It is also fairly christian- I don't know the exact number but I am pretty sure that 60-80% of the people are christian. Also there is a large minority of jewish people. The college is also extremely conservative (probably a 80/15/5 split between conservative/moderate/liberal) if that does anything to drinking rates. The college does have a frat system; from what I know, there is a frat that doesn't require you to live in a house, does more outreach than the others, and is sort of the center  of the social scene. There is also a frat that has alot of music lovers, and another thats big on drinking. I think there is also a new one just this year, but I don't know anything about the 4th frat really. I think its supposed to be for stuidous people. I'll probably rush every one of them but the drinking one.

I was just about to say that.

you can, but you greatly reduce your chances. How about getting into a church group?

I wouldn't worry about "fitting in" at college. There are simply too many people for this to be a problem. You are going to find people like you, and if not at least people open minded enough that let you be yourself. If you have a condition to wheat, I think that is something you can freely communicate that won't ostracize you.

Be yourself, be honest, you'll be fine. Just don't be a crying baby about it, nobody likes a baby.

And yes even Christians drink. so what?

Do you have a car?

You can always be "Designated driver" guy.

I never had any problems with not drinking.

I've never had any problems being social, and I don't drink. I'm a Junior in University at the moment.

My thought is that people usually get drunk at college parties and don't remember who was there. So you can go and avoid alcohol, or just say you went and hang out with us instead! :)