- Yard Beer Pong
- NEW foam party blog
- Pi Kappa Alpha Rubiks Cube Party
- P.M. Party Train: Post-Spring Break Fun With The Gator Girls
- P.M. Party Train: Philadelphians Swim Through Foam With Lady GaGa
- P.M. Party Train: Epic Flip Cup At Astor College
- P.M. Party Train: Thursday Nights At USC
- P.M. Party Train: The All-Female Mafia Mixer At Florida State
- P.M. Party Train: The "Back to Spring Break" Bash At SD State
- P.M. Party Train: The Sorority Sisters of UM Mixers
Because this comes up in a Google Image search for "wholesome."
I’m not exactly sure how to go about commenting on this article from the Daily. Apparently this organization on campus called UMix throws parties at the Union for kids who listened during D.A.R.E. extremely well and turn their noses up at anyone who didn't.
So what does UMix do exactly? Let’s paint a picture:
On the Friday night before the Michigan-Michigan State football game three weeks ago, thousands of students wandered from bar to bar and party to party, enjoying the start of the weekend.
Meanwhile, a group of about 500 students was partying in the Michigan Union at a get-together sponsored by the University. In the place of alcohol, there was a movie, free food and karaoke.
There are also “craft activities” and board games. Hooray summer camp! Apparently this program has been running for three years at Michigan, but honestly this is the first I’ve heard of it. So who goes to these events and why?
While painting a pumpkin and watching other her peers belt out the words to the Backstreet Boys’ "I Want It That Way," Kinesiology junior Kara Miller expressed that sentiment.
"I don't drink, so there's not a ton to do at night other than like hang out with friends or watch a movie, so it's just something else," she said.
Yeah, hanging out with friends and watching movies totally sucks. Which is why I’m walking to the Union by myself to watch a movie instead. And you know what else has karaoke? Bars. And you know what else has games? Parties. Just make your friends drink your beer when you lose, I'm sure they'll find it in their hearts to forgive you. You know they don’t like pour alcohol directly down your throat when you walk into these places right? And also, drunkeness isn't transmitted through airborne pathogens.
Alright, well I do have to restrain myself a bit here and give a tip of the hat to the administration for attempting a non-dickish way to decrease binge drinking on campus that doesn't involve police kicking doors in. But someone needs to teach these kids the “walk around party holding half full cup” trick, which successfully makes everyone think you’re drinking. It’s the sneaky way to be lame!
Just kidding, not drinking is fine if that's your thing, but look, you can still go out to parties with your sodomite alcoholic friends. UMix, keep doing your thing for those who need it, but freshmen, I know college is a big scary place, but you’ve got to graduate from this kind of stuff eventually, or you’ll wind up missing the whole experience.







Stumble It
























Some people don't drink which is fine. But you know when you are DDing a bunch of your friends and they are beyond wasted and you have to take care of them or watch out for them?
Not so much fun.
thats where I can totally understand umix. dont drink and want to find other people who don't? go to umix.
I go out and drink but you shouldn't be an ass to people who would rather just hang out with other sober kids. Posted 11/12/2008 8:49 PMReply
As to a game from 10pm-2am within your time, Illinois last year was at 7pm and probably came pretty close to 10pm. Posted 11/13/2008 12:43 AMReply
These kind of Umix events are maybe good for getting new students acquainted with each other, but like, why would a junior go to that over hanging out with her friends at their own place, watching a movie or playing rock band or boggle or something? I had plenty of sober nights doing that stuff, but why the hell would I go to the Union for it? The concept just strikes me as odd if it's anything besides an orientation event.
Although, counterpoint: free food is ALWAYS good. Posted 11/13/2008 2:24 PMReply
Rush Lodge. Posted 11/13/2008 7:25 PMReply
You say that Tassi pokes fun at "people who deserve it" -- does this mean that sorority and fraternity members deserve it, but people who don't drink do not deserve it?
anyone who chooses to socially label themselves, whether it be through a greek affiliation or through some nonalcoholic program such as UMIX, is fair game to get hated on.
How about you take life a little less seriously and LAUGH at this rather then getting all upset. I'm in a sorority and roll with the punches every year as the annual hate fest begins. GET OVER IT. Posted 11/13/2008 9:35 PMReply
It's also awesome cuz you can recount the hilarious things your idiot friends do more clearly. You also can encourage/manipulate people to do hilarious shit more effectively. Posted 11/17/2008 4:42 PMReply