Penn State #1 Party School

by PizzaDelivery on Jul 27, 2009 1:06 PM EDT

[Bumped, while we wait for video of Joe Paterno referring to Twitter as "tweedle-doos" and asking Gerry DiNardo to write him a love letter. Almost as good as when he said he didn't know how to download a jar of peanut butter a few years ago. - RUTS]

Penn State now ranked #1 party school.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State University tops the charts this year when it comes to the country’s top party schools.
The school known in part for its football tailgate weekends and fraternity and sorority scene snatched the title away from last year’s winner, the University of Florida, which finished second in the 2009 Princeton Review survey of 122,000 students released Monday.

It’s the first time Penn State has finished first in the dubious category. The school has been on the list the last seven years, and finished third in 2008. The listing covers Penn State’s main University Park campus in State College.

The annual rankings also list the country’s "Stone-Cold Sober Schools." Brigham Young University in Utah topped that list for the 12th straight year.

Other places where Penn State ranked:
#6 Best Career Services
#6 Best College Newspaper
#17 Election? What Election?
#6 Everyone Plays Intramural Sports
#3 Jock Schools
#1 Lots of Beer
#9 Lots of Hard Liquor
#3 Major Frat and Sorority Scene
#1 Party Schools
#2 Students Dissatisfied with Financial Aid
#1 Students Pack the Stadiums
#11 Students Study the Least
#3 Best Athletic Facilities

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Finally

Someone must be reading this site cause we have been saying this all along.

by cjj127 on Jul 27, 2009 1:19 PM EDT reply actions

I'm a bit surprised at the "Students Study the Least" ranking

considering that PSU is usually considered in the top 50 schools in the country.

by The JuggerNitt on Jul 27, 2009 1:27 PM EDT reply actions

ehh

I know, you would think we would study more, but I know plenty of kids who just wing it through every exam.

Let's Go State

by rmcmillen50 on Jul 27, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions

that was my method

Co-Champions? Are you kidding me? We beat ya ass head to head BOTH years..

by mbailey71 on Jul 27, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Sorry

I think part of that ranking is my fault.

by PizzaDelivery on Jul 27, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Nittany Notes

I believe this has to have a big role in this. I know there were some classes that I never even showed up to and then asked friends in law school from other big schools (tOSU and scUm) and they don’t have anything similar

How could Nixon know so little about Watergate and so much about football ?

by psupride on Jul 27, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions

if you take IP

you will likely learn about Nittany Notes in your class.

We are not normal. We are legends.

by NittanyAlum02 on Jul 27, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Ahahahha

So true. My prof mentioned them several different times.

Do you also hear about how anal Wiscy is with its IP?

by psume06 on Jul 27, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Anal Wiscy

does NOT sound hot

by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 28, 2009 3:54 AM EDT up reply actions

I was going to specifically comment about that

I don’t agree with that one at all. Everything else looks pretty good though, and are reasons why I’m proud I go to PSU. Obviously the party ones are good, but something like #6 best career services is a great asset that we get to take advantage of. My brother went to a smaller school and didn’t have the benefit of that and a huge alumni base, so I know the difference.

I’m wondering how we got beat out of athletic facilities. Beaver Stadium and the BJC are top notch, Jeffery Field was voted #1 collegiate soccer field, that baseball stadium is amazing, and Rec Hall is an awesome venue for volleyball, wrestling, gynastics, etc

by WPIALkid22 on Jul 27, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Lost out to

UMD #1 and UF #2

by PizzaDelivery on Jul 28, 2009 9:00 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Maryland? Seriously?

These rankings may have just lost their credibility, but then again, I’ve never been to either.

by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 28, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions

#1 in 'Lots of Beer' is good

Now we just need to work on that liquor rating.

It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times?!?! You stupid monkey!

by leeharvey418 on Jul 27, 2009 1:34 PM EDT reply actions

i figured after my tenure it would have jumped

at least 3 spots.

"Welcome to Tangares base. You’re just in time for the dance party. I’ve arranged a dancing partner for you. DANCE TO THE DEATH!"

by psuwxman on Jul 27, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Seriously, we need more liquor

Or what are we going to do if we need to get drunk? I bet our liquor ranking was higher in 2004.

"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008

by jesse. on Jul 27, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

With slight spikes after UM '05 and Iowa '08 perhaps?

Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.

"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."

by Roland86 on Jul 28, 2009 2:14 AM EDT up reply actions

Coaches ranked us 3rd.

Here’s hoping that the computers put us in the BCS Party School Bowl.

by Cairo on Jul 27, 2009 2:12 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

I genuinely just laughed out loud. +1000 cocktails sir.

Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.

"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."

by Roland86 on Jul 27, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Spurrier’s aide didn’t rank us in the top 20, that’ll hurt.

Penn Staters belong at Penn State. The problem with a lot of kids is they just don’t know they are Penn Staters yet. -jesse. @ BSD

by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Jul 28, 2009 1:48 AM EDT up reply actions

Nice Job PizzaDelivery

"For me the game wasn’t grounded in reality. It was about the uniform you put on that turned you into a warrior. It was about the mythology of the battle, the victory, the defeat, the struggle." - Mike Reid, PSU '69

by jtothep on Jul 27, 2009 2:43 PM EDT reply actions

Also

Are we #1 on being too country, too?

Bleeding blue and white and black and gold.

by raimman on Jul 27, 2009 2:56 PM EDT reply actions

by no means

see: SEC, Big XII

Heck, we’re not even #1 in the Big 10 (see: Purdue, Iowa, and we’re ~ tied with MSU).

We’re just too country in relation to the metropolis of Columbus.

by The JuggerNitt on Jul 27, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I'm glad we were barely #1

I have to assume its because the Princeton Review heard that Tim Tebow doesn’t drink.

And following the “Head Ball” Coach, they chose not to vote for him for just that reason.

by psume06 on Jul 27, 2009 3:04 PM EDT reply actions

How dare you

insult Tim Tebow

by JoePa'sNotDead on Jul 27, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey, I'm just trying to get my 15 minutes of fame.

Does anyone else feel like it really wasn’t Spurrier who didn’t vote for Tebow, but he said that just to get his name out there in the hopes of recruiting like… dare I say it… us?

by psume06 on Jul 27, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions

what about that whole 'water into wine' charade?

"They stalk their prey to within two or three great leaps and then launch a lightning-fast charge, striking their prey. Victims are most often killed by suffocation with a prolonged bite..."--Hinterland Who's Who

by afields16 on Jul 28, 2009 5:36 AM EDT up reply actions

More like "foreskins into pork rinds"

They are down in Dixie, after all.

by psume06 on Jul 28, 2009 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions

Porkrind?

Porkrind!!!

"Victory without honor is an unseasoned dish. It might fill you up, but it won't taste good" - Joe Paterno

by MilroyBoozer on Jul 28, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions

for a long time

Centre County had highest beer sales per capita in the country according to Miller, Bud and Coors… good to see that some things never change

Co-Champions? Are you kidding me? We beat ya ass head to head BOTH years..

by mbailey71 on Jul 27, 2009 3:10 PM EDT reply actions

Does this chick really work for Penn State?

“These rankings are not more than popularity contests,” said university spokeswoman Annemarie Mountz. She noted that groups on the social networking site Facebook have urged members to make Penn State the top party school.

“It’s a badge of honor at this point. Nationwide, kids want to pump their schools in these surveys,” Mountz said. “It’s not connected to reality.”

Makes me wonder if she’s ever been out at night, any night downtown, let alone on a football weekend

Co-Champions? Are you kidding me? We beat ya ass head to head BOTH years..

by mbailey71 on Jul 27, 2009 3:17 PM EDT reply actions

Annemarie Mountz???

What exactly does she mount?

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Jul 27, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions

horses and buggies

by The JuggerNitt on Jul 27, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Well then, it's a good day to be me!

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Jul 27, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Read it again HNB...

YOU are the one being mounted. Not a good thing in my book – unless you like the type of thing.

One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's

by rahpsu92 on Jul 27, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions

nothing wrong with some (reverse) cowgirl

by The JuggerNitt on Jul 27, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Good point...

I do enjoy a good rodeo.

One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's

by rahpsu92 on Jul 28, 2009 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions

YOU BET I like that type of thing...Annemarie can mount me whenever she wants

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Jul 27, 2009 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions

totally not outta the realm there

first time i took the girl to central PA, we had to pass a buggy on the way to my dads.. the florida girl was bewildered with the scene

Co-Champions? Are you kidding me? We beat ya ass head to head BOTH years..

by mbailey71 on Jul 27, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions

The Florida girl

sounds hot!

Put a tarp on that circus! - showtime @ BSD

by bconway6 on Jul 28, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions

First Bryce Jordan

chases all alcohol off campus. Then Fraternaties have to figure out a way to have parties without big brother knowing they serve alcohol. And now PSU is a party school? The apartments must have picked up the gauntlet in a big way since I departed.

One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's

by rahpsu92 on Jul 27, 2009 4:05 PM EDT reply actions

Well,

Fraternaties definitely serve alcohol openly now, although there are restrictions of course. Also 21+ yr olds on campus(don’t know how many of them there are) are allowed alcohol in their dorm room so long as they don’t give it to minors.

Apartments are oft filled to the brim though. And then, well, there is the 12334324234 bars in a 10 square block area.

Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.

"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."

by Roland86 on Jul 28, 2009 2:18 AM EDT up reply actions

Just prior to

Bryce Jordan’s tenure dorm floors were the party. Can you imagine having a keg party in the dorm lounge. Of course I was a student during BJ’s tenure so I didn’t observe this first hand, but my brother was on campus from 79-82 and it was out of hand.

One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's

by rahpsu92 on Jul 28, 2009 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions

"Of course I was a student during BJ's tenure"

did you mean “wasn’t”?

by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 28, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions

This might sound like blasphemy, especially coming from a student

but I’m not proud of this. Yeah, we’re a great party school, and always have been. My problem is that this is going to attract a bunch of HS a-holes (excluding sports recruits) that only want to come to PSU to be wasted 24/7 (and trust me I’ve met some, and graduated from HS with some). I really don’t want PSU to have a dubious “honor” that will overshadow what it means to be a Penn Stater. That being said, I don’t think that will ever happen, but I just worry that kids will forget the traditions and honor that goes with just being a part of such an incredible school and that “being a part of something bigger than yourself”.

Sorry to be a Debbie Downer on this. I’ve just met too many assholes that don’t understand what an honor and privilege it is to attend a school like this, and don’t want this to attract any more of them.

by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 27, 2009 5:43 PM EDT reply actions

I feel ya

Thing is, Life has a way of sorting shit out. First off, if you go to college to drink and not learn, you’ll fail out pretty quickly. Many people can do both, and actually graduate and few more can do both and actually excel. This economy should be an incentive as well. It’s awfully freakin tough to coast through four years, get a degree with an academic record good enough to get a decent job all the while being a drunk the whole time.

Not saying it can’t be done, or that it hasn’t, even by some ppl on here. But it seems like it’s got to be harder these days.

Being an asshole is a separate individual issue. Drinking just amplifies it.

by jtothep on Jul 27, 2009 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

I know

I didn’t mean to make it sound like people can’t have a great time partying in college, especially at PSU, and still make it work in the classroom. I guess I just still hold a grudge after almost four years seeing assoles from my high school somehow get into UPark as freshman (probably because they took easier classes in high school, while I took a hit to GPA by taking honors and AP classes trying to learn more), knowing full well they didn’t respect the place they were going to, while I got stuck at a branch for two miserable years of living at home and commuting to school every day.

by dawsonPSU10 on Jul 27, 2009 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree with your thinking

I definitely don’t want to go to school with a bunch of douchebags, but the acceptance rate for Penn State has become a lot, lot, harder the past couple years, and it was tough to get into PSU to begin with. There are some really smart kids I know that have got rejected by Penn State even with their 3.8 GPAs and high SAT score, so luckily for us we don’t have the d-bags that don’t do anything in the classroom. That is something really amazing, considering we have such a high academic standard yet we could still have more fun than everyone else, something West Virginia can’t say

by WPIALkid22 on Jul 27, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, acceptance at UP is getting more and more tight.

They are recieving 100,000+ applications yearly, so at least 90%+ are getting rejected, of course they want their fair share of out of staters for added tuition, so standards for UP are going up more and more.

Also, if UP is the closest campus to you, I think you get a little more consideration since you do not have a "local"campus to go to.

Any school is going to have doucheabags. Just because PSU is ranked #1 on a list for partying by no way means that there are more lame ass alcoholic barely student types around, except for say Yale or something. It will always be a 30,000+ student body to win this. Because the more students, the more visible the partying. Do not think that the party scene is drastically different(quality wise) from UF, UT, ASU, OU, FSU, UGA, or any other gigantic state school.

Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.

"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."

by Roland86 on Jul 28, 2009 2:24 AM EDT up reply actions

I don’t doubt the veracity, but that seems like a ridiculously low sample size.

The reason you don’t win liquor is the watering down of margaritas at Mad Mex. Two years ago, those things were pure tequila. Now, just tequila tinted.

by formerlyanonymous on Jul 27, 2009 8:06 PM EDT reply actions

I'm not surprised

Those margaritas at Mad Mex used to be DEADLY! I love a good margarita, but those things used to end my night on a regular basis.

My theory is the authorities probably caught on and forced them to recalibrate the recipe.

You definitely used to get your money’s worth though.

"A setback is just a set up for a comeback." -Drew Brees

by kajpsu on Jul 28, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions

We did bar golf for our senior bar tour, and I took one of those out in 1 swig. Blacked out somewhere in the middle, and haven’t been able to stomach one since. Granted, I am in Pittsburgh, so everything tastes worse…

by psume06 on Jul 28, 2009 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions

I will not debate this

Mad Mex in Oakland is a thousand times better than the one in State College. The food is better, the drinks are better, the atmosphere is cooler. Period.

"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008

by jesse. on Jul 28, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions