Students learn to have fun
responsibly at Party House
■ Real-life scenarios cover
possible party situations and
offer resources to students
By Beata Mostafavi
Oregon Daily Emerald
Empty vodka containers, Bud
weiser 40s and Mike's Hard Lemon
ade bottles filled the rooms of the Stu
dent Recreation Center on Thursday
night as more than 1,000 students
participated in the staged event “Par
ty House 2001.”
Several campus groups, includ
ing Greek Life and the Office of Stu
dent Life, helped organize the mock
party. Its aim was to show students
the consequences of irresponsible
partying and expose them to re
sources available at the University.
Between 8:30 p.m. and 1 a.m., or
ganizers led students in groups of 30
through different rooms that present
ed skits dealing with issues such as
alcohol poisoning, MIPs, fake identi
fication, bias and sexual assault.
In one room, a boy drank too much
on his “21-er” and ended up at the
hospital. Next door, the Eugene Po
lice Department crashed a party and
passed out more than $1,000 in MIP
fines. Down the hall, a girl threw up
in a fraternity bathroom.
Lining the hallways, some party
goers danced on chairs to booming
electronic music, a few laughed and
talked in groups and others passed
out on floors and couches.
Jackie Reed, one of the lead coor
dinators of the event, said the staged
party was meant to inform new stu
dents about experiences they may
have in college and also show them
campus organizations and resources.
“We wanted to introduce them to
the party atmosphere on college
Adam Jones Emerald
Chelsea Christensen (left) and Jaci Anderson help Maggie Thompson (right)
in a skit illustrating the consequences of overdrinking during Party House 2001.
campuses so they can think about
these situations before they happen
and what they should do,” she said,
“It also showed them places they can
goto.”
Dave Crouse, another coordina
tor, added that organizers did not
aim to deter people from partying,
but wanted them to be cautious.
“We’re not saying don’t do that,
but be aware of the consequences,”
he said.
Freshman Bryan Donovan said
that while some scenarios showed
him the hefty fines partying can
lead to, most of the information was
not new to him.
“It’s nothing I haven’t heard be
fore,” he said. “I’ve seen it all hap
pen before. But it will make me
think about it more when I party.”
The skit that appeared to grab
most people’s attention was the
“MIP” room. Officers from the EPD
and Department of Public Safety
marched into the party as people
stiffly lined up against the wall. Stu
dents had to take sobriety tests and
both underage drinkers and 21
year-old suppliers received expen
sive tickets.
“This is just to give you an idea of
what you will have to deal with and
different fines you will have to pay,”
DPS officer Sean Strahon said after
wards. “Fines for MIPs are $250, mis
representation of identification is
$265 and open containers are $115.
So let’s make some good choices.”
Beata Mostafavi is the student activities editor
for the Oregon Daily Emerald. She can be
reached at
beatamostafavi@dailyemerald.com.
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