Are you going away to college for your first time this year?  If so, you may of heard the rumors that many college students like to throw parties.  The answer to that is yes, there are a ton of parties in college.  If you don’t like to party like a lot of other people, there are still many things you can do for fun.  Want some fun ideas?  Check out some of the fun things you can do at college below:

Have a game night – Do you like to play board games, cards, or like games in general?  If so, this is a great idea for you and your friends.  Try having some people over every Friday night or once a week to play games.  There are a ton of fun games like, family feud, twister, pictionary, and monopoly.  These can keep you entertained for hours, and out of trouble.

Movie nights – Get some of your best friends together and watch a movie.  Pick out some of your favorites, get some popcorn and candy and relax.  All the homework that comes with college can be pretty stressful so now is the time to relax and hang out with your friends.

Spend time in town – Is it a nice night out?  Go for a walk with your friends up town.  Stop and get some ice cream and take a nice stroll.  Fresh air is always good to get, especially when you’re couped up in your dorm room studying all day.

Study night – I know, you are like why is this under here?  If you have a lot of homework to do or a lot of study make it fun.  Don’t spend your weekends in your dorm room by yourself.  Invite some of your friends from class over.  Make it interesting and fun, make a game out of it.  If you’re studying for a test say “who ever gets the most questions right gets $10″, anything just make it fun.

Join a club – These are great to do if you want to get involved with school and make friends.  While the others are partying and hurting their reputation at school you are making yours better.  Clubs look good on your resume and are a lot of fun.  Get involved and you’ll see all your free time as having fun and making friends.

Create a sports team – Get some friends together to play your favorite sport.  This is a great way to get exercise, get out and enjoy the weather and hang out with your friends.  Have some fun and create a team where you practice together every couple days.  You can split your people up and play against each other.  Want to make it more challenging?  Split up your two teams and who ever wins, each team mate gets money from the other team.

College doesn’t have to be all about partying.  There is much more to do than party, so make the best of it.  What’s more fun, having fun with your friends and making fun memories or forgetting everything that happend because you were so drunk?