Also have a kid who loves it (sophomore) and barely drinks. And the type of kid they've admitted in recent years has changed, especially in 2025. Far more geeks and artsy kids, fewer partying bros. Go to the school and see who's walking around (although they're about to all come home until January). Don't listen to the DCUM authorities who just posts stereotypes.

It’s a college with a pretty unique culture and it’s important to understand that culture before applying/attending. There is a ton of drinking and it’s more exacerbated by its isolation. If you are a non-drinker attending a big drinking school in a city or even a large college town there are more social alternatives and opportunities. This is not the case in Hanover most nights.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This article about hazing at Dartmouth is frightening:

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2025/04/06/dartmouth-college-fraternity-culture-student-death/

I’ve got a kid (who is currently a non-drinker) interested in Dartmouth. How do your non-drinking kids navigate the social scene at Dartmouth?

Why is your kid interestes in Dartmouth? They don't seem like a fit

Probably just likes it because it is an Ivy.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They find other nondrinkers and stay out of Greek life.

Almost nothing left of life at Dartmouth outside of Greek drinking.

+1

Anonymous wrote:This article about hazing at Dartmouth is frightening:

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2025/04/06/dartmouth-college-fraternity-culture-student-death/

I’ve got a kid (who is currently a non-drinker) interested in Dartmouth. How do your non-drinking kids navigate the social scene at Dartmouth?

Frightening because it is accurate. Nothing about social life (binge drinking & hazing) has changed at Dartmouth College over many decades.

If your non-drinking kid is interested in Dartmouth College, then tell him/her to look elsewhere.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This article about hazing at Dartmouth is frightening:

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2025/04/06/dartmouth-college-fraternity-culture-student-death/

I’ve got a kid (who is currently a non-drinker) interested in Dartmouth. How do your non-drinking kids navigate the social scene at Dartmouth?

Why is your kid interestes in Dartmouth? They don't seem like a fit

This. What draws your kid to Dartmouth? That will help people answer for you.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They find other nondrinkers and stay out of Greek life.

Almost nothing left of life at Dartmouth outside of Greek drinking.

Absolutely not true. My nondrinker DC loves it there.

Anonymous wrote:From experience, most non-drinkers become drinkers at Dartmouth. By sophomore summer they will be well seasoned and ready for the debauchery.

+1

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They find other nondrinkers and stay out of Greek life.

Almost nothing left of life at Dartmouth outside of Greek drinking.

+1

From experience, most non-drinkers become drinkers at Dartmouth. By sophomore summer they will be well seasoned and ready for the debauchery.

Anonymous wrote:This article about hazing at Dartmouth is frightening:

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2025/04/06/dartmouth-college-fraternity-culture-student-death/

I’ve got a kid (who is currently a non-drinker) interested in Dartmouth. How do your non-drinking kids navigate the social scene at Dartmouth?

Why is your kid interestes in Dartmouth? They don't seem like a fit

Anonymous wrote:They find other nondrinkers and stay out of Greek life.

Almost nothing left of life at Dartmouth outside of Greek drinking.

I woke up the other day to learn that water was wet.

They find other nondrinkers and stay out of Greek life.

This article about hazing at Dartmouth is frightening:

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2025/04/06/dartmouth-college-fraternity-culture-student-death/

I’ve got a kid (who is currently a non-drinker) interested in Dartmouth. How do your non-drinking kids navigate the social scene at Dartmouth?