From Animal House to this Friday's release 21 and Over, the college party has been one of the most revisited themes in Hollywood history. Hot girls, hoards of drugs, great music, furious dancing, free-flowing booze, and of course, a house filled to the brim with a crowd of unruly guests are most common tropes you find on screen.
For those still awaiting high school graduation, days are spent dreaming about keg stands they'll be tackling and the girls they'll be bringing back to their dorms. But, for those of us who have already experienced college, or are still in the duration of "the best four years of our lives," the realization of what actually goes on is, well, sort of a buzz-kill.
Lower your expectations: Here's what every college party Is actually like, in GIFs. No epic chase scenes, no cars on fire, and rarely, if ever, any strip poker. Sorry to disappoint you.
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Invited
When someone finally invites you to a party
ID
When you give a real ID at the liquor store, but you're still nervous
Pregame
When you're pumped up after pregaming with three Natty Ices
Sworn Enemy
When you hear your sworn enemy will be at the party
Expectation
When you get to the party expecting this...
All Dudes
...but you realize it's all dudes
Corner
When you end up hanging in the corner with your friends
Freshman
When the freshmen girls arrive
Dancing
What you think you look like dancing with a girl
Actual Dancing
What you actually look like
Drunk Crying
When you witness the drunk crying girls in the corner
iPhone DJ
When the person DJing from their iPhone sucks
Beer Pong
When it's finally your time to shine at beer pong
When you start adding people on Facebook who you won't remember in the morning
Bathroom
When you walk into the bathroom
Disappear
When your friends disappear
Sketchy
When you walk in on sketchy people doing coke in a room
Cute Girl
When you talk to a cute girl and you can't think of anything to say after you discuss each other's majors
Too much
When you drink so much you can't taste the alcohol anymore
Jungle Juice
When all the jungle juice is gone
Another Party
When you find out there's another party worth going to...
diner
...but end up at the diner instead
Spins
When you lay down and have the spins
Home
When you get home and your roommate is hooking up with someone
Morning
