Fresher's Week Query

patrick151

I know some people are in a much worse place(age) than me, but I won't be 18 til the week (30th) after freshers week!!! It's so aggravatingly close!

Groinshot

andrew wrote: »

There are?!

Yarp, the hist and the phil ahve nights during the week, loads of society nights. Pubs won't check, so go on pub crawls with people, and get them to buy you booze, but the best option is deffo to borrow an ID, I was 17 last year and had one, and went outevery night, don't regret it at all

andrew

Groinshot wrote: »

Yarp, the hist and the phil ahve nights during the week, loads of society nights. Pubs won't check, so go on pub crawls with people, and get them to buy you booze, but the best option is deffo to borrow an ID, I was 17 last year and had one, and went outevery night, don't regret it at all

My 'what!?' was in reference to there being many alcohol free events organised for people who don't drink, since there really aren't that many of those. Also (I'm going into 3rd year), the Hist and Phil nights will need ID (since they're in clubs), but I'm with you on the Pub Crawl thing. I didn't see anyone get checked at the Phil Pub crawl last year. Also, being 20, I now feel real old.

JamesJB

andrew wrote: »

My 'what!?' was in reference to there being many alcohol free events organised for people who don't drink, since there really aren't that many of those.

I wonder if I'll go to these mystical 'alcohol-free' events for non-drinkers. I'm not a puritan or anything, I just don't drink, and as you can probably guess being surrounded by drunk people while not drunk isn't my idea of good socialising...

andrew

JamesJB wrote: »

I wonder if I'll go to these mystical 'alcohol-free' events for non-drinkers. I'm not a puritan or anything, I just don't drink, and as you can probably guess being surrounded by drunk people while not drunk isn't my idea of good socialising...

Well, for better or worse, societies havn't been able to give out free booze (or any booze) for a while now, so you'll be able to have plenty of fun during the day. But if you plan on heading out to events later on in the day/evening then most people will be locked.

Larianne

There were one or two comedy gigs on last year. And music gigs.

Groinshot

andrew wrote: »

My 'what!?' was in reference to there being many alcohol free events organised for people who don't drink, since there really aren't that many of those. Also (I'm going into 3rd year), the Hist and Phil nights will need ID (since they're in clubs), but I'm with you on the Pub Crawl thing. I didn't see anyone get checked at the Phil Pub crawl last year. Also, being 20, I now feel real old.

I meant stuff like the debates... as far as I remember, there was a debate on during freshers week, there was a comedy one, with dara o brian, the phil.... think iti was freshers. I meant stuff that genuinely isn't alcohol related (ie what the societies are there for)

JamesJB wrote: »

I wonder if I'll go to these mystical 'alcohol-free' events for non-drinkers. I'm not a puritan or anything, I just don't drink, and as you can probably guess being surrounded by drunk people while not drunk isn't my idea of good socialising...

It's stuff like comedy gigs, debates, sports tryouts etc...

What I meant was there's plenty to do if you don't want to drink- but I didn't specify at night. once 8 O clock comes around, everyone (including me) will be hammered.

andrew

Groinshot wrote: »

I meant stuff like the debates... as far as I remember, there was a debate on during freshers week, there was a comedy one, with dara o brian, the phil.... think iti was freshers. I meant stuff that genuinely isn't alcohol related (ie what the societies are there for)


It's stuff like comedy gigs, debates, sports tryouts etc...

What I meant was there's plenty to do if you don't want to drink- but I didn't specify at night. once 8 O clock comes around, everyone (including me) will be hammered.

Ah I see what you mean. In that case yeah there's loads to do which isn't drink related. There'll be another Phil comedy debate also (though not featuring Dara OBriain this time)

Groinshot

andrew wrote: »

Ah I see what you mean. In that case yeah there's loads to do which isn't drink related. There'll be another Phil comedy debate also (though not featuring Dara OBriain this time)

Not a pity really, I thoguth the debate other than him was quite good last year, all he did was try and sell his book, (and tv show-Which I was pictured in from that night :P)

kmhenry

!?! wrote: »

kmhenry how long will you be 17 for? Me until February I was joking with my friend that we can have our own events and exclude the over 18s

I won't be 18 until November...great idea lol. doing business and french myself so keep an eye out. ;-)

ED E

Lads, just go knacker drinking, its great craic.

Must do it again for the nostalgia some time.

Xevkin

Rather than start a new thread, I think it'd be better if I just asked for some clarification here. Got a leaflet in the post about this ENTS thing and sounds pretty fun, but I'm still a month away from legal adulthood. Are these parties and clubs going to be over 18s gigs? And if so, would a driver's licence - which has the unfortunate typo toage me two years extra, even if I'm sporting a silly hair cut - do me? And does anyone else feel the anticipation that I am? TCD is gonna be the biz

ED E

Provo's and licences are probably the worst for getting in on, from what I hear they're the easiest to fake.

Tripod = Sh1thole TBH with a massive load of w@nkers doing security, that said underagers get in there all the time.

Dandelion: Forget it.

Purty: I'm not sure, if you're with a load of 19YOs then you might get in.

Academy: Strict for MCD events anyways.

fishtastico

I was 17 starting in TCD and Freshers' week was great. Granted, this was back when societies were still allowed to soak you in free alcohol from their Freshers' week stands that were made entirely of alcohol, before the wicked witch of the Junior Dean's office decided that college wasn't meant to be fun anymore.

But it should be fine if you attend some society AGMs. They still have drink there

graceknowsstuff

I have a Freshers Week query!
How dressy are these things going to be? I know that guys aren't that worried about being over/under-dressed but, well, I'm not sure. For instance: they call it a Traffic Light Ball, now... does that mean that it's gonna be more glamourous than this headphone disco, or is it just a name?

ED E

graceknowsstuff wrote: »

I have a Freshers Week query!
How dressy are these things going to be? I know that guys aren't that worried about being over/under-dressed but, well, I'm not sure. For instance: they call it a Traffic Light Ball, now... does that mean that it's gonna be more glamourous than this headphone disco, or is it just a name?

Its the Academy, not exactly the kinda place where you'd wanna wear a full length dress or anything like that:P Normal clubbing attire should be fine.

graceknowsstuff

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

Its the Academy, not exactly the kinda place where you'd wanna wear a full length dress or anything like that:P Normal clubbing attire should be fine.

Hahaa, I wasn't thinking full-length or anything, but ta!

Larianne

Just wear what you'd where going out on a Saturday night.

gearoidof

Though obviously you should be attired in plenty of green, or the night will be wasted

Mark200

For the traffic light ball last year there were plenty of people wearing just plain green t-shirts or even Ireland football/rugby jerseys... presumably because they didn't have anything else green. So the dress code (if there is any in the first place) will probably be a bit more relaxed for the traffic light ball.

The 'ball' party means nothing really.

JamesJB

JamesJB wrote: »

Not being 18 when you finish = reason enough to do TY, regardless of how you feel about it :rolleyes:

:rolleyes:
You must be joking - do an extra year whether you want to or not just so you can go drinkin for one particular week in one year of college
will ye give over, i couldn't drink til my 3rd year. legally.

anyway have fun freshers!

graceknowsstuff

gearoidof wrote: »

Though obviously you should be attired in plenty of green, or the night will be wasted

Haa!
I've also heard that a lot of people don't bother with the colours, is that true?

ED E

graceknowsstuff wrote: »

Haa!
I've also heard that a lot of people don't bother with the colours, is that true?

I think that anyone that doesnt really has the wrong attitude. I've ordered my Morph suit

That said, I know of at least one that isnt going to wear colour. She's got a boyfriend for almost a year but "doesnt have anything red"...gave her a right earful when she said it. She suggested that its common for people not to go with it too. Bottlers.

graceknowsstuff

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

I think that anyone that doesnt really has the wrong attitude. I've ordered my Morph suit

Haa! Yeah, I suppose that would kind of defeat the purpose, not going with the theme...

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

That said, I know of at least one that isnt going to wear colour. She's got a boyfriend for almost a year but "doesnt have anything red"...gave her a right earful when she said it. She suggested that its common for people not to go with it too. Bottlers.

No red? Wow. I was complaining this morning that I've got loads of nice red and no green or even orange...!

ED E

graceknowsstuff wrote: »

Haa! Yeah, I suppose that would kind of defeat the purpose, not going with the theme...



No red? Wow. I was complaining this morning that I've got loads of nice red and no green or even orange...!

Thats an excuse to go shopping then aint it? I would have assumed that was a good thing?(Also assuming that your name is actually grace/that you are female)

sd2002

gearoidof wrote: »

Though obviously you should be attired in plenty of green, or the night will be wasted

Eh guys should prob wear orange - play hard to get and all that. Just my 2c :pac:

graceknowsstuff

sd2002 wrote: »

Eh guys should prob wear orange - play hard to get and all that. Just my 2c :pac:

Yeah, see, it's all that stuff that I think makes people not bother with the theme. Not wanting to see desperate with green or whatever the connotations with orange are.

(And yes, I'm a girl! But I don't think I'm going to buy a whole new outfit for this...).

ED E

sd2002 wrote: »

Eh guys should prob wear orange - play hard to get and all that. Just my 2c :pac:

Ahh none of that messin around, this is Freshers FFS.

graceknowsstuff wrote: »

(And yes, I'm a girl! But I don't think I'm going to buy a whole new outfit for this...).

All you need is once piece of distinctive clothing in whichever colour

DancingQueen:)

graceknowsstuff wrote: »

No red? Wow. I was complaining this morning that I've got loads of nice red and no green or even orange...!

I'm the exact same, tons of red clothes I could wear on a night out and no greenor yellow at all! I didn't know I even had to wear those colours until right now so glad I came on here and found out

Craguls

DancingQueen:) wrote: »

I'm the exact same, tons of red clothes I could wear on a night out and no greenor yellow at all! I didn't know I even had to wear those colours until right now so glad I came on here and found out

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