It is one of the biggest rites of passage for college students to throw an unforgettable college dorm party. Let loose with your friends – and everyone else they brought along – is the best way to celebrate an occasion or simply let off steam from college stress. You don’t have to worry if you don’t have ideas because we’ve got you covered with the main essentials for throwing a memorable party.
Logistics
Time
Your first step should be to pick a date and time that won’t conflict with anything else big on campus. Throwing a party on the same night as a bar crawl isn’t a good idea, for example. It might be a good idea to throw a party as a go-to spot after a sporting event, but do your best not to conflict with other campus events. It might be a good idea to throw a party as a go-to spot after a sporting event, but do your best not to conflict with other campus events.
Also read: How To Organize The Perfect College Dorm Party?
Promotion
The next step is to start promoting! Partying isn’t possible without people. You can share the call on social media if you grab your phone. If you haven’t deleted your Snapchat app, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat are the best ways to contact classmates (since no one uses Facebook anymore). If you want to post your details to your story, you can start a hashtag with your room number or address. When you’re not in the mood to invite yourself, make a post and invite interested people to DM you so you can have more control over who shows up.
Guests
Make sure you invite both girls and guys, not just one or the other. Girls always bring friends and guys do the same. Get as many as you can.
There will be some randos and tag-alongs showing up. It’s part of the job of being an awesome party host. Everyone will hear about it through the grapevine, their best friends from the next college will come over, and that guy from French 101 will show up and eat all the snacks. Don’t be surprised if everything balloons – in a good way.
Hosting Duties
If you have a party, there are bound to be a few wallflowers, so make an effort to talk to everyone who shows up–they don’t have to! No matter how little you know or how little you value them, show your appreciation and introduce them to other people who could make their day better.
- Whether you are telling jokes, taking requests for songs, making fun announcements, challenging guests to games, you name it! The time has come for you to have some fun and encourage everyone to join you. Everyone’s fun will be ten times greater as soon as they’ve let loose a bit.
- Enjoy a few games: Your guests will have a blast playing drinking games, giant Jenga, cards, and more. If you want people to mingle and dance, you may need to move the furniture around so no one knocks into your lamp.
- You can designate a friend to supervise or bounce the party to ensure it doesn’t get crashed or shut down early. During an out-of-control situation, this person can restore order so everyone can still have fun. It is also their responsibility to ensure that the space doesn’t exceed its capacity or break any musical rules.
Let’s not forget to have fun! Once the party starts, keep yourself present and meet new people, don’t put a lot of pressure on yourself, and see where the night takes you. You won’t have long before everyone is bombarding your inbox with party questions.
