Princeton Review party schools 2010 were introduced Monday. Princeton Review ranked University of Georgia No 1 in its notorious party school rankings. UGA officials deflected the party school news by mentioning that the school finished high in more respectable categories of the Princeton Review college ratings. Anti-party college Brigham Young University was no. 1 in the positions for “stone-cold sober schools.
First top party school ranking for UGA
UGA has appeared within the Princeton party school positions 10 times since the list began in 1992. The university claimed the top spot for the first time this year. The Associated Press reports that nearly 100 bars surround the UGA campus within the small town of Athens, Ga. Parties are part of student life from August to May each year. The weekend parties start on Thursday and last until class on Monday morning for numerous students. A UGA spokesman told AP that the list is not one the school wants to lead. He said he’d rather emphasize that in other Princeton Review college rankings, the school made the top 50 “Best Values” list and also the “Green Honor Roll” of the most environmentally conscious campuses.
State schools show up often in the Princeton party ratings
When the Princeton Review party school rankings were released, freshmen boys and girls bound for the University of Georgia probably got just a little more excited, reports AOL News. State schools typically make up the bulk of the top 10 on the Princeton party school list, and 2010 is no exception. Nearby in Athens, Ohio University was runner up to UGA. Georgia beat out Pennsylvania State University, West Virginia University and University of Florida – which were the top Princeton party schools over the last 3 years.
UGA earns Princeton party school ranking
Despite the fact that it began a number of initiatives to cut down on student drinking and temper the school’s party image, UGA rose to the top of the Princeton party school ranks. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that UGA has implemented harsh penalties for student’s busted for drinking and violating tougher football game day tailgating rules. After a September 2009 football game, UGA tailgaters trashed the school’s historic North Campus with about 70 tons of garbage. There were reports of intoxicated students urinating and defecating of campus buildings. Adding insult to injury, last month athletic director Damon Evans stepped down after a drunken driving arrest. Prior to that, Evans had appeared in university public service announcements urging individuals not to drink and drive.
The 2010 Princeton party school list
To rank the top 20 party schools, the Princeton Review surveyed students about alcohol and drug use, hours spent studying and the popularity of Greek life:
1. University of Georgia
2. Ohio University, Athens
3. Pennsylvania State University
4. West Virginia University
5. University of Mississippi
6. The University of Texas, Austin
7. University of Florida
8. University of California, Santa Barbara
9. University of Iowa
10. DePauw University
11. Florida State University
12. University of Wisconsin, Madison
13. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
14. Sewanee — The University of the South
15. Indiana University, Bloomington
16. University of Colorado, Boulder
17. University of Missouri
18. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
19. University of Maryland, College Park
20. Michigan State University
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