Putting out versus locking it up. The Unigo Guide to Sinners & Saints shows you the schools where students are charged with Chastity, and colleges of Lust where students can’t seem to stop shagging.
CHASTITY: College and coupling may seem synonymous to some, but these schools present some tough obstacles for students looking to get it on.
University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN):
Though we can’t speak to how much sex is actually happening at this traditionally Catholic campus, students complain that it can be difficult to meet members of the other gender to date. One junior states, “So many students come from same-sex religious high schools and have no experience interacting with the other gender—it makes it hard to make friends with the other sex, especially if there is dating or more involved.” The university doesn’t exactly help match-make either. Strict parietals (dorm curfews) are meant to ensure that undergrads of the opposite sex aren’t canoodling afterhours, so anyone intent on knocking boots must do so in the light of day. One student writes, “The thing that sucks about it is the anal rules about girls and guys visiting each other late at night—it can't happen. There are a lot of rules, which honestly don't keep anybody from doing anything, it just means they have to do it quietly or behind closed doors.”
Providence College (Providence, RI):
At this little Dominican college, sex is a big no-no because, as one freshman sarcastically describes it, “we ‘are a Catholic college’; we are all virgins so boys and girls together is a sin [...].” In an attempt to keep promiscuous behavior at bay, PC also employs a parietal system that tends to cramp some students’ dating styles. Says one alum, “Sex is discouraged by the school big-time, via parietals, which prohibit opposite-sex guests during certain hours. As a result, there are the rebels—the partiers who want to drink and hook up, etc., and there are the prudes. Therefore there is no casual dating, only serious long-term relationships and what Facebook used to describe as ‘random play.’”
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY):
The steep guy-to-girl ratio at RPI makes for some slim pickins' in the dating scene. One male student states, “The ratio here is about 70% guys, which sucks, so meeting girls from other schools is the way to go. Girls from RPI are usually kinda strange and the RIBS [Ratio-Induced Bitch Syndrome] is common amongst the girls here.” Even though the fellas complain about the few fishies in RPI’s sea, the girls think they have it bad, too. “As far as the boys go, most of the odd guys are either too interested in video games or too intimidated by females to ever talk to a girl. For the most part, the odds are good... and the goods aren't too bad either.”
LUST: These three schools have got the hook-up.
Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ):
Think there’s no middle ground between one-night stands and four-year commitments? The diversity at this large state university means there are plenty of fish in the sea on campus, and students aren’t afraid to dive right in. According to one student, “The dating scene is huge at ASU. I think we even have a singles page on Facebook.com. It was pretty much ‘go after whoever you want.’ Whether you wanted a hookup with no strings attached or a serious relationship, you could find it at ASU.” And ASU students say they like to keep their options open: “A lot of people prefer to be single in the beginning of the first semester and the end of second semester,” writes another undergrad. “People are more inclined to be committed in the time in-between because they realize they would rather get some on a consistent basis instead of hoping they’ll find somebody at a random party that weekend.”
University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA):
Thousands of college kids in a beautiful beach town—is it any surprise that this California university’s initials have been said to stand for the “University of Casual Sex and Beer”? “Most people think all we do at UCSB is party, hook up, and go to the beach…It mostly consists of drunken hook-ups on the weekends, maybe hanging out once or twice over a Jamba Juice during the week, and lots and lots of text messages.” The party scene consumes isolated Isla Vista on the weekends—not that every UCSB undergrad feels pressure to join in the fun, but, as one student puts it bluntly, “Yes, you can […] a lot if you like to.” Don’t worry, though, Mom and Dad—another student says, “Yes, there are ridiculously good-looking, sexually active women. Not all of them have sex. You can find ten of every type of women that there is…We also get our work and academics done!”
Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY):
Who knew this famous formerly all-women’s college offered such a sexy good time? “As far as the romantic front goes, everyone here is either married or in dysfunctional dating situations—the male/female ratio puts a weird spin on things, regardless of sexual orientation,” writes a student. “Be a straight man here,” she urges. “You won’t do anything except get interesting, brilliant, attractive ass, ‘round the clock.” “Guys, girls will be all over you,” concurs another student. And for those with less conventional sexual preferences, Vassar provides an accepting scene that makes less-traditional couplings just as common: “Vassar is definitely very open in terms of sexual orientation,” writes a student. “I think that in general, people feel pretty comfortable here expressing their sexuality.”
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