How much of the BYU student population actually doesn't drink alcohol?

The naughty nuts go to Utah Valley parties, BYU is full of 18-22 year olds that think they are a lot older than they really are and just do their best to get good grades and find a spouse as fast as they possibly can.

- a Utahn college student

Some, but not many. Very few kids would go to BYU if they thought they wanted to have a beer occasionally. Of course a few might want to start drinking later, but it’s tough to find fellow drinkers and then to keep it quiet.

Dr. Johnny Bananas wrote:

Come on, you're telling me they are completely sober, no chance. Ya ya, they sign a code of conduct, blah blah blah. You are telling me that out of 35000 college students, everybody is dry? Who is gonna drop the inside scoop on all the partying that happens there.

I've met/known more than thirty BYU attendees. One of them was a partyer, one didn't party, but got kicked out for possession of an explosive device on campus. So hardly anyone drinks or is into anarchy.

Dr. Johnny Bananas wrote:

Come on, you're telling me they are completely sober, no chance. Ya ya, they sign a code of conduct, blah blah blah. You are telling me that out of 35000 college students, everybody is dry? Who is gonna drop the inside scoop on all the partying that happens there.

Very, very few. Kids that go there aren’t going with the idea of partying in the back of their mind. As stated, UVU parties are present, and most byu folks that gravitate towards that will soon transfer. Students take the code very seriously.

I would say at least 97%

It's a pretty stone cold sober campus. Most kids that want to attend BYU are very devout Mormons. I'd agree that those abstaining from alcohol by BYU is somewhere around 977 or higher.

Zoobies on the Loose wrote:

It's a pretty stone cold sober campus. Most kids that want to attend BYU are very devout Mormons. I'd agree that those abstaining from alcohol by BYU is somewhere around 977 or higher.

That's wild. I guess I just can't relate to the concept of university without drinking, but good for them I guess.

What is going on with this thread? Obviously the title is terrible because it uses a double negative, but how can you guys not figure it out?

Most are young and impressionable and therefore caught up in their fraudulent beliefs/slavery. They buy into it at such a naive and young age. Once they become independent/if ever, they can make their own decisions and drink.

Dr. Johnny Bananas wrote:

Come on, you're telling me they are completely sober, no chance. Ya ya, they sign a code of conduct, blah blah blah. You are telling me that out of 35000 college students, everybody is dry? Who is gonna drop the inside scoop on all the partying that happens there.

I really don’t care. Why do you?

Sharn 69 wrote:

Obviously the title is terrible because it uses a double negative, but how can you guys not figure it out?

I only see one negative there.

And I agree with the estimate of 97% (at the minimum), but bear in mind that quite a few have gone on missions, so we're talking more 18-24 than 18-22.

But only people over 21 can drink anyway, so I'm sure there aren't that many undergraduate drinkers on *any* campus. Right?

oh. that guy again wrote:

Dr. Johnny Bananas wrote:

Come on, you're telling me they are completely sober, no chance. Ya ya, they sign a code of conduct, blah blah blah. You are telling me that out of 35000 college students, everybody is dry? Who is gonna drop the inside scoop on all the partying that happens there.

I really don’t care. Why do you?

Why do you care why he cares?

I think you care. I think you care a lot. But you want to project an image that you don't care.

Now, me, I admit I care. I'm hoping there is a hidden counter-culture within this mind-blowingly idiotic cult that runs BYU that likes to party. So I care. And like I said, I bet you care too, but for different reasons. And we guess what those are. Yeah.

Jehovarenian Apostasy wrote:

oh. that guy again wrote:

I really don’t care. Why do you?

Why do you care why he cares?

I think you care. I think you care a lot. But you want to project an image that you don't care.

Now, me, I admit I care. I'm hoping there is a hidden counter-culture within this mind-blowingly idiotic cult that runs BYU that likes to party. So I care. And like I said, I bet you care too, but for different reasons. And we guess what those are. Yeah.

Wrong. I have more important things to worry about in life. I just find it fascinating that people just can’t accept people who think differently.

oh. that guy again wrote:

Jehovarenian Apostasy wrote:

Why do you care why he cares?

I think you care. I think you care a lot. But you want to project an image that you don't care.

Now, me, I admit I care. I'm hoping there is a hidden counter-culture within this mind-blowingly idiotic cult that runs BYU that likes to party. So I care. And like I said, I bet you care too, but for different reasons. And we guess what those are. Yeah.

Wrong. I have more important things to worry about in life. I just find it fascinating that people just can’t accept people who think differently.

Uh huh. But of all the threads on this board, where masses of people are not accepting masses of other people who think differently, this was the one where you had to try and make that point. We know what you are up to. We can suss these things out real good. You're conspicuous in your pretensions of indifference.

Close to a 100%.

What I don't understand is that lots of people mistakenly credit the success of BYU to the "Sunday off" regime, when actually it's more about no one on the team even taking a sniff on alcohol.

Believe it or not, many D1 athletes and teams party really hard, especially if there is something to celebrate like a breakthrough race or placing high in states. This is perfectly fine, but this might be exactly what separates BYU from other schools with similar coaches, level of athletes and infrastructure. The sheer dedication to the no-drinking policy deserves utmost respect, but also understand if they never start anything - they also can't miss it.

Dr. Johnny Bananas wrote:

Come on, you're telling me they are completely sober, no chance. Ya ya, they sign a code of conduct, blah blah blah. You are telling me that out of 35000 college students, everybody is dry? Who is gonna drop the inside scoop on all the partying that happens there.

98%

If it's anything like when I went to Baylor it's full of closet drinkers and rich white girls with daddy issues.

It is nothing like Baylor. BYU students don't drink.

I imagine the non-drinking percentage is well over 95%.

That being said, my aunt told me one of the wildest places she's ever been is Salt Lake City. I guess the few that drink - go wild.