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Southwestern University - Nightlife - College ProwlerCollege Prowler3.85

Nightlife

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Quick Stats

Primary Areas with Nightlife
  • 6th Street
  • Downtown Austin
  • Not Georgetown
Local Specialties
  • Lone Star Beer:
  • Shiner Beer:
  • Zilker:
Favorite Drinking Games
  • Beer pong
  • King's Cup
  • Power Hour
Useful Resources for Nightlife
  • The Austin Chronicle
  • www.atxnightlife.com
  • www.austin360.com

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

In general, Southwestern kids stick to the frats when they want to party. However, that doesn’t mean that you can’t go exploring sometimes. While some students make-do by hitting up the local Chili’s bar to hang out, most consider Georgetown completely devoid of nightlife, so they make the trek to downtown Austin for any fun after 10 p.m. There are dozens of clubs and bars downtown, and most of them have live music; Austin is the “Live Music Capital of the World,” after all! Pretty much all the coffeehouses in Austin are hip and bohemian, and most also offer free Wi-Fi Internet service.

If you want to party (and not with the Greeks), you’ve gotta go to Austin. A lot of students go to the parties at UT or go dancing at the numerous clubs in downtown Austin. There are also a variety of bars to hang out at and other fun activities. The one downside is that everything usually closes up at 2 a.m., but that is still more than you can find at Georgetown. Unless you want to party down at Wal-Mart, there’s really no reason to stay in Georgetown. In fact, Georgetown and Austin are like polar opposites when it comes to nightlife—Austin rocks, while Georgetown snores.

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Nightlife at Southwestern University

lacscholar

'14

Anthropology and Archaeology

4.6
A

Night Life at SU

There are Frat parties almost every weekend like at any other college, there are not many bars or clubs nearby. Transportation is not needed if you are traveling around Georgetown, but if you want to go to "clubs" or "bars" Austin is 3o minutes away. Also the Friday night live organization on campus also has events scheduled for Saturday and Sunday and various days through out the week.

Nov 10, 2011

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Nightlife at Southwestern University

K9Friend

'15

Sociology

2.3
C

Somewhat of a "Suitcase" School

On Wednesday nights there are the "Study Break" parties down at the Frats, and a couple times a month there will be big theme parties there too. Austin is nearby, but if you don't have a car or an adventurous friend who has one then you're out of luck. A large amount of students also live within driving distance of their homes, and it's common to see a large percentage of your floor leave once it's Friday. So if you don't live near Southwestern, get ready to spend some lonely weekend nights if the Frats aren't you're scene.

Oct 24, 2011

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Nightlife at Southwestern University

Accox

'10

Economics

0.0
F

No Way

if you dont get drunk and use drugs, you are out!

and you dont have so many alternatives

Mar 13, 2011

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Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

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Facts

Bar Prowler

Here’s the thing—there is no nightlife in Georgetown. Whether you want to boogie down at a club or get coffee after 9 p.m., you better be prepared to drive all the way to Austin. The other factor is that not many people at Southwestern tend to hit up the club scene—frankly, we’re a school of homebodies. We tend to stick with the frats on the weekends, but if you’re craving some big-city nightlife, Austin, the “Live Music Capital of the World,” certainly has you covered.

Closing Time

2 AM

Cheapest Place to Get a Drink

Fraternity Row

Organization Parties

If it is a weekend during the school year some organization is most likely throwing a party. The fraternities are always a dependable source of a good time but they do throw annual parties to look out for such as: the pledge party for each frat with themes changing yearly, the Phi’s Toga and Foam parties and the Pike’s Swamp party. Other organizations that commonly host shindigs are Alpha Phi Omega (the service frarority) and Students for Environmental Activism and Knowledge, or SEAK. For the most part, if one is a member of the organization or not, Facebook invites are sent out to the majority of campus.

Did You Know?

To try and make up for a lack of nightlife, SU offers a variety of other events, especially lectures, to provide entertainment during the week and to give those under 21 another option. Such events include the Sarofim School of Fine Arts Artist Series, the Lurlyn and Durwood Fleming Scholar in Residence in Religion Program, Global Issues Forum, Roy and Margaret Shilling Lecture Series, the Slover-Southwestern Lectureships, the A. Frank Smith, Jr. Distinguished Lecture Program, the Willson Lectureships, and the Writer’s Voice.

Bar ListingsWhat's This?

Lucky Lounge

Techno and hip-hop. Lots of “beautiful people.”

209 W. Fifth St.

Austin

(512) 479-7700

www.theluckylounge.com

Lava Lounge

They have live music on their back patio.

405 E. Seventh St.

Austin

(512) 474-5514

Cedar Street Courtyard

Great outdoor live-music venue in the heart of the Warehouse District.

208 W. Fourth St.

Austin

(512) 495-9669

www.cedarstreetaustin.com

What to Do if You're Not 21What's This?

The Metro Espresso Bar

Open 24 hours

2222 Guadalupe St.

(512) 474-5730

Mojo’s Daily Grind

2714 Guadalupe St.

(512) 474-6656

www.mojosdailygrind.com

Spider House Café

The coffee shop is actually an old house that has been rennovated. Lots of outdoor seating.

2908 Fruth St.

(512) 480-9562

www.spiderhousecafe.com

Alamo Drafthouse

There are three Drafthouse locations around Austin, the most popular one being downtown on Colorado Street. At Drafthouse, you don’t just watch movies while eating nachos and drinking beer, you watch really crazy movies while eating nachos and drinking beer! They show many “normal” movies, such as Donnie Darko, The Royal Tenenbaums, and Purple Rain, but they also have special events weekly and monthly. For example, one Thursday a month they have Open Screen Night, where people bring in their own wacky original movies and play them on the big screen. They’ll play anything, no matter how stupid or crass, but watch out that your movie doesn’t get “gonged!” The most hilarious movie wins $100. Drafthouse is also home of Movie-oke (like karaoke, but with movies) and Austin’s Rocky Horror Picture Show Crew, the Queerios (www.austinrocky.org/sac.php).

www.drafthouse.com

Esther’s Follies

Esther’s Follies is Austin’s original best comedy and magic troupe. They’re part vaudeville review, part magic act, and part improvisational madness. They offer biting satire of newsmakers and headliners with a distinct Austin flair. General tickets cost $20, but students and seniors get a $2 discount. Special section reserved seating (i.e. good seats) cost $25. (Hint: It’s worth it to splurge the $5.) Show Times: Thursday at 8 p.m., Friday–Saturday at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.

525 E 6th St.

(512) 320-0553

www.esthersfollies.com

Little City Espresso Bar & Roasting Co.

2604 Guadalupe St.

(512) 467-2326

www.littlecity.com

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