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Stanford is an elite institution that others watch carefully. Administrators go to conferences & workshops to discuss their practices. They get promoted into positions at other universities.

Stanford is a leading indicator of campus life elsewhere.

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> Stanford is a leading indicator of campus life elsewhere.

It very much is not. Last party I went to at Stanford had corporate sponsorship.

Do house parties not exist at Stanford?

They certainly exist and are fun (as well as playing beer pong in the fountain) but it's nothing as wild as say ... Arizona State.

source: went to big state university undergrad then 4 years at Stanford. Miles of difference in the party scenes.

Stanford social scene: Beige Toyota Prius

Big State U: Lime green Ferrari 250 GTO

U Texas football had tailgate parties that got sponsorship from several big named beer brands, hot dog companies.

Right, the frat party I went to was sponsored by Microsoft and had Xbox stations.

Different.

Do you attend college parties, or administer a university?

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