Are YOU partying safe as a college woman?

Your college experience is supposed to be about learning, pursuing a future career, and having FUN! For many women, college is the first time spent away from the close watchful eyes of parents, friends, and family. This is your chance to step out of your comfort zone and experience new things.  When it comes to having fun, the buddy system is an absolute must to keep you safe.  There is always safety in numbers.  Go out as a group or at least with one other friend with the understanding that you will watch out for each other.  As women, we should be watching out for all other women.  We have to stick together- even if you are not “friends” with someone.  If you see or even hear about something that should not be going on, you should do whatever you can to stop it or report it immediately.  When people don’t report things, it allows it to continue.   

Unfortunately, just being a woman puts you at risk and makes you vulnerable.  The Centers for Disease Control report that about 1 in 4 college women is at risk to be date raped.  There are a lot of sick guys out there that get off on drugging girls and date raping them.  I absolutely don’t want that to happen to you.  Never ever go out or to a party alone!!!  Everyone wants to think that it won’t happen to them, but it does.  Just ask a woman who has been raped.  Going out alone makes you an instant target and puts you in immediate danger.  If something happens, there will be no one there to help you or protect you. 

College Party Rules:

·         Be safe & have LOTS of fun! J

·         Always charge your cell  phone before you go out. (A cell phone is no good unless it works!)

·         Carry pepper spray & know how to use it.  (Better to be safe than sorry.)

·         Put a whistle on your key chain that you can blow if someone attacks you.

·         Never go out or to a social function alone.

·         Never leave alone. If you arrive with friends, stay with them, and leave with them.

·         Always watch out for each other- all women must stick together!

·         At night, do not walk alone- call campus security to escort you to wherever you need to go.

·         At night, walk in well-lit areas & don’t wear earphones or talk/text on your cell phone.

·         Do not go outside in public with an open container of alcohol.

·         Do not drive or ride your bike while intoxicated (you can get a DUI or a BUI).

·         Be quiet & respectful of the community around you.

·         Call 911 if you feel like you or someone else is in danger

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Best wishes for staying safe & having fun!
Dari Dyrness-Olsen, MA, LPC
Celebrity Author, National Speaker,  Licensed Professional Counselor
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