With these stronger drinks thrown in, people are having a much harder time determining what their limit is, and knowing when they've gone from being buzzed to a raging drunk or beyond. Aside from being embarrassing, this can also be quite dangerous. Before you start knocking back drink after drink, you might want to ask yourself why you are drinking in the first place. The goal of drinking should never be to drink until you puke. This goal is very annoying to your host because, if you manage to succeed,they are the ones that have to clean up after you.
Many people tend to drink in social events for the purpose of relaxation.
Others tend to drink because of peer pressure. In this case, you can nurse a drink or 2 for the night, allowing yourself to drink, but not so much that you lose control. Or find others at the party who aren't drinking. The wonderful thing about the Pep Band is that there isn't any pressure to drink, if you don't want to, you don't have to. If you do decide to do some heavy drinking, here are some tips I learned the hard way.