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I'm not opposed to drinking -- I drank socially in college, and I knew many successful people who drank far more. What's more dangerous is overwhelming peer pressure. I've known people who joined clubs where lots of drinking was all but mandatory, and their lives got a lot more chaotic than they wanted, very fast. Keep away from mandatory partying; discretionary partying, on your own schedule, with people who will respect your choices, is much better.
You're right. I did get that kind of pressure at college parties. Really, people will be happy as long as you have one drink; the further teasing and egging on is just some stupid ritual program that doesn't mean anything to them. It's definitely weird to put yourself in a situation where people are gathered to drink+have fun, and not drink at all.