College Theme Party Ideas To Impress Your Sorority

College theme party ideas are a must for any wild party. With all the work there is to be done, every student needs to relax once in a while, so parties are part of college life, you may have been to a few but now it's time to throw your own!

For the ultimate in parties why not try some college graduation party ideas. Graduating college is an important time in any one's life so celebrate - as if you need an excuse! Another popular time to party is Spring Break. But usually this is more of a holiday away than a one night party.

The first thing that you need to decide upon is a time and a place for the party. It is preferable to have the party on a weekend so you don't have to suffer through class the next day!

As for location if you are still at home with the folks - forget it - they are not going to want the hassle or the mess, unless you have really cool (and rich) parents. Ideas for places to party include basements, frat or sorority houses, lawn parties, a large hall or even front porches.

To make your college party memorable, however, you'll need more than alcohol and a few bites to eat. You need a theme!

So impress your Sorority with Pink Heavens college theme party ideas:

college theme party ideas

ABC (Anything But Clothes) - You can wear anything you like - as long as they are not clothes! Popular outfits for this college theme party idea are trash bags, bed sheets, flags, towels, foil trays, cardboard boxes, duct tape, basically anything you can get your hands on to cover your modesty! Some even use body paint or even saran wrap. A good idea is to ask around to see what ideas others have come up with. Other ideas to really set your outfit apart from others are fake flowers, leaves, magazines, crepe paper, beads, and glitter. Also think of a celebrity and how they dress - then try and re create their outfit but without clothes!
Angels and Devils (or Heaven and Hell) - Will you be an angel or a devil? Go with your personality or take a walk on the devilish or angelic side and be the total opposite. As this is a popular theme you could also decorate with angel and devil decor, but I doubt anyone will notice. You could, however, play games such as, depending on whether guests are dressed up as angels or devils, they have to drink different alcohol, champagne for the angels and liquor for the devils. You could also tell people that the devils have to behave and the angels can run riot - that might mix things up a bit - you can also use shots as forfeits.
Beach Party - Hopefully for this party you can get to the beach. But if not you will have to 'create' your own beach paradise. Depending on where you hold the party this could involve large amounts of sand. If you don't have the cash for this HUGE amount of sand just try and have a 'beach area'. Also use paddling pools filled with water. A good tip is to also fill some with ice so guests can leave their drinks in to keep cool. A Tiki bar is a must, fill up the bar with plenty of cocktails and shots - beware if people are barefooted with any glass items. Make sure everyone comes in beach attire i.e. swimsuits or Hawaiian outfits. Also have water guns and beach balls to have fun with and also sand pails can be used to drink out of! If you want to play games traditionally beach party games such as limbo will be a great hit.
Casino - For a more civilized party why not throw a casino party? It doesn't have to be all stuffy and posh, though, a back room casino with some poker tables can also be great fun. Get the girls to dress up in dresses with loads of fake gold costume jewellery whilst the guys can dress as croupiers. Remember, however, that this is a fun night so gamble with fake money!
Disco Party - Just want to drink and dance? Then choose a disco party for your college theme party idea, just turn up the music and dance! If you want to have a dress code then suggest that everyone dresses up in 70s disco wear - think Afros and roller skating girls!!
Graffiti - For this party idea for college everyone wears white shirts and comes armed with marker pens and highlighters. Also use black lights to make the highlighted text or drawing really glow!
Greeks and Goddesses (Toga) - One of the most popular college theme party ideas full of bedsheets as togas and thorn head dresses! To make a statement why not use some silk colored sheets - just wrap the sheet around you a couple of times to get the required length (most girls wear them quite short) then pin into place. If you are wearing a white toga you can brighten up your outfit with a colored sash and some flowers in your head dress. Some supplies you may need for a Greeks and Goddesses party are extra bedsheets for those guests who don't turn up in togas and also plenty of grapes!
Pink Party - Well any color really, but the Pink Heaven Party Angel votes for pink! Everybody that comes to the party must not wear anything but your chosen color. They are also given pink colored foods and drinks. This is a good time to get the food coloring and cranberry mixers out.
Super Hero Party - Simple, just dress as your favorite superhero. Many people are going to come as superman and super girl so try and think of something a little bit different, or why not be a villain? You can also serve food and drinks and give them names so that they appear to boost any special powers guests may have - please note: do not tell anybody that they can fly!
Western - Yee Haw! Cowboys and Indians a plenty. You can also give everyone a sticker when they come in with a Western name on. Any guests caught not calling people by their new names gets a forfeit. You can also have fun with Indian war paint, use body paint to decorate the guests in your tribes colors.
White Trash - This can be a really fun college theme party idea, you dress as white trash and then serve cheap liquor and beer along with some trailer trash foods. You can also use the name tag game here with some really trailer trash names.

INVITATIONS

There are many invitations that you could use depending on your choice of theme. If you are inviting hundreds of guests, however, an Evite may be the way to go. Just get a list of everyones email addresses and send them your fabulous college theme party idea invitation.

Many people also create an event on Facebook which you can then invite guests to. This way you can keep track of who's coming or not.

If you want to make some easy but professional looking invites then the Pink Heaven Party Angel recommends creating extraordinary free digital invitations in minutes at Smilebox.com! You can even add your own photos, video clips and music.

DECORATIONS

College theme party ideas for decorations can be as simple as a banner with your colleges logo on to a fully decorated party according to your theme. But who is going to notice? You may want to put up a few decorations to set the scene but once the alcohol is flowing no one is going to notice and they will probably get ripped down.

Ideas for decorations, however, are:

Balloons, banners and streamers in your college colors
An ice luge - a large sometimes shaped, block of ice complete with winding 'lanes' which you pour vodka down
Glow in the dark party ware
Keg coolers
Beer bongs
Beer Pong tables
Other decorations would depend on your chosen theme

You could also check out other Pink Heaven party ideas for more help on themed decorations and then adapt as necessary for your college theme party ideas.

PARTY COSTUMES

If you have chosen one of the above Pink Heaven college theme party ideas then you should already have a few costume ideas in mind.

A good tip if you are stuck for a costume idea is to type you chosen theme into Google image search. You then get a load of photos of college students past parties and what they wore.

Depending on the type of party your throwing, the number of people and the amount of alcohol being served there may not be any point in spending loads on an outfit as it may get ruined.

FOOD AND DRINK

A buffet or BBQ usually meets the requirements of college theme party ideas. Here are a list of some foods for your party ideas for college:

Pizza
Chips and dips
Chicken wings
Peanuts
Pretzels
Cookies

When it comes to drinks kegs of beer are usually the college party choice. How many depends on the amount of guests coming. The same goes for bottles of liquor.

A good policy is to get everyone to bring their own alcohol. If you are making cocktails make sure that you have some recipes to hand before the party so that you can get all the right ingredients ready.

Due to underage drinking make sure that anyone under the age of 21 is not served alcohol - this can be done using wristbands or colored cups.

ENTERTAINMENT

Loud music is usually enough entertainment for college theme party ideas but you can also incorporate a few games such as:

Limbo - A traditional party game made more fun with alcohol!
Beer Pong - Throwing a plastic ball into a cup full of beer. You can even buy beer pong tables for professionals!
Card Games - Such as 21s Crazy 8s or Kings
Frisbeer - Throwing a Frisbee in the hope of knocking over a can of beer
Forfeit Games - Such as the name tag game

There are many more drinking games featured at College Beer Games

Remember, if you can't find what you are looking for here then why not ask the Pink Heaven Party Angel, who is there to answer all your party questions. Or why not help others with their party planning problems by answering their questions!

Then once you've thrown your party let everyone know about it at YOUR parties, readers can then rate your party and give their comments. Your party could then help others searching for the perfect party idea, whilst giving your ideas the fame they deserve!

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