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The DOs and DON’Ts of Tallahassee Nightlife

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at FSU chapter.

This article does not represent the views of Her Campus FSU.

Tallahassee: our panhandle oasis of vodka water limes and y-bombs. The anticipation for game day flows through everyone’s blood and as we wake up on game day Saturday and fill Doak, you’d best believe we are turning up. It is almost appropriate to go out and party every single night and go for a dip in Westcott fountain after you have perspired enough on the dance floor. This doesn’t mean we should disrespect our livers, but it’s too much fun to say no when a friend bribes us with a Fireball shot to get the party started. After many nights of bad decisions, we stumble home and drag ourselves to our 9 a.m. when the sun rises. We are very serious about our studies here at Florida State University, and rather serious about drinking as a sport and our sports as a drinking event.

Do: Get the number of the cutie across the bar.

Don’t: Text him at 2 a.m. to come over.

 

Do: Go to plenty of pre-games and parties at fraternities.

Don’t: Sleep over because you won’t know where you are in the morning.

 

Do: Drink Natty Light – it’s the only option most of the time.

Don’t: Drink the punch from behind the bar – there could be some dangerous additives.

 

Do: Hop around the tailgate scene in that cute new outfit.

Don’t: Leave the football game after the first quarter… you might miss the game-winning touchdown!

 

Do: Head straight to Gumby’s on the way out of White Trash Wednesday.

Don’t: Wait in line at McDonalds or expect there to be any ketchup.

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Do: Go out with new friends from class.

Don’t: Forget about your roomies and the wine, chocolate and movies you could be watching with them.

 

Do: Wear that new crop top and lipstick to happy hour.

Don’t: Shove your feet into your friend’s 6-inch wedges; there are already enough baby giraffes trying to walk down College Ave.

 

Do: Split an Uber ride home with your friend.

Don’t: Get sick in the car and wake up with a $200 charge on Mom’s credit card.

 

Do: Bring a girlfriend to the bathroom with you for your company.

Don’t: Actually sit on the toilet seat – master the squat, people.

 

Do: Get to the bar early for those one dollar drink deals.

Don’t: Expect to taste anything but alcohol in anything but a plastic cup.

 

Do: Take super cute insta pics with your friends before you go out.

Don’t: Have your picture spotted on campus mugshots after a night of recklessness.

 

Do: Try going to new places, aka Rokbar, on Fridays for Latin Night (for those 305 ladies).

Don’t: Be scared of clubs in strip malls (yes, they freaked me out until I went inside).

 

Do: Go early to the destination of the night and get pre-banded.

Don’t: Wait to go to Recess at 1 a.m. Cover is like $20 – ain’t nobody got time for that.

 

Do: Take these suggestions and more into consideration when heading out in “the nasty.”

Don’t: Do anything I wouldn’t do…

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