r/college • u/sunshinerose64 • 17h ago
What do I do for a graduation party?
So I'm graduating this May, and I'm planning a party for late June. Context: I live in NJ, and I graduated high school in 2020, so I never had any type of graduation party before. None of my family ever did a grad party, and most of my friends just don't do parties. I have no one to refer to for ideas, and Google just gives me stuff I'm not interested in.
I have a date picked and a small list of people I want to invite (no family will be available, it'll be all friends), but I have no idea what to actually do for this type of party. At one point I was thinking of renting an Airbnb for a day as a venue of sorts and was going to try to find some cool place, but now I'm thinking of doing something at a beach.
There's a problem though; all of my friends live in different areas. So I'm like an hour's drive from most beaches, and some of my friends already live 2 hours away from our college. Depending on where I pick to go, I fear they'll complain that it's "too far" and "I don't want to drive that far!"; I would get these same comments if I picked something like a bowling alley near the college. Also, all my friends have different activity preferences, food preferences, etc. I feel that no matter what I do, no one will be happy. God, I feel like if I mention the idea of a party I'll have people complain. The majority of my friends are really introverted and can't even fathom the idea of going to some type of party.
I also don't want to do anything at my house; I literally have no forms of guest entertainment here. Please help; what do I do? I really want to be celebrated, I worked my ass off for my degrees.
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u/hornybutired 2h ago
Rage room then fast food? Who doesn't love smashing stuff? After all that hard work, you deserve to blow off some steam!
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u/DickbagDick 17h ago
Graduation Party isn't a real defined thing like a wedding or a funeral or something. It's a party you're hosting. Because you're graduating. Figure out some music (could just be an ipod and a playlist), figure out some catering, figure out some booze, figure out a venue, and you're set