The Dark Side of Drinking Games

Flip cup is a drinking game where teams can be much larger than beer pong, which increases the very real danger of peer pressure. In a study of Australian college students, 60% of students reported a pressure to participate in drinking games by other participants, and 50% reported that they placed pressure on others to play a drinking game.

While there shouldn't be any big teams with the limit on gatherings being 10 people or less, games like these do make it harder for students to say no to playing. A safer alternative is to replace the drinks with water and to always watch out for your friends and make sure they are comfortable and safe.