Although the world is a pretty different place than it was in the 1970s, when it comes to college, not much has changed. 
Frats, sororities, drinking, and partying still rule the day, and if you're not showing up to class hungover, what good is going at all?
Everyone says college is the best four years of your life, and that was certainly true in the '70s. 
Here are 25 photos of what college was like 50 years ago. 
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- 1- College Frat - Early ‘70s.  
 
 
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- 2- Dorm Room - San Francisco State University, 1970s. 
 
 
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- 3- “My Mom” - "She was a cheerleader in college in the early 70s.” 
 
 
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- 4- “My Mom and her Girlfriend Frida at College” - Circa early 1970s. 
 
 
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- 5- Sorority Friends - Early ‘70s.  
 
 
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- 6- Cool College Parties- In the 1970s. 
 
 
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- 7- Students in Mailroom - Pitzer College, Claremont, CA, 1970s. 
 
 
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- 8- “My Aunt” - In the mid-1970s in college. 
 
 
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- 9- A 1970s Party - California Institute of the Arts. Photo by Michael Jang. 
 
 
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- 10- Frat Couch - Having a drink, early ‘70s.  
 
 
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- 11- Studying for the Big Exam - Binghamton University, NY, 1970s.  
 
 
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- 12- Partying - College in the ‘70s.  
 
 
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- 13- Calling Home - From the Freshmen women's dorm. Georgia College, Milledgeville GA, 1970. 
 
 
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- 14- “My Dad in College” - The engineering undergrads knew how to party. 
 
 
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- 15- Frat and Sorority Friends - Early ‘70s.  
 
 
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- 16- Studying Outside - On the grass in the ‘70s.  
 
 
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- 17- “My Grandpa” - As a college student in the early 70s. 
 
 
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- 18- Students Posing on Pellissier Mall - Pitzer College in Claremont, California. 1970s.  
 
 
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- 19- University of Wisconsin - 1970's dorm room. 
 
 
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- 20- A Student Lounge - At University of Wisconsin-Madison. 
 
 
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- 21- Bong Contest in Alice Lloyd - “University of Michigan, sometime from 1974-76.” 
 
 
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- 24- “My Dad” - Playing chess in college, 1970's. 
 
 
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- 25- New York State College of Forestry Fraternity - At Syracuse University, 1970s.