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When I attended ASU, it was rated the number one party school in the nation because of the warm climate and casual lifestyle.

When I graduated with my master’s from ASU in 1985, according to Playboy Magazine that year, ASU was the “number one party school” in the country.

Most of the partying happened in the sororities and fraternities, but there was also a general “party feel” to the university also. I was an undergraduate at ASU from 1972 through 1976. At that time the drinking age in Arizona was 18(later raised to 21 years old). The beer flowed freely at the football games which were raucous and crazy events.

Being an engineering major and working part-time to support myself, I did not have the time or money to participate in the partying.

I attended Thursday's evening's Sun Devil football game against the Stanford. We lost but the game was exciting and loud. The energy in the stadium was electrifying.

The student section was as raucous as ever.

I would bet that there weren't too many PSTD snowflakes partying in the south end zone student section.

I put my house on the market next week and will return to Florida.

But I have reveled in the enjoyment of returning to my alma mater and Tempe, the college town I grew up in. Lots of friends, family and fond memories.

My grandmother made the pompom squad uniforms those years (’72 - ‘76.) My dad is a grad of ASU and is mortified at the way they are acting. I, too, have a TON of family still in Tempe... my uncle owned and operated Ray’s ASU Barber Shop. :o)