Frat parties are a common thing among college students. You get all dressed up, go out with your friends, drink as much alcohol as possible, and dance the night away. But more often than not, the night isn't perfect and something can easily go wrong. The frats could run out of alcohol, all your pictures could be a drunken mess, and you can easily lose your stuff and your friends along the way. To avoid these common mishaps, be sure to follow these guidelines and you won't have anything to worry about next time you head to the frats.

1. Make sure you pregame

Free alcohol is always great, but you never know what each frat will have and how much of it will be left. If you really don't want beer, you're better off getting a Loko in case there's no juice. Not to mention how much more fun it is to pregame with your crew (i.e. beer pong and flip cup) and to already be lit when you get there. The more alcohol the better, so why not start early?

2. Hide your jacket

The first thing you should do when you get to any frat house is find a spot to put your jacket. Pick somewhere no one will steal it from, somewhere hidden from the actual party so that it doesn't get dirty or stepped on. Cupboards and closets are usually the best spot. Just remember which one you hid it in or drunk you will end up having a freak out about it being lost later on.

3. Take pics before you get too drunk

Taking pictures is an essential part of any night out. Looking that good deserves to be documented. But if you start taking them after drinking too much, you'll wake up with a bunch of dysfunctional pictures where everyone looks O.D. wasted-funny, but not cute. To make sure you have an insta-worthy picture the morning after, take pictures before you go out, and right when you get there when everyone is still functional and looks fire.

4. Go for the juice before the keg

You've probably heard the phrase "don't drink the juice" at some point in your life. Well, fuck it-drink the goddamn juice. And go for it first, when while it's still there and hasn't had a dozen hands stuck in it. That shit goes fast and it's first come first serve; before you know it, you'll be chugging beers to catch up with everyone else who's all juiced up. Kegs are great too, just get from them when the juice is gone.

5. Don't break the seal

Breaking the seal: Everyone's worst enemy when drinking. That much liquid leads to the dire need to pee, but once you start you'll be going like four more times that night...not fun. Not to mention how disgusting the bathrooms in the frat houses are: broken toilet seats, trash all over the floor, pee in the tub. And there's almost always never any toilet paper. Don't break the seal. Wait as long as you possibly can.

6. Stay together

When you're drunk, everyone tends to wander off. This one goes to get a refill, that one goes to the bathroom, the other goes to hookup with some frat guy. By the end of the night a group of ten can easily become a group of four. Those still there are all fine, but you never know what could happen to that girl you accidentally left behind or who may be too drunk to make their way back. Stay together, no hoes left behind.