There are 2 seasons on the Syracuse University campus. The first is winter – when you run to frat houses, bars and random house's wrapped up in a parka so you don’t freeze to death. The second is day drink season, or more affectionately called the Darty.

Darty season happens twice a year. The fall when we are still all high on summer time and are denying all the responsibilities of school and the spring when we celebrate surviving yet another Cuse winter.

Darty season begins in the spring on the first above 50-degree day. You can hear the music blaring from various frat houses, girls walking in herds to the latest day drink destination in their carefully picked out outfit, and the hangovers from last night slowly disappearing.

However, unlike a night out, day drinks are a marathon that can last anywhere from 11 am to 11 pm, when that night’s festivities begin. So, here are some things that one MUST bring to survive a day drink.

Plastic Cup with a Lid.

If you are a basic white girl (like myself), you are reading this as a Starbucks cup. This is essential for any day drink. Why? Well because walking around with an open container is illegal you better have something to cover it up and why not have that thing be disposable?

Sunglasses.

Part of why day drinks are so fun in 'Cuse is because we are celebrating the warmth and sun that we haven’t seen for 5 months. You need sunglasses to protect your eyes from the very thing that you haven’t seen in so long. Grab a CHEAP pair because I would put money down that you will lose at least one pair of sunglasses during darty "szn."

Friends.

This one is kind of self-explanatory but you don’t just need a few friends like when you are going to a frat party where all your sisters will be congregated. You need a Taylor Swift “Bad Blood” music video size squad. Guys, girls, whoever you want can be a part of this squad but if you want the guarantee of seeing these people on a day drink day then you 100% need to start the day off with them because you will lose them at some point.

A Good Attitude.

Day drinks can get boring FAST. You will be having the time of your life one minute and the next you will be begging to go back to your bed. You know how I mentioned before that day drinks are a marathon and not a sprint? Well, this is when that rule applies. Keep pushing through it. The beauty of darty season is as soon as one dies, is shut down, gets boring there is another one to hop to (this is also when you begin to lose all the friends you came with).

So in conclusion Darty Season is a mess and good luck to surviving it. Just remember at the end of it, we go home for the summer…