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Unfortunately, as Nolan began to limit his alcohol consumption, he realized something: he had forgotten how to have fun while sober.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn early 2011, Nolan, along with other passionate and driven students, formed Wreckless, an organization dedicated to redefining what it means to have fun in college.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFortunately, I was able to quit, and then wanted to help others who went or were going through similar struggles,\u201d said Nolan, asixth-year mechanical engineering major. \u201cUltimately, I decided that I wanted to change the drinking culture on campus. Georgia Tech has many great resources and programs to address this issue, but my experience taught me that I needed something different.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENolan and his team looked to organizations on other campuses such as the University of Georgia\u2019s Phi Slam and Louisiana State University\u2019s Students on Target for inspiration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough their research, they learned that students drink alcohol for a variety of reasons: to celebrate, to relieve stress, out of boredom or habit, and to feel liberated by the temporary loss of inhibitions that alcohol can provide. In recent years, Georgia Tech has seen consistent issues with incidents related to alcohol, manifested in ways including ejections from athletic events and hospitalizations. Nolan\u0027s team decided to address this problem by doing what students do best: partying.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EWith the help of funding from several campus entities, including the Student Government Association, Student Foundation, Office of Greek Affairs, Buzzfunds, and Freshman Experience, Wreckless throws huge theme parties that inspire and remind students what it\u2019s like to play like kids and let their imaginations run wild, despite the stressful nature of life as a Tech student.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re not here to be just another club, nor a social wrist-slapper,\u201d said Dennis Gast, a third-year business administration major and Wreckless\u2019 vice president of public relations. \u201cWe want to foster a community of Georgia Tech students who want to have an unforgettable weekend without alcohol, drugs, and the consequences that can sometimes come with them.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPast Wreckless events include Snow My Gosh, Don\u2019t Worry Beach Happy, Jamazon Rageforest, and Caution: Flannable, a lumberjack-themed party that included eight zorbs (human hamster balls), fake snow, and a disc jockey on Tech Green.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis semester\u2019s Wreckless extravaganza is called \u201cIt\u2019s Pasture Bedtime.\u201d The event is farmhouse-themed and will include swing dancing, a live band and DJ, and a mechanical bull. 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