[33girl]

Not sure if this applies to you, but there is a difference between being a non-drinker who doesn't make a big deal of it and one who DOES.

If you're going to always see the fact that other people drink and you don't as a dealbreaker in a friendship, if you go to mixers or parties and stand around miserable in a corner while others are drinking and being festive, if it makes you THAT uncomfortable to be around (I'm assuming) underage drinking and you think it's morally wrong, you should probably resign.

I drank a bit (well, a big bit) in college. One of my best friends was a girl who drank maybe one wine cooler all night, if that. It has nothing to do with what we had/have in common and who we are. (We're still close friends 25 years later.) She also chose NOT to make an issue of it or judge others.

You can be a gregarious, fun, popular person and NEVER drink a drop of alcohol. It's all in how you handle it. If you're going to look at it as a handicap, others will too.