Party Theme: Monopoly

The Monopoly theme is more of a time-consuming theme, but if done correct, girls will remember the great time they had at your Monopoly themed party. The main premise of the event is to create your house's rooms into a Monopoly board. I am assuming that if you are reading this post, you know how to play Monopoly. If you don't know how to play, then you probably had a terrible childhood...haha.

In the game of Monopoly, there are cheap properties (Baltic Ave and Oriental Ave), decent properties (St. Charles Place and New York Ave), pretty good properties (Kentucky Ave and Marvin Gardens), and the best properties (Pacific Ave and Boardwalk). The game's underlying theme is that money is king and gets you whatever you want. Coincidentally that is also the same theme of your party.

Since this event is probably best for a small-medium sized party (no more than 60 people), I will plan the party accordingly. It will be a bit tricky buying alcohol for this party because you will have to buy many different types of alcohol (this is for a reason, trust me). So budget wise, this will be on the more expensive side, which is why you should save this event for sororities or girls who you need to greatly impress.

If you look at a Monopoly board, you will realize that there are four divisions of "property class." I have identified the four classes above in the picture. Each class with be associated with a different type of alcohol. Since money gets you better properties (or access), then the nicer and more expensive alcohol will be in the more expensive property class zone. I will explain later how people get money and the other rules to the party. However, here is the breakdown and suggested types of alcohol:

Zone 1: Mediterranean Ave to Connecticut Ave--the cheapest/worst drinks (Ex: Popov Vodka, Sauza Tequila, and Natty Light Beer).

Zone 2: St. Charles Place to New York Ave--average drinks (Ex: Smirnoff Vodka, Jose Cuervo Tequila, and Coors/Bud Light).

Zone 3: Kentucky Ave to Marvin Gardens--pretty good drinks (Ex: Absolut Vodka, Cazadores Tequila, and Sierra Nevada Beer).

Zone 4: Pacific Ave to Boardwalk--amazing drinks (Ex: Grey Goose Vodka, Patron Tequila, and Heineken Beer).

Just to make it simple and easy, make each "zone" into one room, so you will have four themed rooms. For decorations you can print out a sign of one of the properties from each zone and tape it to the door of the room. Also, you can make the inside of the room match the quality of the alcohol and properties. So Zone 1 will look like a run-down neighborhood or a shanty town. Zone 2 will look very modest, like a simple house with no frills. Zone 3 will have a bit more glitz than Zone 2, like an upper middle class two story house. Zone 4 will be the shiny and gaudy room, like a mansion.

The added decorations and different types of alcohol will make each room a different experience. The goal is have the girls start in the lesser rooms and work their way up to Zone 4 room. Girls want to be in the best room, so they will do things in order to get there. Now the fun part of the theme is coming...

In order for a girl to get into a Zoned room, she has to pay "rent." Each Zone room will have the amount needed to enter. To keep it simple just use a ratio to figure out the pricing to display for each Zone room. Here's a quick example of the costs to enter each Zone room:

Zone 1: Free

Zone 2: $200

Zone 3: $600

Zone 4: $900

Now that the prices are set, here is how your currency system will work. Have someone design a $50 currency bill that looks like a monetary bill, but put your fraternity's name on it. Make sure to print enough money so that there is a good money supply, but watch out for inflation! (Had to throw in an economics joke somewhere!) The easiest way to print money is to put six bills per sheet of paper and use a paper cutter to cut the stacks of bills into individual bills. 

Brothers will be the ones to have money at the beginning of the party. Each brother should carry about $700 in bills. When girls come to your house, have one person give each girl one $50 bill. Make sure to post the room rates and other rules so the girls can see. As the girls will soon discover, they can easily get into the Zone 1 room, but will need to get more money to move up in class. Now you might ask, how to girls get more money?

Well it is up to the brothers to give money to the girls for certain things (I know what you are thinking, and no, I'm not talking about girls whoring themselves out for Monopoly money). You can have different games in your big common room so girls can get money. Example, you can do boat races, flip cup, and/or beer pong for girls to get money. At first, you will see that Zone 1 room is pretty crowded, but girls will want to go to a less crowded room (with better alcohol), so they will find ways to get more money to do that. 

Besides the 4 Zone rooms, here are other Monopoly names to use for other rooms in the house:

*Common Room = Free Parking

*Bathroom = Water Works

*Front Door/Entrance = Go!

*Dance Floor = Jail

*Community Chest = Tub of Jungle Juice

So the girls get money, but then have to give it away in order to get into different themed rooms. So money will be changing hands all night and free-market economics will be in play (the ones with the money get what they want, and those without do not).

Now you might ask about what to wear for such a fun event? The best clothing for a Monopoly party is 1920's clothing. The reason for this is because the origins of Monopoly came out of the Roaring 20's Period of American History. Just look at the Monopoly character--he's got a tuxedo on with a top hat.

So guys should dress classy/cocktail attire and girls should dress cocktail with a 20's flair. However, some people might take this opportunity to dress funny for this event. They could dress up as the Monopoly board pieces or other aspects from the game, such as a jailer, top hat, battleship, etc. These are just ideas, so I wouldn't recommend dressing up as some of the pieces, like a battleship. haha

In conclusion, here's the breakdown:

What to Wear: 1920's theme classy attire

Comfort Social Level: A little bit of comfort, but need to change it up and "wow" the girls.

Total Cost: Expensive