re: I know I'm young...but how did college social stuff work before cell phones?

A land line. That was all we needed. People called each other and said "we are meeting at Robs apartment or house around 8 pm. Call so and so and let them know." The people they called would call others. Everybody ended up at the same place somehow or another. Then everybody would pack into vehicles and go out. One car load might tell you they were stopping by somewhere else first but everybody knew the main destination. Often times, a group would show up and let everyone know that the party was better at a place they had just left and everybody would bolt to that location. It was a simple time and to be quite honest....the surprise and/or anticipation of not knowing exactly what the hell the night had in store made it more exciting. And the best thing was that nobody was distracted by their devices and paid more attention to those they were with.