Party-time?

I'm going to expose one more aspect of my ongoing weirdness here. And throw a question into the mix that may seem odd to you, but bear with me.

I grew up in a pretty conservative home and church. Parties were frowned upon - they were dens of evil! Later on in life I had to agree after attending a few...

We all kinda stuck to potluck lunches, church games nights and (kosher/pre-approved) reel-to-reel movies in the hall. (All of which are stories in themselves, worthy of a series of "those were the days" posts...)

But I've never really learnt to throw a party - a "Christian" party if you will. The ones (few as they are) I've been to have had overly-loud music, skimpy lighting, a smokey haze, strange activities in the back room and too much booze. Hardly a good example of how to throw a party that doesn't end in either a drug-induced haze or violent hangover! But that's kinda set the mental image for what a party is.

The one I went to at a Christian home a few months back also ended with some guests who drank too much, others who went home depressed and one or two serious wallflowers. Not much different from the other type of party in essence.

So how does one throw a party? Especially in a home situated where mine is - on a campus where alcohol is banned, loud music is a no-go, dancing doesn't happen too easily, and any untoward behaviour could lose me my job! :)

What does a "Christian" party look like? What kind of party should a God-follower be throwing? And would non-God-followers feel comfortable at such a party?

If you have any ideas, any light to shed on my pathetic situation of partylessness - PLEASE DO SO! (Promise to invite you to the first one I throw in return!)