History
While the roots of naked parties come from the nudism movements and campus streaking, the modern "naked party" movement appears to have its roots at Brown University in the 1980s. The student group The Pundits are anecdotally credited to reviving this on a wider scale at Yale University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Wesleyan University, and Columbia University have been known to have student groups host them as well.
Naked parties have been noted as rather polite events, where sexuality and sexual overtones are often frowned upon. Even with these unwritten rules in place, there have been problems with alleged sexual assault. With this noted, even some more notable names, such as Barbara Bush, George W. Bush's daughter, have been linked to parties at Yale.
A Young Naturist group called Young Naturists and Nudists America have been actively promoting naked parties in the New York Tri State area. More Information and a list of events can be found at: Young Nudists And Naturists America
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