By Zach Crizer

Courtesy Solo via NPR.org

Why do you pick up the red Solo cups before a party? There are cheaper alternatives, but unlike Xerox or Kleenex, Solo doesn’t seem to have a problem with being the brand name associated with party cups.

Now, as NPR explains, it is getting more notoriety because of a glorifying Toby Keith song.

While they don’t seem particularly glamorous, they certainly are everywhere in the college lifestyle.