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Whenever I would tell someone where I was going to college, people would always say, "Isn't that a PARTY school?". It is a party school in the sense that there is something going on every night but most people only party thursday-saturday. I am in a sorority but Greek Life does not dictate the social scene. There are a million things to do on campus/in the city so if going Greek isn't for you, your social life isn't over. Most of my close friends are in my sorority but I have friends that aren't. I met many of my non-Greek friends freshman year in the dorms/class as well as through my job. If you have nothing to do on a weekend, your best bet is to open the Charleston City Paper. They have a listing of every music or theater performance as well as other intersting events in the city. Sporting events/school spirit is not big here. People love the school but not the Cougars.

Greek is big so is intermural sports. The college tries to help students by bringing in a lot of great things to see and do but most of campus does their own thing anyway. There's always something to do and because the school isn't tiny there's always someone there or willing to go with you.

I don't spend very much time on campus so I'm not really sure about the social scene. I've met a few friends in classes. It seems to me that people mostly meet in the dorms or in fraternities & sororities.

mostly house parties that move to the bars after midnight

something to do every night.. most of which involve copious amounts of drinking

lots of frats and sorority functions. tons of house parties. if you are bored on a weekend night you are a loser. sailing is a ton of fun, epic conditions, great people, and number 1 team in the country.

Because the College is smack in the middle of downtown, and the action in Charleston doesn't disappoint, there is always something to do. There are loads of athletic, academic, and special interest groups on campus. There is a theatre program and an Activities Board that strives to bring lots of fun and interesting activities to campus, and usually for free. Students in dorms leave their doors open (especially in College Lodge and McCallister). The dating scene is easier for guys, harder for girls, due to fact that the male:female ratio is ridiculously in favor of males. If you're awake at 2am on a Tuesday you can definitely find a house party; last-call at bars is 2am in South Carolina. Rock the Block is a street festival that takes place every weekend. People party pretty much every night, and the police downtown are pretty accepting as long as you're not disorderly or publicly stupid about it. House parties that get busted generally do not result in tickets unless you tear the tag off the keg, run, or act like a dickhead. They usually just ask people to go home and go about their business. Fraternities and sororities definitely have a presence on campus but are absolutely not required to have a good time or meet people. I don't drink, personally, and on a Saturday night I can enjoy a really nice dinner, go shopping, see a movie, or stay in with friends and chill. I also enjoy going to house parties even though I don't drink.

C of C has several sports teams as well as other organizations. There is a sailing team, an active SGA, and several fraternities and sororities. There are plenty of things for a student to get involved in, if they wish. But a majority of students prefer to spend the thursday, friday and saturday nights in Charleston enjoying the active night life. There always seems to be some kind of large event going on in Charleston whether it is related to the school or not. There are anual art festivals, wild life expos, and lots of other events that keep Charleston pretty fun.

greek life isn't extremely big here, but it's pretty involved. my overall perception of greek life from someone's point of view who is involved with it, is that it is overall very chill and fun. a lot of people pick on the guys in frats the most, and im gonna be honest, some of them really do suck. but as said before, everyone who goes here is pretty cool, so if greek is your thing, go for it, because its typical for people to have friends both in and out of the greek system, which is why charleston is so great.

Bars, and house parties but mostly bars. Fake id's are a norm so, come prepared.