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Lots of groups, some more popular than others. The Carnivore Club is probably one of the most popular, because it always offers free food, gets involved in most events on campus (whether or not they sponsor it), and strikes a nice chord of satire at a college where so many students are "hippie-types" who stick to vegetarianism and veganism. Always plenty of events going on on campus, from theater or dance performances to political/artistic/professional guest speakers to plain old parties (both with and without alcohol.) Lots of parties off-campus as well (though those sometimes get a bit out of control.) It takes until your senior year to really figure out the good spots in the Colorado Springs nightlife, but they're there to be found. Sororities and fraternities are here, but aren't emphasized.

People definitely party, but not everyone needs to. Frats not huge, but frattish culture is on the rise. Fun is becoming more preppy rather than exciting. The school is definitely getting less distinct these days.

The Greek system isn't as prominent here as it is on other campuses. This is a good thing. The FIJI's are all the douche bag lacrosse players typically. The Kappa Sigmas seem to be the average Joes, but the Sigma Chi's are mostly the rich boys. There are a lot of random hook-ups at the crazy house parties around here. All the seniors pretty much live on Uintah, San Rafael, Yampa, Weber, or Wahsatch. The party zone is fairly centralized so its easy to walk around on a Friday night and find a party to wander into. The block plan is rather strange for friendships. You will hang out with Joe or Suzy every day for a month, then you never see them. Because of this, you tend to retreat to your group of friends. The following block, I probably won't talk to Joe or Suzy once, regardless of how close we were during the last block. It's quite sad. I miss some friends that I made in old classes that I simply don't have time to hang out with because I'm busy spending everyday with the new Joe or Suzy. This causes rather insular groups to form simply because of the busy-ness of the students.

Ice hockey games are probably the most well attended sporting events we have. The games are at the World Arena, but there are buses that take students to and from the games. Greek life at CC is very different from that of other schools. It does not have your typical fraternities or sororities - each has it's own unique flavor while melding in with the relaxed mentality of Colorado College.

I always think of CC as a place where people play hard and then work hard. Stuff doesn't get stolen too often. I think a lot of people leave their rooms unlocked and are very friendly with one another. I met my closest friends through my first class, my freshman dorm, and through my major or friends I had made earlier. Late night I'm either working hard on something that's due or hanging out with my other late-night buddy, going to get diner food or something. People party a lot. We have lots and lots of music and beer events. Llamapalooza is the biggest one and it's at the end of the year. It's pretty fun.

Colorado College has a variety of activities on campus. Hockey is the big sports event, and a lot of students do come out for the games. They are a lot of fun if you like that sort of thing! Besides that, there is always something to do through out the week and on the weekend, such as, concerts, dance parties, theater shows, dance performances, midnight breakfast, frat parties, speakers, really anything you could think off. Also, if they don't have it, you can make it happen! Fraternities and Sororities are not huge on this campus, but they are there and many people enjoy being involved in them. Oh, and there are a lot of themed parties! This weekend we had Llamapalooza! It is an all day, all night concert on Saturday on the quad! You basically just chill out on the lawn all day with your friends and then party that night. Overall, I'd say CC is a work hard, party hard kind of school.

There are a lot of parties. If you like to dance and get rowdy, there is usually some party somewhere almost every night of the week. There are lots of campus events that provide free beer on weekends, so if that's something you want from College, you won't be disappointed here. I often prefer to go to bed early so I can get out and go skiing or climbing. A lot of people burn the candle at both ends by staying up late at parties and then getting up again at 6 or seven for a big day outside.

There is always something going on. I'm not much of a partier don't have time.

students often leave their doors open and/or unlocked. safety is assured, plus nobody needs to steal when they have a trust fund to live off. 2am on a Tuesday............must be at a party. one thing you can always find at CC is a house party. our seniors are all alcoholics and enjoy having half the campus drink with them. weekends are filled with kegs, ice luges, and beer. the 2 frats have parties every other week, and provide tons of booze to the campus. they also have many events outside of the weekend. last weekend i was drunk, similar to almost every other weekend here.

The outdoor recreaction committee is one of the most popular groups and many people are involved in an active social life. Many people are involved in sports or intramurals or just go out on their own biking, backpacking, etc. I also think community service can be a big thing at CC but I think it is a smaller number that does a lot of the major service. The dating scene is probably the only thing about the social scene at CC that is completely lacking. People don't date. They either hook up or are in super serious relationships. It doesn't make sense and each class comes in wanting to change it but so far it has stayed the same. I met my closest friends on my floor my freshman year in my dorm. It is a very fun-loving atmosphere at CC and while there is a lot of partying it is usually in a good spirit. Honestly if you're on campus a lot of the scene is around partying but there are also a lot of good events held by seekers and other organizations on campus. There just isn't too much to do off campus close by. And during the ski season there really aren't that many people around on the weekends cause so many people are up on the slopes.