Columbia University in the City of New York Top Questions

Fraternities and Sororities provide many avenues to get involved and to have a good time, with mixers, parties, and charity events. There are several events put on by the campus as a whole too, such as Relay for Life and CU Smile. Most students go out to bars rather than going to room parties, because the bar scene is good in NYC.

most people hang with their own groups- greek life, sports teams, personal friends- people usually go to campus wide events to support their friends or to get free stuff, not because they love their school.

I joined a sorority to make my social life more exciting. like i said, the parties aren't always good and not always existing. but otherwise i'm content. the grad parties off campus are a lot of fun. and i just love hanging out with my friends doing whatever on or off campus. And the whole city is just a subway away so there is ALWAYS something to do!

Greek life isn't that big on campus; only 13{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of students choose to participate. However, I like how it created a smaller community for me within Columbia. Aside from that, on campus there are always guest speakers and free concerts (last week John Legend performed!). On weekends clubs throw parties or have study breaks with free food. I tend to go down town quite a bit to restaurants and clubs. Its nice to be able to get away from campus every once and a while.

The social scene at Columbia is very different than most colleges, for better or for worse. Unlike many state universities, we do not have a very high percentage of Greek life. As a result, people tend to leave campus, but stay within several blocks of campus, when they go out. One of the best things is that New York has so much to offer, so if you want to leave campus there is so much to do in the city.

Columbia is way more fun than i thought it would be. You dont read in books about greek life, but it's definitely present. probably every other weekend a frat will have a party, which are laregely attended bc everyone who doesn't have a fake ID and usually parties in a dorm goes to these parties. People bars thurs-saturday. Fake IDs are a MUST here, seriously you can't really go out if you don't have one. However, almost no one goes out on week nights. WHile you probably aren't studying the whole night, you just lay low in your hall with friends.

Culture is key at Columbia.

The amazing part of Columbia's social life is the range of activities that are permissible on any given night. If a person didn't want to drink on a Saturday night, he or she could go to a Broadway show, a concert in Brooklyn, a Zagat-Rated restaurant in The Village, or just experience the nightlife in the Meatpacking District. If a person did want to stay on campus, he or she could definitely meet up with people at one of the local Columbia bars, go to one of the frat parties around here, or rent a movie at our indie video store Kim's and stay in with friends.

I go out usually 3 to 4 nights a week, starting on Wednesday. Yes, I am in a sorority, in fact, I am a VP. It's awesome and I love it! It only enhanced my college experience and I met awesome girls and made incredible connections. There is a lot to take advantage of in the city as well if you can make time for it, which I highly recommend that you do. On campus there isn't much to do...explore the city, that's part of your education.

As a member of Greek life on campus that has been a great way to get involved. The campus is only about {4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}11 Greek so its a smal part of the school but a great social outlet. Being in NYC the options are endless.