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Outside of classes, there are TONS of things to do at Elon. The Student Union Board, SUB, offers activities multiple times per week, ranging from movie runs to the local theater, to big concerts twice a year, and smaller concerts or performers once a week. Also there are over 100 student clubs and organizations including greek organizations (sororities and fraternities, social and honors-related), academic organizations, media organizations (WSOE radio, The Pendulum Newspaper, ESTV), club sports, and more. I'm involved in a sorority, which I joined in the spring of my freshman year (that's when the traditional rush period starts). I am also on the mock trial team, I hold and exec position in SUB, and I work at Campus Rec (the gym). All of these keep me really busy, but I like that clubs make it really easy for students to be motivated in their field of interest outside of classes. For example, I get great advertising and PR experience as the PR Exec Chair in SUB, which is exactly the experience I want because those are the fields I'm most interested in for my future career. Outside of clubs and organizations, the social scene is pretty much what would be expected at a college, albeit a small/medium sized college. There are parties basically every weekend, though they are generally non-greek, except for a few specific weekends (bid weekends, formals/banquets).

Intramurals are big. We have one of the best club lacrosse teams in the nation, and the best in the South. I've always felt safe on campus.

There are always a million things on campus to do. This past year there have only been 2 weekends that Elon wasn't hosting an event. Just this week I went to an A Cappela concert, saw President Clinton speak, and boug my ticket to see sister hazel on campus. I have had a lot of coo experiences here this year from concerts, to musicals, to important speakers, and everything in between. This is especially great for kids who don't opt to drink because you never have to be bored or feel excluded. Football games are incredibly well attended and are a huge amount of fun. The whoel school goes a little nuts supporting the team. I personally am an Orientation leader which I enjoy very much and being in a group like this has helped me to meet a lot of people. There are always people out in hallways and doors i dorms are always open. Kids here are very social and you can literally be up at 5 in the morning and find at least a few kids still up and about to chat with. Frats and sororities are very present on campus. You don't have to join but there will be times that you feel excluded.

Soroities and fraternities are huge on campus. They party and have socials but they also volunteer int he community much more than typical universities which I think is great!

One word SUCKS. Elon used to be a school that everyone could get together and enjoy them selves and now socially it just seems that we all have to do things in secrecy or we are all going to get in trouble. Its a college campus, loosing up a little bit.

Much of the campus is very connected. In the dorms students constantly socialized, especially in the single sex dorms freshman year. The typical high school student who was involved a lot will continue to be involved at Elon as there are many different avenues to continue this activity. Greek life at Elon is VERY big, girls have a much more difficult time finding their clique if they choose not to rush. Most students do not go to bed until late at night as they will be doing all the homework they have procrastinated from earlier in the day. Wednesday through saturday the students are either at the bar or at an off campus party. Athletic events are gaining in popularity but continue to be a struggle to get a lot of students to attend.

The female to male ratio is pretty much 60/40 and the girls are a lot better looking than the guys.

Students in dorms do leave their doors open, but unfortunately they get broken into by predators quite often. We get about an email a week about these incidents. Athletic events, guest speakers, and theatre are only popular if they're required for a class, and many students just leave early. There is not really a dating scene, more of a random hookup scene. People party from two to seven nights a week. One person said "I go out every day but Thursday. Thursday I stay in and smoke weed." Fraternities and sororities are at the pinnacle of social life in Elon, even though the administration tries to downplay that. There is basically nothing to do on a Saturday night that does not involve drinking.

Students in dorms do leave their doors open, but unfortunately they get broken into by predators quite often. We get about an email a week about these incidents. Athletic events, guest speakers, and theatre are only popular if they're required for a class, and many students just leave early. There is not really a dating scene, more of a random hookup scene. People party from two to seven nights a week. One person said "I go out every day but Thursday. Thursday I stay in and smoke weed." Fraternities and sororities are at the pinnacle of social life in Elon, even though the administration tries to downplay that. There is basically nothing to do on a Saturday night that does not involve drinking.

Greek life is the most popular. Students leave their doors open most of the time because it is the best way to meet people. Athletic events aren't that popular compared to other schools. Most ppl that come to Elon don't come here to watch the events. I meet my closests friends in my freshman year dorm. If I'm awake at 2am on a Tuesday it probably means that I'm finishing up hwk or studying for a big test. The biggest events of the year are mainly greek being greek week, derby days, and pumkin fest. The most famous party of the year is festivus which a party that start in the am and is a giant mud party. If you go you will come out covered and caked from head to toe in mud. It sounds gross, but is actually really fun. Fraternities and sororities are important, but are by no means the only way to have a good time. If you are greek you will have your brothers or sisters, but everyone has good friends that aren't greek too. The campus brings live music and other social events on the weekends that don't involve drinking.

There's only one bar! Dating scene is miserable. There are so many gorgeous girls here and very few decent guys. Most guys have turned into miserable assholes and don't treat the girls right. So many random hook-ups and very few legit relationships.

The most popular organizations on campus are definitely the frats. They throw parties every weekend, and this is the main source of entertainment for kids on campus. I feel there is little to do on campus on the weekends besides party, but it isn't necessary to be in a frat or sorority to get in on the action, although sometimes frat hold closed parties, but there is usually still something else going on.

The most popular organizations on campus are Greek Life, RSA and SGA. I am involved in Alpha Chi Omega sorority, and it is a positive, intelligent society of women who enjoy each other's company and support. Students used to leave their apartment or residence hall doors unlocked or even open, but there have been a number of recent security breaches leading students to do otherwise. Athletic events are popular with those who are interested; many students are not interested, plain and simple. Theater seems very popular to me, but that is because I spend a lot of time with performing arts students. It is certainly a successful program. I met my closest friends because one was in my major, and the other was her roommate freshman year. I am uninvolved at the dating scene at Elon; I date someone who does not attend school year, so I'm not looking for it. The Luminaries is one of most people's favorite yearly events at Elon. The celebration on Boy's Bid Night in February is a favorite party night. Some people party every night, some people don't party at all, some people party every other weekend. It all depends on their priorities. On a Saturday night I can attend a concert, go to the movies, stay home with friends, find sorority sisters to spend time with, or any number of events. I usually venture off campus for shopping.

Greek life is very prevalent at Elon. Students often feel comfortable enough leaving their dorms open although they are encouraged not too because of the potential for break-ins. Athletic events, especially football is very popular at Elon. We have several guests speakers annually, and our theatre program has received national attention. I met my closest friends at a dorm hall meeting in the first weekend of school. People party pretty much every weekend and sometimes a night or two during the week (Wednesdays usually). Last weekend I went to a Greek step show and after party, and sang in the Gospel Choir spring concert. Off campus, I go to Greensboro or Durham a lot for clubs, shopping and good restaurants.

Guest speakers at Elon rock! We just had Bill Clinton. We've had Colin Powell, Sandra Day O'Conner and others such as the founder of Habitat for Humanity. Our theater is also top notch. We were chosen as one of only a handful of schools to produce Phantom on a University level. The dating scene is terrible. There are 60{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} girls and only 40{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} boys. And everyone knows the Elon boys suck. Some people at Elon party every night and others leave it to the weekend. One problem is the fact that we only have one bar since one got closed down. There are a lot of house parties and frat parties. My friends and I do movie nights, themed parties and we like to go out to eat. I didn't really drink till Junior year and I had plenty to do! We have Greensboro and Raleigh near by and can go to concerts. The beach is 3 hours one direction and the mountains are 3 hours the other direction.

The most popular group on campus that is made up of the most students is sororities and fraternities. Sports teams tend to get close and each team will throw parties, sometimes on same night. Social scene is huge here. Students work during the day, party 3 or 4 nights a week. Freshman don't date as much as the older students on campus. If you aren't into drinking, they are definitely other things to do around campus. No one really goes off campus that much except to get food or go shopping. Have big fall and spring concerts.

Students really try to get to know people at the beginning of the year. I made friends with most of the girls on my hall within the first month of school. Partying is a big part of campus life, but there are plenty of activities that don't involve drinking. Frats and Sororities account for about 45{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the student body, but they are not essential to having fun. I am not greek and I still go out a lot and have fun. I have a lot of friends who are greek and love it, so it doesn't really matter, because people will have fun no matter what.

Must join Greek life to have social and activity aspects in college.

The downside to Elon is that it is located in the middle of nowhere, so if you're looking for the typical "college town", you've got to go about 15 minutes away to Greensboro, 30 minutes away to Chapel Hill or 1 hour away to Raleigh. Regardless, we find things on campus to do, as long as we're creative. We do, of course, have shopping malls, outlets, movie theaters, and restaurants close by. The majority of Elon students are involved in fraternities or sororities, although I am not and don't feel out of place at all for my choice. Just like on any other campus, if you're looking for a party or to drink, you'll find one, but if you aren't into that kind of thing, then it's no big deal - you'll still have tons of friends who feel the same way and you'll still have stuff to do.

Greek organizations are huge. I think if i had known how huge they are up front, I would be at a different school right now.