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Student government is huge at Fordham. Being USG (United Student Government), RHA (Residential Hall Association), and CSA (Commuter Student Association), something is always going on on campus. CAB (Campus Activities Board) is also really big on campus, and they are always planning events. We have had great guest speakers put on by clubs such as College Republicans and College Democrats. Fordham has clubs ranging from service clubs, to religious clubs, to political clubs, to special interest clubs (like the Paranomal Activity Club...?). One great thing Fordham offers is Global Outreach (GO!), which has several projects throughout the year in which teams of students go both domestically and internationally and take part of service or an immersion project. I went to Guatemala my freshman year, and built a house with Habitat for Humanity.

Student government is huge at Fordham. Being USG (United Student Government), RHA (Residential Hall Association), and CSA (Commuter Student Association), something is always going on on campus. CAB (Campus Activities Board) is also really big on campus, and they are always planning events. We have had great guest speakers put on by clubs such as College Republicans and College Democrats. Fordham has clubs ranging from service clubs, to religious clubs, to political clubs, to special interest clubs (like the Paranomal Activity Club...?). One great thing Fordham offers is Global Outreach (GO!), which has several projects throughout the year in which teams of students go both domestically and internationally and take part of service or an immersion project. I went to Guatemala my freshman year, and built a house with Habitat for Humanity.

Student government is huge at Fordham. Being USG (United Student Government), RHA (Residential Hall Association), and CSA (Commuter Student Association), something is always going on on campus. CAB (Campus Activities Board) is also really big on campus, and they are always planning events. We have had great guest speakers put on by clubs such as College Republicans and College Democrats. Fordham has clubs ranging from service clubs, to religious clubs, to political clubs, to special interest clubs (like the Paranomal Activity Club...?). One great thing Fordham offers is Global Outreach (GO!), which has several projects throughout the year in which teams of students go both domestically and internationally and take part of service or an immersion project. I went to Guatemala my freshman year, and built a house with Habitat for Humanity.

There is plenty to do both on and off campus! Intramurals are very popular on campus as well as attending basketball games. Also, campus ministry and the campus activities board are active in organizing events. As a business student, I'm involved with Beta Alpha Psi, which is a club for accounting and finance majors. We have weekly meetings with speakers in the field and recruiters from the top firms. There are also several networking events offered as well that really help give students a leg up in cultivating relationships with employers which could potentially lead to careers after college. Off campus, both the Little Italy area of the Bronx and Manhattan at your fingertips! Whether you want to explore the "tri-bar" on Arthur Ave or check out a jazz club in the city, the possibilities are endless! While people do party on weekends and some weeknights, there are many alternatives for those who do not want to. Many museums and shopping districts are free to discover in the city! My friends and I love to rent cheap karoake rooms in Koreatown and sing our hearts out. Even if you don't have a plan, it can be fun just to head into the city on the weekend and just have an adventure!

For the most part, everyone goes to the off campus bars and parties at off campus apartments on the weekends. We have no frats and sororities and there is no chance of having any type of party with alcohol on campus. Football games are very popular and there are always parties afterwards. Spring weekend is one thing that gets everyone on campus. Fordham has a band play every year and usually everyone spends the whole weekend partying at the bars and apartments and then wander to campus for the show.

I'm involved in the Residence Hall Association, which is the student government for resident students at Rose Hill. It is pretty popular, with 70 members representing every residential hall on campus. We put on programs in the dorms and campus wide throughout the year, with our signature event being the Under the Tent dance. People are pretty involved on campus, either in a club or in volunteer work. Volunteering is really popular. Freshmen definitely leave their doors open. Athletic events, such as basketball and football, aren't that popular because our teams aren't that great. They do a lot of giveaways to get people to come to the games though. The school definitely attracts some great speakers, most recently John Stossel, David Axelrod, Brian Williams, Blake Mycoskie, and Anthony Wiener were on campus. I met most of my closest friends through being involved with RHA. The dating scene is pretty good, definitely a million places to take a date with Manhattan being so close. If your awake at 2am your probably drunk, as Tuesday is a big night to go out. Traditions are Fordham include Orientation, Welcome Week, Presidents Ball, and Spring Weekend. People usually go out Tuesday, Friday, Saturday. Thursdays sometimes, but not nearly as much as other schools. No frats or sororities. If your not a drinker, the city offers a million different options from shopping to seeing a show. There a bunch of performing groups on campus and one of them is usually having a showcase almost every weekend.

I play rugby for the men's club team, and I would definitely recommend checking out one of the club sports (lacrosse, hockey, etc.) if you're interested in competing athletically, but don't want to commit to a varsity program. There are also plenty of intramurals for people who just want to have fun. There are lots of clubs to get involved with; a couple of my friends are on the Ski Club and they love going on subsidized trips several weekends a year. The university does a pretty good job of making sure there is always something going on on campus. Speakers like Steve Forbes and Ralph Nader, comedians like Daniel Tosh and Mike Birbiglia, bands like MGMT and The Roots have come to campus (U2 played on Edward's Parade last year for Good Morning America, which was pretty sweet). There's no greek life, but trust me, with Manhattan right there, you won't miss it.

The most popular groups on campus are Campus Activities Board, Global Outreach, Students for Solidarity, Student organization of Latinos, and Rainbow Alliance. No athletics at LC campus unless you consider a group of hipsters throwing a Frisbee on a patch of grass athletic...

It's NYC. It's all there for you - and with a little research you can do it on the cheap as a student.

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About a volunteerism project.

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My floor in Queen's Court was famous for leaving our doors open or having people just hanging out in the hallway. That's how we all met actually. Athletic events are fairly popular especially the football games. Guest speakers usually get a large crowd and the Fordham Experimental Theater remains quite popular on campus with every performance selling out. I met my closest friends just by hanging out in my hallway. We just naturally formed a close group of friends. If I was awake on a Tuesday at 2 AM, I'm probably studying, finishing a paper or just fooling around on the computer. Fordham Week is very popular and happens each year, but the event that takes the cake is definitely Spring Weekend. People party pretty much every weekend and on most Tuesdays since Wednesday class schedules are the lightest. On a Saturday night, I could just watch a movie, talk with my friends or head into the city to our favorite coffee shop.

Extra curriculars are pretty big on campus. Personally, I played Intramural sports and had a great time playing them with my good friends. Also, the athletic/gym facilities are relatively nice and provide you with the physical workout to accompany your academic ventures. On the whole, partying ON campus is nonexistent-- the only type of partying on campus is the pregame festivities that take place in your room before getting your crew together and hitting up one of the four bars or house parties in the surrounding area. I was not sure how much I would enjoy the bar scene at first but I must say I had a fun time with it over the past year, using it as a means of meeting many new people.

Students in dorms leave their doors open freshman year. Everyone is super friendly and eager to meet people. The dating scene is big at Fordham. Freshman year there are of course the many hook ups but all in all Fordham is a dating school. My closest friend happens to be my roommate. We got put together randomly and it worked out amazingly. I have found that if Fordham does one thing right its matching up good roommates. Almost everyone I know gets along extremely well with their freshman roommate. If im awake at 2am on a Tuesday I am probably having a late night snack at the local cafe with my best friend. Some traditions that happen every year are Spring Weekend. The weekend begins Thursday and ends Sunday and is packed with fun activities and music and everyone has an amazing time. People party most weekends and Tuesday nights because most Fordham students do not have class on Wednesday. There are no fraternities or sororities at Fordham. If you don't want to drink on a Saturday night you can go easily go into the city and have a million different things to do. There is lots to do off campus. There is Fordham road right outside of campus with fun stores to go to. There is the Bronx Zoo and Botanical Gardens right outside Fordhams gates. And of course New York City is a van, train, or subway ride away.

best social scene around FULL of house parties, tri-fecta bar scene and city access in 15 minutes

Dorm life is really fun. From my experience, not only people in the same wings but in the same dorm period grow really close and find most of their first friends in this environment. I would say the dating scene isn't that great, at least so far, probably because of the active party scene where formal "dating" isn't really easy. I met my best friend at Fordham doing a program called Urban Plunge where we moved in early freshmen year to do community service, we've been friends ever since. All of my other closest friends I either met in class, in my dorm, and through these people. Tuesday nights are huge going out nights so I am most likely out at a bar at 2am on a Tuesday. Spring Weekend is everyone's favorite event, There's a concert and an under-the-tent dance. Most people party every weekend and a large majority party Tuesday/Thursday (maybe both) and Friday and Saturday. We don't have greek life but there are huge house parties. My last weekend at Fordahm consisted of going to a few parties and bars and having dinner in Manhattan. The party scene is really active around campus so if you opted not to drink on a Saturday night it would be harder to find something to do than it would be if you were planning on drinking. It's definitely possible but takes more of an effort. There's plenty of things to do in Manhattan, around campus and even in the dorms. I've stayed in with my friends watching movies or gone to shows on Broadway on Saturday nights and had plenty of fun. All the partying that takes place takes place off campus at houses and bars. There's great restaurants on Arthur Avenue, great shopping on Fordham Road and the Bronx Zoo and Botanical Gardens which are free on Wednesdays. One thing I never expected to love about Fordham is the Bronx. I'm actually really glad that I've learned a lot about it and can actually say that I feel comfortable there, at least during the day haha.

The organizations are very academically based. We have an AMAZING theater department that puts on original and captivating performances. Otherwise, I am not involved

Sporting events always have huge turn outs and teams usually sponsor or host before or after parties. Upperclassmen can party in dorms though most of them live off campus where there is little risk of getting in trouble with Res-life. There are a few bars off campus which exist pretty much only for Fordham students. There is always a mixture of people at the bars-- it is not limited to one group of people. If not going out around campus, the city is also extremely easy to get to. Fordham has vans that go downtown, plus the train is right outside of the gates. Many bars in the city sponsor certain Fordham nights which a lot of students attend.

Eddie's is the best in nice weather!!!! Eddie's is a field in the middle of campus, and when it's nice out, everyone goes out there and plays frisbee, football, catch, lies out, studies, or just hangs out with friends. IT's the best when it is warm out, and it's completely packed, but it makes going to class REALLLLLLLY hard.