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intramural basketball, colleges against cancer, fraternities intramural basketball kept me active, met a lot of new kids on campus yes, from my experience the doors are open because students want passerbys to stop in never been to theater, athletic events are pretty big, guest speakers are sometimes manditory you will meet many people around campus and especially going out on weekends, so many relationships, some serious some not, will develop roomate, his friend from back home, kids next door, my friends from back home watching tv or on my laptop you can find a party every night of the week if u want, wed. fri sat are big fraternities are the social scene, especially as a freshman hung out in the dorm, went to frats, went to lincoln diner to eat activities such as midnight madness, snowball, and such are always available walmart, food, occasional movie

Social life revolves around the frats. Weekends start on Wednesdays and so does drinking. There are other activities (coffee houses, movies, midnight madness) that offer alternatives to drinking, but most students don't choose to participate in them.

Greek life is big on campus - but you dont rush until your sophmore year - which i think is nice because it gives you a chance to get to know people and your surroundings before being rushed into one frat/sorotity. then you can think about whether you want to join one / which one. also gives you somthing to look foward to your sophomre year I am part of Collages against cancer - great small club working to spread awarness People party in different amounts. it is common to go out both fri and sat and even once pr twice during the week. In these cases you would be going to frats and there would be lots of drinking. there are other things to do tho - pleanty of nights organized by various clubs to attend.

Athletic teams are a big part of campus as well as greek life. Fraternities and soririties are a popular choice and many people are involved. I am a part of the dance team at Gettysburg that performs at half time of men and womens basketball games. Dance team is tryout based. I am also part of dance ensamble which is the dance club on campus that anyone can be a part of. It consists of many different classes that meet once a week and put on a show at the end of each semester. I met most of my really close friends on my floor and the others i met through various groups and classes. one of the most popular tradition is the first year walk where the freshman class walks from campus to the graveyard and there are speeches and a recitation of the Gettysburg address. There is also convocation in the first few days of orientation.

most students leave their doors open, despite what you may think halls become a close knit family... yes you dont like some people but everyone seems to fall into place. if your athletic you will go to athletic events and drag your nonathletic friends with you. my closest friends live on my floor- a couple doors down. awake at 2am on a tuesday? i lost track of time laughing in my room with friends about everything, or im playing video games with the boys down the hall, or i heard about a good party and decided to go and be back early enough so i could wake up for class in the morning! GO TO CLASS. people party often- im sure if you felt like partying, any night of the week, you could find one somewhere- wednesdays, thursdays, fridays and saturdays are most popular. greek life is big at gettysburg. last weekend: friday- went out to dinner and a movie (girls night), i went to a frat party and then went to gettysburgs diner at 4am- busy night- saturday- did laundry and went to bed early! on a saturday night- there are many events hosted by the college, such as non alcoholic parties hosted at the colleges nightclub the attic, or movie nights in the junction, going out to the diner or pizza house, hanging out with friends in the dorm, exploring campus, ghost hunting? theres always something to do!

If students decide to join an activity outside of academics, I'd say that they most common choices include an athletic team (be it varsity, club, or intramural), Greek Life, campus activities board, or finding a job on campus. Students in first year dorms tend to leave their doors open so by the end of the first semester, many close relationships have developed between students. I've met my closest friends so far through my first-year housing assignment and by playing on the women's soccer team. People party on all days but the most popular are Wednesday and the weekends. Fraternities are where most people go on the weekends because sororities aren't allowed to have community housing. It is rare that I need to go off campus but when I do, my friends and I go to Walmart or Giant to get out errands done or a cafe for breakfast on Sunday mornings.

I am not envolved in anything on campus nothing has really peaked my interest.

Greek life is a major part of the social life of Gettysburg. Sports teams are also very popular and each team becomes very close over their season. I am part of the track team and we are very much a "family" so to speak. Certain events like football games, soccer games and basketball games are very popular. The doors on my hall are always left open and we are all usually crammed into one room hanging out. It is very open and friendly. Gettysburg college is not known for its dating scene. It has the reputation of being a "hook up" college and that is very much true. Long relationships usually are not found here. I met my closest friends during the first week of school when we did bonding activities with the people on my hall. We all live together and we get along great. During the weekdays people do stay up late and usually watch movies or talk in the hall. On Wednesdays and Thursdays have traditions of opening up so many people choose to go there as well. Some of the traditions include Relay for Life (cancer event) and Spring Fest. Spring Fest is when all the fraternities set up fences around their houses and play games and hang out all weekend. People party a lot but most of it is on the weekends. I only party on the weekends and when I do I got o the fraternities. There are other things to do besides party though. Every weekend night there is a special movie and there are themed parties at the Attic (the schools club). Occasionally there is also game night. Off campus there are nice eating places and when it is nice out there is a nice park near by to bike in or hike.