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Gettysburg social life consists of mostly fraternities. I was not sure I would love that going into school but they ended up being really fun. After a while they do get a little bit old but they are a lot of fun to say the least.

Intramural sports are big. We leave our dorm rooms open- until the hallways get too loud. Unless you are the one being load. Athletic events are popular when a team is doing well and going to finals. I met my closest friends through the clubs a joined. Join clubs! If I am awake at 2am, I am probably studying for an exam, writing a last minute paper, or worrying about a track and field meet. Many people party often, others occassionaly. I don't party and don't feel left out.

Greek life is the main extra-curricular that almost everyone seems to participate in. There are other clubs like newspaper, radio, and cheers that are very active, but it is predominately greek things. Greek organizations sponsor most of the events that are the big headliners. I am in a sorority but all of my roommates I just met because we lived together my freshman year. We are all in different organizations so it kind of helps to break up all of our different events because we always hang out together. So far as things to do on camppus I know there are movie nights and various sponsored nights at the Attic, the school night club / bar. I don't know anyone that doesn't drink and that has made me feel uncommfortable occasionally, because really almost all anyone ever does is drink and go out.

The one thing I hated about undergrad in Gettysburg was all the Greek affiliations.

Greek life is a very popular option for many students because it allows them to join a community of friends with common interests. The frats and sororities also perpetuate the social scene on campus most weekends by holding parties and events. Sometimes these parties are exclusive to certain people or organizations, but oftentimes, they are open to everyone. There are also over a hundred organizations and clubs on campus, so there is literally something for everyone to get involved with that matches their interests. Athletics occupy a large part of campus life for many students, but there is no pressure to belong to athletic teams. People such as myself who seek more low-key athletic competition can take advantage of the various intramural sports that are played throughout the year. The college tries to have speakers and events on campus, but these are usually very interesting but lightly attended. Gettysburg is known as a place where people often meet their future significant others, but that is exaggerated. I met my closest friends freshman year, as did many others, because the dorm style forces interactions and builds friendships. Over 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the students live on campus in some style of housing, so there is a community atmosphere amongst the students.

The most popular organizations are the fraternities and sororities but it's also not odd or "uncool" to not be apart of them. Most students are involved in something though whether it's sports, CAB, italian club, dance ensemble, work-study or greek life. Students do drink. Most parties involve drinking games but mainly as a social lubricant. Freshmen guys have trouble getting into most frat parties unless they befriend an older frat brother.

Activities on campus encourage high levels of involvement from the student boday. We have an on campus nightclub that is in use on weekends. Gettysburg is also a greek school with a large number of upperclassmen involved in fraternities or sororities. The fraternities are open on the weekends and are a definate source of social life on campus. Howver, the Campus Activities Board is in charge of campus programming and provide excellent alternative programming.

My one complaint about Gettysburg is that if you're not Greek, it's very easy to feel like an outcast. The frat scene dominates Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday nights, and it's very easy to feel isolated if you don't join in the drunken revelry for those 3 nights of the week. The College does promote late-night booze-free events, but most people just show up to them already hammered. Aside from sitting in my room with a couple of friends, a pizza, and a couple movies from Blockbuster, I can't remember doing anything noteworthy on a Saturday night that didn't involve the frat scene.

Frat life= fucking awsome. SAE, phi alpha 292

The Greek life is more than strong. The average student is out at a frat every weekend. That being said, there's plenty to do for the non-partier. People are friendly, and usually leave their doors open, meeting people is easy. Random adventures are common, as people often decide to go somewhere 40 miles away at 3 in the morning. For the more bookishly inclined, the library is open 24 hours, and has a massive movie collection.