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-Most popular orgs; Blue Crew, Gospel Choir, Cheerleaders, Bisonettes, Oh La La's, Fraternities/Sororities, and State clubs. -I am involved with the Women as Change Agents mentorship. My mentors are so helpful and supportive. They give me a lot of advice, and I really appreciate what they do for me. There are also group wide meetings that I love to go to. -Howard students love Homecoming, the Morehouse game, and the Hampton game. -Some people party every weekend. There is always something going on. -You can do anything you want off campus...it's DC.

-Most popular orgs; Blue Crew, Gospel Choir, Cheerleaders, Bisonettes, Oh La La's, Fraternities/Sororities, and State clubs. -I am involved with the Women as Change Agents mentorship. My mentors are so helpful and supportive. They give me a lot of advice, and I really appreciate what they do for me. There are also group wide meetings that I love to go to. -Howard students love Homcoming, the Morehouse game, and the Hampton game. -Some people party every weekend. There is always something going on. -You can do anything you want off campus...it's DC.

Howard has a very wide variety of student groups and activities to become involved with. The University Campus Pals are popular amongst the freshmen, as they help them move in and become acclimated to the college scene. The "Blue Crew" is also a popular group, as they help cheer on the sports teams during games and sometimes travel with them in support. There are plenty of other organizations as well dealing with religious life, Greek life, sports, state clubs and other aspects of school. At Howard there is pretty much an organization for anything that you can think of. This makes it easier to find people who have similar interests as you and helps you feel as though you "fit in."

Howard has a very wide variety of student groups and activities to become involved with. The University Campus Pals are popular amongst the freshmen, as they help them move in and become acclimated to the college scene. The "Blue Crew" is also a popular group, as they help cheer on the sports teams during games and sometimes travel with them in support. There are plenty of other organizations as well dealing with religious life, Greek life, sports, state clubs and other aspects of school. At Howard there is pretty much an organization for anything that you can think of. This makes it easier to find people who have similar interests as you and helps you feel as though you "fit in."

The frats and sororities also SGA. But also various clubs such as the California Club.

The most popular student groups are the ones that focus on community service, and there are plenty to choose from. The most popular activity is Homecoming. It's the most exciting time of the year, next to graduation. Athletic events are not well attended because our teams do not win as much. Whenever there are celebrities or important national figures visiting campus, you can guarantee a packed auditorium/stadium/building/etc. Every event is a party. There is usually a DJ and dancing during every intermission. Students party hard every weekend, and sometimes during the week. There is about a 2 to 1 ratio of girls to guys on campus, so not many people date. Some relationships do blossom, though. Friendships are strongest during frosh years, afterwards students become busy with classwork and extracurriculars. There are plenty of activities to do off campus, like poetry ciphers, concerts, museums, parks, and movies.

1.) Howard University is known for its student organizations and activities. The most popular organizations would have to be divine nine fraternities and sororities, academic organizations (ex. Mock Trial), community service organizations (ex. NAACP), and the well known state clubs (ex. Cali Club). I have been involved in community service organizations and the California Club. Howard University has a club for anything you want to do, whether it be social, for fun, or for service. 2.) Howard University is not located in the best of areas, so students typically will not leave their dorm doors open. 3.) Athletics are not very big at Howard University, many students will only go the sporting events to see the dance teams or Howard University Showtime Marching band perform. Guest speakers are very big at Howard. Howard regularly has big named speakers (ex. Bill Cosby, Michelle Obama), and frequently has surprise speakers, that will come and speak in classrooms (ex. John Legend). 4.) Dating scene at Howard is a little messy; Howard has about seven girls to every guy, so a lot of the time you will find a guy dating more than one female around campus. 5.) Procrastination is a common theme at Howard, so if I am awake at 2am on a Tuesday I am probably eating take out and trying to finish an assignment due the next day, just like many of my fellow classmates. 6.) Howard has a lot of yearly events the biggest ones being the famous Howard University Homecoming week, ResFest (where the dorms compete against each other in various events), Spring Fashion Show, Commencement ( famous speakers each year.) , and Probates ( induction of new members into divine nine frats and sororities). 7.) Howard is a very big party school and many students will make up any excuse to party. It is not rare to have individuals who party Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. It is also not rare to have people partying in the middle of campus on a sunny day. Many students are also seen frequently in the DC nightlife. You should never be bored on the weekends if you attend Howard. 8.) Fraternities and Sororities are very important on Howard’s campus. The divine nine are the original Black fraternities and sororities, and they are taken very seriously, they are not your traditional frats and sororities, they are more about brotherhood and sisterhood (although they still party, if not harder than most students). Howard also has many community service fraternities and sororities also, that are really respected on campus. 9.) If you do not drink you can do research and find things to do, it is a college campus there is bound to be others who do not drink, and you are in Washington DC one of the most known cities in the nation, you are bound to find things you enjoy that do not require you to drink. 10.) There are a lot of things to do off campus if you are 21, DC caters to the 21plus crowd, if you are not there are still things you can do such as downtown, visit the monuments go to Bus Boy’s and Poets, and many more things.

Greek life runs the yard. Outside of that, honor fraternities, business fraternities, religious organizations, and organizations that give back to the community are all common.

I am a sophomore and I live in Meridian which is an off campus co-ed dorm about 10 minutes from campus. It is nicknamed the "ebony sex palace". But don't be alarmed, everyone that lives there isn't doing outrageous things. I don't drink or smoke and I'm not really a club person. My friends and I really like shopping at Pentagon city mall, going to the movies in Chinatown, or going out to eat. I meet my closest friend and current roommate through my freshman year roommate. I met other people through my team (School of Business) and by joining orgs and through other people. The most important thing you should do is go to the white house. I mean you live in the nation's capital. Explore a little. :)

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The campus has a wide array of student activities and groups. As far as popularity goes, the fraternities and sororities are pretty popular. Campus pals is also very popular. The football team is most popular sports team in my opinion.

No, but really. Everyone is involved in student organizations. That's just another aspect of the competitive spirit of Howard, I suppose. Freshman year, you'll treat your dorm like a gang or sect. At the end of spring semester Res(idence)Fest will be like the ultimate gang war: Dorm v. Dorm. There is an organization for just about any interest or hobby. From state clubs, to greek organizations, to honor societies and community service clubs. Student government is also very popular. There are plenty options from HUSA (Howard University Student Association) to student councils.

Howard University is the birthplace of five of the Divine 9 Black Greek Organizations, so greek life thrives on our campus. Student government also plays an important role. Atheltic events are fun, even though our sports team doesn't win much. Most people just go to see our band, or cheerleaders. There are literally hundreds of student organizations at HU. I'm pretty active on campus, amd I always find something to do! Howard is also very big on parties. Bison study hard and party hard. There is almost always some kind of social event or panel discussion going on at HU. Of course our homecoming events are also very popular, and draw huge crowds annualy from all around the country.

The great thing about our school is that you can get involved in any and everything. There are Greek organizations, career related organizations (American Marketing Association, Endustry Power Players (entertainment industry), etc.). For those really interested in service there are multiple opportunities to get involved in the community, and for those interested in politics SGA is for you. While we work hard and get involved on campus, you really get a unique experience your freshman year. Beyond the house parties and clubs, you can participate in Rest Fest, which is a battle of the dorms in sports, dance, step, and debate. It's a fun way to meet some of your closest friends. You will spend hours practicing and really getting to know your fellow teammates. Sports and intramurals are also a way to get involved and stay active on campus. You'll get the most experiences with the friends you make. Beyond my on campus and off campus involvement, I really had the most fun and the best learning experiences through the adventures with my friends. We met freshman year on move-in day. You have a week prior to starting school where you are given a campus pal and you do different exciting activities. This first week is where you'll meet many other students outside of your general environment.

So, Howard is known as the Alpha chapters of the Divine 9 and many other Greek letter fraternities and sororities. Greek life is highly competitive on our campus and is something that most people strive for starting freshman year. If one is not necessarily looking to be Greek there are so many other things to get involved with. We have a radio station that is 24/7 365 and student run (I am the current General Manager) we have a published newspaper which is online and prints twice a week (the Hilltop), dorm organizations, and so many other things. Many students enjoy regular night life of going over to Georgetown, sometimes Adams Morgan, Columbia heights, or just the regular house parties that are always going on. There is always something to do at Howard, so boredom is NEVER an option.

Campus life is how you make it. There are a lot of activities for students to participate on and off campus if they have the time. Howard homecoming is infamous, although I wouldn't say there was a big emphasis on sports in general. The dating scene can be a little stale for women as they outnumbered men 7:1 when I went there.

Student government known as HUSA is the biggest group on campus, while attaining a position on the campus newspaper the Hilltop is equally prestigious. Howard is home to the Divine Nine, a group of fraternities and sororities which have a very strong presence on campus. On weekends, you will find thousands of flyers for house parties, club parties, and the like strewn across walkways, lampposts, and bulletin boards. Aside from that, it's pretty difficult to find something to do on campus if you are not into the party scene. There is plenty to do in the city however - shopping in Georgetown, movies in Chinatown, and there are the Smithsonian museums and monuments on the Mall which is an essential experience for any student in the District to have.

There is always something to do on or around Howard's campus. The athletic events are pretty popular. The marching band performs and the teams play their hardest (sometimes to no avail). There are always shows and concerts going on. You can walk to Adams Morgan from campus and listen to some jazz or go to a bar or a club. There are always club parties pretty much everyday out of the week. The Greek life on Howard's campus is very strong being that the Alpha Chapter of most of the Divine 9 are at Howard. But other fraternities and sororities also do a lot around campus. There is Phi Sigma Pi, Delta Sigma Pi, Tau Beta Sigma, Kappa Kappa Psi, Phi Mu Alpha, Sigma Alpha Iota, Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Nu Omega, Gamma Sigma Sigma, and so many more. There are also so many more activities/clubs on Howard's campus including The Gospel Choir, the Jazz Choirs (Afro Blue and A Whole Lotta Jazz), Gentlemen of Drew and Ladies of the Quad Social Clubs, the NAACP, NSBE, etc.

Like I stated before there is always something to do. There is a club for everyone to join because it is just that many and one truly has to have the same interest that you do. The social life is great. There is always something to do. You can count on having club and house parties every weekend if thats something that you want to do. Also as a freshmen you don't have to worry about not having a car because a shuttle will probably pick you up in fornt of the freshmen dorm to take you to the club. If your not a person who likes to party thats fine just hop on the metro and you can find plenty of other things to do in the city such as going to musems or just sight seeing. What ever you desire trust me its here.