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The most popular organization by far on campus is Indiana Dance Marathon. The Dance Marathon is an event where students (mostly in Greek life) raise money and dance for up to 36 hours for children at Riley Children's Hospital. All year round, there are fundraisers and group organizations collecting money for IUDM. CRU, the Christian organization on campus, and Hillel, the Jewish organization, have events every week and are good ways for students to make friends. The GLBT organization thrives and even has its own house. There are also several international organizations for international and non-international students. I am a part of Hillel, Foster International Learning Center, and an Italian Club. With over 600 organizations, there is a club for everyone, and a website called Myinvolvement.indiana.edu can help with choosing the right ones. Indiana theatre puts on great shows. My favorite this year was "In the Heights", which I also saw on Broadway. The Jacobs School of Music also puts on free performances almost weekly. Football and soccer games are popular, but obviously basketball is the most popular sporting event at IU. Bloomington is a great place to go out for dinner or for Saturday shopping. People party often at IU and it starts on Thursday. There are parties held in the dorms, at off campus houses and apartments, and at fraternities. If you don't want to drink on a Saturday night, you can go into B-town with your friends on 4th street and try an exotic restaurant, and then go bowling at the Indiana Memorial Union. I met my closest friends in my dorm freshman year, in the dorm lounge. If your floor is social, then students will usually feel comfortable leaving their doors open. Each dorm is set up differently, so some dorms do not have a center lounge on each floor. Fraternities and sororities are present on campus but are not all-encompassing. Fraternities definitely do hold many of the bigger parties on weekends, but you do not have to be Greek to get in.

If I am awake on a Tuesday at 2am, there are so many things I could be doing. I could be dancing with friends in the lounge trying to be as quiet as possible so I don't wake anyone. I could be skyping a friend and introducing them to my floormates. I could be in the lounge studying for a huge an exam while someone else is watching Mean Girls for their English class. I could be studying in my room with headphones on. I could be having a heart to heart with one of my closest friends. There are so many possibilities

Indiana University is famous for Little 500, the week every spring when students show up drunk to class or don't go at all, host raging parties, go to concerts...and possibly attend the actual bike race for which the event is named. IUB was once the top party school in the nation. Increased crackdown by cops has lessened that a little, but partying is still a popular pastime here. If you're not into drinking, Bloomington the town and Indiana University both host interesting events almost every week, so it is always an option to see an interesting film, go to a theater production, see a standup comedy performance, or hear a lecture from a politician. Many students do join fraternities or sororities, but it is nowhere near the majority. The Greek System divides the student population into almost two different worlds, neither being necessarily better nor worse. In terms of student organizations, you can find one for almost anything you want. If one doesn't exist, it's also relatively easy to create a new one.

I'd say that IUDM (IU Dance Marathon that benefits Riley Children's Hospital), intramural sport teams, and Kelley clubs are the first ones that come to mind. I am involved in IUDM, Connect 4 Compassion, and am a peer tutor for a Kelley business class. Leaving your doors open depends on the dorm you live in. Northwest is really social and they always do for the most part. Central is more quiet, so it's hit or miss there; Southeast is very quiet, so it's unlikely. Athletic events are popular, as we have lots of school spirit. Guest speakers are more concentrated depending on if the topic is right for you and theater definitely draws a certain crowd as well. Sometimes we will get Broadway shows to come perform and I know they have a good turnout. The dating scene is mostly done by introductions through mutual friends or through parties. It really depends on how much you are actually looking for a significant other at the time of meeting someone that determines whether you'll actually start dating. I see a lot of couples that stay together from high school, as well. I met my closest friends through my sorority. I also met some awesome people in the dorms last year too. Additionally, I keep in close touch with friends who went to my high school that I don't see as often. If I'm awake at 2am on a Tuesday, it depends on how much homework I have. If I have no homework, I'm either out at a party or could be home doing some intense online shopping or Facebooking. If I'm loaded with tests or homework for the week, I'm probably still up doing that. 2 am is about when I hit the hay though, given I have homework. Little 500 happens each year, homecoming happens each year, IUDM, Welcome week, Culturefest- we have a lot of campus involvement no matter who you are. You'll always find a group of people willing to party, given the amount of school work they have. Thursday-Saturday are huge...people will put off school work for those day. Days during the week like Tuesday, and occasionally Wednesday are more "if you can manage it" days. Greek life at IU is huge, so it's important here on campus. It's a great way to make the campus seem smaller. It's funny you ask what I did last weekend, since this past weekend I had 2 exams on Sunday...meaning I went out Thursday to a frat that we were paired with; stayed in Friday and Saturday and studied with a friend at the Union. Sunday night I went out though, to "celebrate" the finishing on those exams. You ask me on a typical weekend and I'll tell you I went to our paired events (basically went to fraternities). Another atypical weekend will be this weekend, though, as it's our sororities Mom's Weekend. I'm actually in charge of planning it, so I will be busy balancing the logistics as well as spending time with my mom, as I miss her! On a Saturday night, you can see a movie, just hang out with non-drinking friends, go bowling at the Union, see a play or show; there's plenty still to do. I go to hot yoga off campus. It's a great way to relieve stress. Also during the fall they have a farmer's market every Saturday. I've been to it and it's so fun! There's a mall off campus and plenty of restaurants. If you actually explore what Bloomington has to offer you'll find it's a cute little town.

Intramural sports are very popular and are always a great time shared by all. Also, greek life is very active in Bloomington. If that's not your style, then maybe you'll choose to try out an academic club to help further your learning experience. The opportunities for fun and interests never end.

I am currently a senior Finance Major in the Kelley School of Business. I also am involved in a Greek Fraternity, the IU Real Estate Club, intramural football and basketball, to name a few activities in which I participate. Greek life is very popular here at Indiana, but there are so many different clubs and organizations that everyone has a different way of fitting in.

If you're part of the greek system then thats your main involvement. There are so many groups that freshman can get involved with and thats the best part of IU, your options are unlimited and as diverse as Supply chain management club to IU billiards team ! The best past about IU is that in freshman year, based on your interests, you're allowed to live in something called a 'living learning community' where you live with students who share the same interests and passions. You get to meet similar people and develop hobbies and extra curricular activities at the same time. I'm currently involved with American Student Radio which launches from the IU campus end of Feb. We're being back by nationally acclaimed professionals from ESPN to NPR to Rolling Stones! it's great experience and i'm loving every minute of it! I met my closest friends in the dorms in freshman/sophomore year and they've stuck with me all through college. I've had the best times with them. Again, i'm indian and IU is so diverse I've made friends from all over. My closest girl friend is from Indiana, my boyfriend Indian, and my current roommate Serbian! Last weekend i drove to Louisville, KY to watch Russel Peters at an Improv comedy club. It was great fun! As a senior you can plan your schedule in such a way that you don't have friday classes and so we head out to either chicago or indy or ohio for the weekend and get to see new cities and meet new people! People party every weekend - like i said most peoples weekends start thursday night! One of the biggest traditions in IU is the Little 500 every spring. Students from surrounding schools all come into IU and it's a weeklong party! Not to forget the races of course. Last year we had Lil Wayne and Niki Minag perform. Overall best event of the year hands down! Saturday night that doesn't involve drinking? - There are lots of students who aren't 21. there are two comedy clubs in Bloomington, ton of good restaurants, Bowling, a skiing arena close by !