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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 !

Intramural sports, Greek life, various clubs, and academic fraternities are just a few of the many activities here at IU. Little Five Hundred is a big week here in which a bicycle race is celebrated. IU has the stereotype to party, but like any college there are people that do not party as well. It is easy to find a good group of friends that enjoys similar activities as you.

Every one of my friends had a great experience with dorm life. The dorms is where most people meet their great friends and future roommates! Most dorms are very social and if a floor isn't very social that is a freak accident. I've lived in 2 different dorms and have met the best people! I met a future roommate, my best friend, and my boyfriend of 2 years!

I believe that career-related activities might the most active organizations who bring down professionals, do service, and also make connections between or school and industry. Athletics is also great here! We have many very talented athletes. Student government and Union Board, who organizes usually large campus events, are competitive and very popular organizations to run for or to participate in. I ran once, and lost but learned lots in the process.

The most popular student activities are IU Dance Marathon, Little 500, IU basketball games, and tailgating for football games. Little 500 is termed "the greatest college weekend", and generally extends the entire week before the Little 500 bicycle race on Saturday. People on this campus party a lot and the bars fully support it by offering things like "$2 Tuesday" and "$3 Thursday" in which all drinks are at low, set prices.

Most popular would probably be the bars. Everybody goes to the bars. Even if they're not quite of legal age yet. I'm involved in three different honor societies and the hoosier dentists group. We do a lot of volunteering. I fit in volunteer time every week whenever i am not busy studying. The dating scene is gross. I avoid it like the plague. Everyone here probably has a disease. I've known my closest friends from high school. New friends don't usually stick around here. Every year, Halloween and Little 500 are drunken debaucheries - very entertaining to witness. Last weekend I was home with my mom dad brother and 2 year old nephew for Thanksgiving. During my nephew's nap times, I studied for an organic chemistry exam that I had this past Tuesday. Sunday nights I am studying or volunteering at Wonderlab, a Children's Science Museum. I live off campus & I love it. I would not move back to campus if you paid me.

A lot of the students on campus decide to join either a greek fraternity or sorority. For some people, it is a great way to meet new friends, network for future connections, and get involved in more activities on campus. Participation in intramural sports is also a very popular activity at IU. For the most part, people here are friendly and will want to socialize with other students, so they will leave their dorm doors open and try to get involved in a variety of clubs/groups/teams. I personally am in a sorority, in a student-run dance company, a member of two retail clubs, and a volunteer for a public interest group. I've met a lot of my friends through my sorority, living in the dorms, and in class. There are so many things to do during one's free time. There are usually free movies showing at the Union every weekend, Bloomington has a variety of cool shops and ethnic restaurants that are fun to go to downtown, Monroe county park, Brown County, Nashville, and Lake Monroe are only a short 10-15 minute drive away, and there are constant theatrical, dance, concerts, and other performances at the IU auditorium.

My freshman year, a friend dragged me to the Ballroom Dance Club Callout meeting (it's their big info meeting in the fall, complete with a free lesson and performances). She didn't want to go alone, and the guy she liked was going to be there. Reluctantly, I joined her. I kind of enjoyed ballroom dancing, and so my friend and I went to the next couple club meetings. I ended finding a passion for dance with in a month. Next thing I knew, I had joined the competitive team. We travel all around the Midwest competing against different schools. The Ballroom Dance Club at IU is one of the largest club sports on campus. You can typically find about 40 couples practicing on a given night of the week. People join the club for all different reasons. Some join to learn to dance at formal occasions after they graduate, some are dragged by their significant other (and they end up liking dancing), and others, like me, do it for the love of dance. One of the best parts about college is trying something new, and finding a passion. It's something that I never thought I'd enjoy. I watched ballroom on Dancing with the Stars... and the funny thing is, now I can dance like you see on the show. The great part about IU, is that there is a club to fit everyone, no matter your interest!

not everyone drinks, but if you do it's pretty easy to

One of the most popular groups, and at the moment the number one nationally, is IU ROTC. With 100+ members dedicated to service to their country after college in the United States Army, few organizations can compare. The dedication to academic excellence is superb, the support network students receive from their instructors and classmates is second to none. It is especially helpful to freshmen, for in a school as large as IU, it can be difficult to meet new people and have a sense of belonging in the first few weeks.