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I loved freshman year! Of course students have their dorm rooms open. At all times. My best friends are still the friends I met my freshman year, which means that it was a great experience for me. Again Basketball is probably the most popular organization, and also Little 5, and for the Greek community Dance Marathon is a very large event. Personally, I am a member of UNICEF, which has not yet taken off as much as we hope it will in the future, but I have high hopes. It is a very young organization and it needs a little bit of a boost in the right direction (so tell your friends please). Dating at Indiana basically happens from a friend of a friend. However, I met my boyfriend when I lived in the villas, and he lived two doors down from me, so I suppose that by proximity dating obviously happens among young people as well. If I am awake at 2 a.m. on a Tuesday night, I am most likely either watching a movie or drinking with my friends. Sometimes if my friends and I do not feel like drinking, we will go out and do something silly like go bowling or sit at someone's house and watch a comedian on tv. However, it is quite the party scene, so of course there is drinking happening at all times of the day every day.

frats are a large part of the social scene your freshman year. there are always at least 6 frats throwing down each night from wednesday night to saturday night. my closest friends i met through class but then who i got closer with by going out and partying with them. athletic events are soooo big and everyone goes to the basketball games and wears their indiana cream and crimson. last weekend i was out at the frats thursday, friday, and saturday night and got pretty shwasted. if you don't drink, you arn't going to find plentiful options of activities on the weekends, but some people stay in on the floor with their friends and just do a movie night or play video games.

I am in a Fraternity so I spend alot of time with that so its a pretty big part of my life. You can join groups for sports or basically anything that interests you. I have talked about my Fraternity alot but its one of those things that I love to be a part of and if thats not what you are looking for thats cool but there are so many different oppotunities that can have the same effect on you. At the beginning of the year when you come down to apply for classes they tell you to leave your door open and it will help you make friends with people on your floor. Now that its later in the year less people leave their doors open all the time because your friends can just come down and knock or walk in. Athletic events are pretty popular but guest speakers and theatre aren't as popular but you can find people that enjoy going to those events and they are the people you will become close with. Dating in Bloomington is pretty fun. Its easy to get to the college mall and downtown Bloomington so that you can go out on a date. I met this girl through a bunch of my friends and you'll meet so many different people through your friends. I met most of my closest friends through my fraternity and work. I have also made alot of friends with the people that live in my building. On a tuesday night ill be watching a movie in my room with a girl or hanging out with my friends. I usually don't drink on weeknights but if you want to find a party Im sure you could find something or just hang out with your friends. Biggest Event is Little 500. Its a whole week of really fun activities. Then welcome week is a week of a ton of planned activities. Every Thursday night there are a ton of parties and Friday night as well as Saturday night. During the week people hang out with their friends alot. Fraternities are pretty cool. Alot of people do them but you don't need to do that to get along with people and make really good friends. Last weekend I was on spring break but the weekend before that I was at a party on friday and saturday night and I watched a movie in my room with my girlfriend. Going to parties doesn't require you to drink you could just go and have fun with your friends. You don't have to break the law to have something to do you could go bowling or play pool or go to the mall. I go to the college mall off campus alot. I'll ride up to Indy with my friends from time to time. There are alot of things to do you just have to do it. Once you meet new people you'll do stuff together like go out to eat and go to the movies.

A lot of people tailgate for football, but don't necessarily go to the game (unless it's the Bucket game!!) But we still do go. Basketball is a big deal here, of course. On my weekends, I usually go to house parties rather than frats. House parties are everywhere, and everyone usually knows of at least one. Then there's that one house that mimics frats, but I won't reveal its name here :) Love you GGGG's! If you don't want to drink on the weekend, just chill in the dorms with people, order Baked or Insomnia cookies, or go on Kirkwood, see a movie, go to the mall, go out to eat, have a slumber party thing, go to an IU event, there's lots to do.

Social life=house parties and greek life Dating scene=a lot of hookups but a lot of relationships as well

Dating at IU can be amazing. If you're one of the lucky ones, you'll meet someone great right away and spend your IU days aimlessly wandering arm-in-arm through the arboretum. It is all very cute and endearing. It is also incredibly nauseating for those of us who only know this kind of thing exists because we have read about it on Facebook or have seen it while making the Walk of Shame home from various weekend festivities with various strangers we will probably never see again. As you may have guessed, the majority of people here are all about the random hook-up. It's almost like an art form. If people could major in it, they would, and most would successfully fulfill any credit requirement by the end of freshman year. At first, this "hi, nice to meet you, let's make out" way of life took me by surprise. Sure, I have read about it in magazines and seen it on TV, but my naive little self did not realize it actually happened in real life. Well, newsflash- it does. A lot. And you know what I've discovered? It's really kind of fun.

Frats and Sororities are most popular by far, as well as Little 500 teams and sports teams, and the school newspaper (IDS) is big, as well. I am involved with the student radio station, WIUX, and it's completely run by students and is very open to anyone who wants to get involved in any aspect of radio (promotions, engineering, music). We play "underrepresented music", which is a nice change from modern radio. Half of my floor leaves their doors open, half likes to keep private when they need to study. Most people hang in our lounge (which I hear is rare). Athletic events are beyond popular...it's so difficult sometimes to get basketball tickets. We have some AMAZING guest speakers here, and the theater is wonderful. People date left and right here...but mostly just hook up. Sad. My closest friends live on my floor and work at the station. If it were Tuesday, probably homework or watching a movie with friends. Little 500 is supposedly a great college weekend used an excuse to party a lot, although the music events and the actual bike race are great parts of it, too. You'll find a party every weekend, usually starting Thursday night (sometimes Wednesday). Frats and Sororities are VERY popular. Last weekend I was home for spring break. But typically I am just hanging at a friend's house, at a show, or shopping. Tons! I don't drink, but I can still go to parties and have fun. Also, there are always concerts to go to and places just to chill. Shop, eat, hang out with friends.

Sports are clearly a popular pastime for IU students; for those not lucky enough to be involved in varsity athletics, there are all kinds of club and intramural sports. I've personally been very active in student government; my residence hall is largely student-run, which I think it a great opportunity for students to gain practical leadership skills that will translate into the real world. I am personally responsible for allocating $6,000 in student fee money each year, and I participate in the allocation of an additional $100,000. The Union Board is a student organization responsible for bringing a wide array of events to campus: comedians, bands, guest speakers, political leaders, and more. This year, the Dalai Lama came to IU and gave a series of lectures. There are always local bands playing shows, as well. The party scene varies a lot based on the kinds of people you choose to associate with. IU is about 20{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} Greek, and there is a lot of partying among fraternities and sororities, although in their defense, there's are plenty of non-Greek students who party as well. However, there are plenty of things to do that don't involve drinking, if that's not your scene. As I mentioned, there are lots of good concerts, there are free movies at the Union every weekend, there are tons of great ethnic restaurants - basically, if you're looking to party, you'll be able to find a party, but there's no pressure to drink. It's something you have to seek out yourself.

lots of social life, the dorms the bars the frats the house parties, plenty of other events like bowling movies and lots more, sporting events and tailgating in the fall is very popular iu is always fun and red hot!

The people on my dorm floor leave their doors open. This allows for a tighter community and makes us more comfortable talking to one another. Basketball games are the more popular sporting event. If I am awake on a Tuesday at 2 am I am usually watching a movie or hanging out with my friends on my floor.