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Middlebury's campus is always a hub of activity, but the town of Middlebury does not have much to offer in the way of social activities (bars, pubs, clubs etc.). Most people live on campus all four years, so the campus is where most of the parties you will go to will be. It may seem like a quiet campus, but you can always find fun things to do.

The party scene is actively being revitalized currently by a few concerned students who are trying to turn around what has been a very depressing night life. Public Safety has begun to decrease the frequency with which they break up parties, and the issuing of citations is wholly arbitrary--i have run into campus safety with a drink in my hand many a time and have only received two citations, which have not served to decrease my partying a bit. A party is guaranteed every friday and saturday until about 2 in the morning or later. I have never not been able to go out on a wednesday or thursday if looking for a party. Wednesday=wednesday night beruit, thursday=bar night/keg in Milli. In short the party scene is getting better, bit by bit. It is still a work in progress; ask me again by the time i graduate and i will tell you whether or not it worked.

MCAB is popular because it deals with social events for the school and helping improve the social scene at school. Students leave their doors open and there stuff around campus, even though recent theft has made that less a thing. i think athletic events are pretty popular, but depending on the sport. Guest speakers are sometimes a hit or miss. It is usually based on hype as well. Theater always seems to get a lot of attention. Dating scene is nonexistent. Either you are in a relationship or not seems to be the case on campus these days. I met my closest friends through classes and living in the same dorms with each other. If I am awake at 2am on a tuesday, I am working on homework, which happens a lot. Pe

Events, lectures, etc. are surprisingly well attended. There is little to do off campus if you don't like the outdoors, but I grew up around here so spend what little free time there is outside. If not drinking, that is where my preference for fun lies. People party alot and fairly hard but it is in direct proportion to the amount of time they spend working hard.

What social life?

I think the social life is very centered around weekends and drinking. Kids follow the somewhat cliche pattern of "work hard, party hard."

The soccer team just one the national D3 championship, so they're pretty popular. There's a comedy troop called "Otter Nonsense" comprised of incredibly funny, outgoing, friendly people. The radio station people are also really cool...as long as you don't steal CDs. Dorm doors are almost always unlocked and open often (who's going to be reading this?). Theater shows are almost always sold out. Athletics are not as popular as they could be, but with the rising success of the program, they're gaining prestige. People don't date very much at all, but that doesn't mean that there aren't ubiquitous relationships. If I'm awake at 2, I'm either leaving the grill after some great late night grease or working...or possibly but not probably kind of drunk. There's "Tender" (a fall bash), "Rights of Spring" (a Spring bash), Winter Carnival, 2 or three concerts a year and probably a bunch of other stuff that I'm forgetting. Someone is always partying. There are always parties on Fridays and Sat and usually Thurs if you know where to look. No frats or sororities. If not drinking on a Sat night, there's usually a performance by a student band at the grill. There are Friday movies, and theater productions and some other stuff. Off campus there is a lot of hiking, skiing and good ol' outdoor activities (seriously it's awesome if you're into that kind of stuff - there's even a waterfall for cliff diving).

I love the social life here. There is always something to do whether alcohol related or not.

I do Middlebury college radio and I'm in the imrov group the otter nonsense players. I'm also involved in a social house called The Mill. There are some underground secret societies that are pretty dumb. I live off campus now and its great. Most people have to live in dorms all four years, so they can actually graduate from college without once having taken out their own trash, had to sign a lease, pay rent, or kick a single meal. Now thats just crazy!

I have fun every night of the weekend. No complaints. I'm involved with The Mill, a social house, or co-ed frat, that represents many international, queer, and generally wonderful silly people. We throw awesome costume parties. Dating at Middlebury is kind of lame. It actaully doesn't exist. People don't go on dates. They go over to each other's rooms to "watch movies." You're either married to your significant other, or in something casual. On such a small campus, people tend to avoid serious relationships in order to preserve their individual identity. Once you get involved with someone, it's almost inevitable that people will begin to define you by what they know of your boyfriend/girlfriend. The gay dating scene at Midd, however, is hopping, considering we're living in rural Vermont. I think Midd is remarkably gay-friendly. I've met all my best friends by fluke because we are soul mates.