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Common activities include going to sports events, like hockey, football and basketball games. Many students play intramural sports, like me, which are amazing. There are many political groups students can join as well as writing programs, which allow students to express themselves and make changes in the community. There is also Greek Life on our campus and I have friends who love being involved with their new brothers and sisters. Religious organizations are on our campus as well, such as "Reach Out on Campus" and "Campus Crusade for Christ." I am a new member of CRU and I absolutely love it. There are so many activities and groups to get involved with here! It's just wonderful.

Common activities include going to sports events, like hockey, football and basketball games. Many students play intramural sports, like me, which are amazing. There are many political groups students can join as well as writing programs, which allow students to express themselves and make changes in the community. There is also Greek Life on our campus and I have friends who love being involved with their new brothers and sisters. Religious organizations are on our campus as well, such as "Reach Out on Campus" and "Campus Crusade for Christ." I am a new member of CRU and I absolutely love it. There are so many activities and groups to get involved with here! It's just wonderful.

Common activities include going to sports events, like hockey, football and basketball games. Many students play intramural sports, like me, which are amazing. There are many political groups students can join as well as writing programs, which allow students to express themselves and make changes in the community. There is also Greek Life on our campus and I have friends who love being involved with their new brothers and sisters. Religious organizations are on our campus as well, such as "Reach Out on Campus" and "Campus Crusade for Christ." I am a new member of CRU and I absolutely love it. There are so many activities and groups to get involved with here! It's just wonderful.

Some of the most popular organizations on campus are service groups that provide students with a way to help the Athens community and meet other students with similar interests.

As a student who has been on the Athens campus a shorter time than the normal college academic, I have yet to distinguish which organizations are the most popular at Ohio University. My first assumption would be the Greek organizations, such as fraternities and sororities. While I have seen numerous flyers for these organizations, students are not pressured to be a part of them. The fastest way to make friends is to jump into a couple of organizations that you feel are interesting to you (they do not have to relate to your major) and volunteer for smaller groups within the team. Beginning with groups that you are already interested in will help students to branch into new networks without having to feel pressure to learn the entire history of an organization in two days. Finally there are some organizations that do require a level of academic experience prior to application. For example, some major related organizations require that students have been attending the University for 2-6 quarters before they can apply. This is because these organizations can have a highly intense introduction process, and do not want new freshman to risk academic standing because they are trying to adjust to a college lifstyle. While these requirements are mostly found in major-related organizations, it is wise to make sure that a student's schedule allows time for organizations. Joining a team is a big step because no matter how small your part in the team, you are a link that is relied upon to help perform the simplest of tasks and accomplish great things for your team. While it is exciting to reach out to others, make sure that you have the time to devote to an organization before you bite off more than you can chew.

As a student who has been on the Athens campus a shorter time than the normal college academic, I have yet to distinguish which organizations are the most popular at Ohio University. My first assumption would be the Greek organizations, such as fraternities and sororities. While I have seen numerous flyers for these organizations, students are not pressured to be a part of them. The fastest way to make friends is to jump into a couple of organizations that you feel are interesting to you (they do not have to relate to your major) and volunteer for smaller groups within the team. Beginning with groups that you are already interested in will help students to branch into new networks without having to feel pressure to learn the entire history of an organization in two days. Finally there are some organizations that do require a level of academic experience prior to application. For example, some major related organizations require that students have been attending the University for 2-6 quarters before they can apply. This is because these organizations can have a highly intense introduction process, and do not want new freshman to risk academic standing because they are trying to adjust to a college lifstyle. While these requirements are mostly found in major-related organizations, it is wise to make sure that a student's schedule allows time for organizations. Joining a team is a big step because no matter how small your part in the team, you are a link that is relied upon to help perform the simplest of tasks and accomplish great things for your team. While it is exciting to reach out to others, make sure that you have the time to devote to an organization before you bite off more than you can chew.

As a student who has been on the Athens campus a shorter time than the normal college academic, I have yet to distinguish which organizations are the most popular at Ohio University. My first assumption would be the Greek organizations, such as fraternities and sororities. While I have seen numerous flyers for these organizations, students are not pressured to be a part of them. The fastest way to make friends is to jump into a couple of organizations that you feel are interesting to you (they do not have to relate to your major) and volunteer for smaller groups within the team. Beginning with groups that you are already interested in will help students to branch into new networks without having to feel pressure to learn the entire history of an organization in two days. Finally there are some organizations that do require a level of academic experience prior to application. For example, some major related organizations require that students have been attending the University for 2-6 quarters before they can apply. This is because these organizations can have a highly intense introduction process, and do not want new freshman to risk academic standing because they are trying to adjust to a college lifstyle. While these requirements are mostly found in major-related organizations, it is wise to make sure that a student's schedule allows time for organizations. Joining a team is a big step because no matter how small your part in the team, you are a link that is relied upon to help perform the simplest of tasks and accomplish great things for your team. While it is exciting to reach out to others, make sure that you have the time to devote to an organization before you bite off more than you can chew.

The most important event of the year at OU is Halloween. Each year, on the Saturday, the City of Athens throws the world's largest Halloween block party. We appear in The NY Times as well as our own local newspapers, The Post & The Athens Messenger. Court Street, the main uptown avenue, is closed to cars and becomes a stage-filled pedestrian wonderland, boasting a variety of local music groups, an annual Wiccan celebration & show on Halloween's origins, multiple food vendors, and events sponsored by national companies such as Budweiser. Many student organizations host events throughout the year, and trips. The Snowcats, our ski & snowboard club, has an annual trip that is increasingly popular. Athletic events remain forever important, particularly as we enjoy the success of one of the best football & men's basketball teams in the conference. Even our women's sports boast high attendance as they continue to be successful. Though Greek life is a part of OU campus life, most students aren't involved in sororities or fraternities. While the opportunity to join is there, and there are quite a few, I've never felt out of place because I didn't belong to one.

The campus at Ohio University has a very home-like feel. Students that go here, all have access to meet each other and interact through varies different student groups and organizations. Ohio University is home to over 350 student organizations that students can be a part of.

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A good amount of people at Ohio are involved in Greek Life. Although I am not one for sororities, I joined Alpha Phi Omega which is a co-ed service fraternity, rather than a social fraternity. We did everything that sororities do, minus the hazing, large amounts of money they have to pay to be apart of the sorority, and the house. Students in dorm rooms almost always leave their doors open- especially freshman year. Sophomore year people have their group of friends for the most part, but they are still very open to meeting new friends, you just have to work a little harder (perhaps knocking on their door instead of just walking in). Athletic events are pretty popular, especially football games and men's basketball games. Those are the two we pride ourselves on the most. We have an AMAZING marching band that is very well known (Marching 110). There are always guest speakers/musicians/art exhibits happening on campus. I met my closest friends at precollege and in my classes. If I was awake on a Tuesday at 2am, I am either at the library, hanging out with some friends at my apartment, or getting ready to leave the bars. Each year, we have: Palmerfest, Mill Iron Fest, OakFest, Mill Fest, Halloween, "Five" fest (the number in quotations changes each year), etc. We also have different musical guests brought in, we have several job fairs, study abroad fairs, Formal/Informal rush for greek life, a day where every organization on campus sets up a table where students can walk by and learn about each one, etc. If you don't want to drink on a Saturday night, you can see one of the free movies offered at the new Baker Center in the theatre, you can go see a movie at the two movie theatres we have nearby, you can go to the bars and just order a water and hang out with your friends, you can go out to eat (Applebees, Ruby Tuesdays, many Chinese Restaurants, fast food, and of the bars, etc), go to Ping Center and work out/play basketball, etc. Off campus, we have a very SMALL shopping mall with several stores, we have a gigantic wal-mart, a kroger, a beautiful bike path (on and off campus), a golf course (on campus), art exhibits, etc... and, EASTON Shopping Center is only an hour away if you need to relieve some stress and get into a big city like Columbus :)

Athens is a liberal haven. Full of old-time hippies who haven't accepted the modern world. Art Gish is a tool.

There's always something to do. At precollege, I remember an upper classman explained that nobody's going to personally knock on your dorm door and ask you to come do things - but if you have some inititive you can meet a lot of fun people and have good times. Yes, people drink and socialize a lot at OU. However, some of my favorite memories don't include alcohol, like sledding down Jeff Hill in laundry baskets my freshman year.

Lots to do!! Always something going on.

The social life Ohio as of my time 2004 - 2006 was somewhat nice but socially isolating. Becuase I much academic activities. I enjoy staying the Gladman' family at Tropicano. Matt Gladman helped to adjust to America life in Ohio. Many to his Mother Mrs Faye Gladman.

There is plenty to do at Ohio. Often times you will hear this line "There is nothing to do in Athens but drink" bullshit. There is plenty of stuff to do here. The university sponsers countless activities, not my thing but they are there. There is a cool local music scene at the various bars. When the weather is nice there are lots of outside things to do. On the weekends there are many house parties to go to as well as the six hundred bars up town. There is also a greek life scene, not as popular as people think, there is lots of other stuff to do.

The most popular organizations on campus i belive is greek life. I, myself, am involved in greek life and i absolutely love it. I have met so many people through this activity and it has really helped me grow as a person. The dating scene is very prominant at Ohio. There are many oppurtunities to meet people. Many people like to party often because there are many oppurtunites for it, you just have to decide whether you want to go out or not. Last weekend i went out with some friends to some house parties. You can go to the mid-night movie if you do not want to drink or hang out with friends. there is really nothing to do off campus except go home.

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I can't say much about popular groups or organizations, dating, guest speakers or whatever. Sometimes I don't know when these are going on. There is always something going on though. The Hockey games are AMAZING! Football is so much fun, Marching 110 is...WOW!! The different groups brought to campus, RENT, Sara Evans, Ron Jeremy, are unfathomable to a freshman coming from a small high school. It's amazing to see how many different opportunities are out there to keep you busy. Fridays Live are fun and midnight movies at Baker are always great.

A lot of people party on weekends and even on weeknights! but that doesn't always mean that people have to drink.