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Hockey games are a blast!!! Everyone gets so into it. It is a lot of fun. They're big events in the winter and our new arena is pretty sweet. People are up like all hours of the night. If you can't sleep, walk around the building...you'll find someone. I'm going to miss that most at home...always having someone to talk to.

There are always things on campus to do, at least from eight to one every friday and saturday.

Friday and Saturday nights are reserved for partying. Many people choose to go to clubs or bars in New Haven (there's buses that take you there). Others, like myself, would rather have parties in our rooms, but that all depends on what your RA is like and if you can get away with it. Getting alcohol on campus is pretty easy. Security and the RA's know that almost everyone drinks and while they still enforce the rules, they aren't about to raid your room and write you up without good reason. There's no frat houses campus but some of the people in fraternities live in houses off campus that they put together themselves - nothing is pre-established. Sunday, for most people, is a day for studying.

pretty close knit groups. feels alot like high school. some stuff to do on campus but not alot.

Freshman usually leave doors open. Fades away over time. Athletics are gaining ground, hockey is very popular to go to. Intermurals are really fun, recommended. Theater isn't popular. I have been to a few dance shows and things, but they usually aren't crowded. Meet people mostly by where you lived freshman year. I live with the people I met freshman year. Sometimes you can meet people through classes, but personally I know people through freshman year of friends of friends. People don't party as much as a "typical" college, maybe because frats aren't popular. They try to set up events on friday and saturday nights for kids to attend that don't involve alcohol, I have been to a few but they have never been popular. Off campus we go to the mall or walk the bike trail or hike the sleeping giant mountain.

People like CAP and SPB. Sport are really big here especially ice hockey. People in their dorms pretty much always leave their doors open. People party all the time, it's a huge party school because there is nothing else to do. You can't do anything on a saturday night that doesn't involve drinking because its all anyone ever does.

Athletic events aren't hugely popular here - I'd have to say hockey games are the most popular. It never seemed to me like there was a huge amount of campus involvement, but that may be because I wasn't involved in a lot of things. The dorms are generally friendly places; most people leave their doors open while they're in their rooms studying or whatever. One thing that a lot of people are upset about is that May Weekend (our annual drunken spring weekend) was canceled last year. They reallocated the money to pay for more on-campus events and concerts and such during the semester rather than lumping it all into one weekend, but I'm not sure if a lot of people made the connection. There's always something to do on the weekends that doesn't involve drinking - our Student Programming Board plans movies and events (bingo, spa nights, trivia, etc.) every weekend all semester long.

There are always activities to keep me busy. The new hockey arena is awesome.

It seems as though no students at Quinnipiac are involved. Students may get into one club or organization but that's it. Fraternities and sororities are a complete joke and do not contribute anything to the social scene. There is no consistent party scene on campus or off as the administration cracks down hard on drinking and drugs. The social scene is completely dead and uneventful. People generally become and stay friends with the people on their floor in the dorms.

I've been involved with Quinnipiac Future Teachers and Fourth Wall Theatre. Both groups are a lot of fun and very informative. Because I want to be a teacher, QFTO is a great club that provides a lot of great information and opportunities for teaching experience. Fourth Wall is kindof unorganized but the plays they put on are always a blast.

THIS IS A BAR SCHOOL. The campus is dead Thursdays and Saturdays because everyone is in New Haven. Fridays are the only chance for some on-campus rages.

i play ice hockey at quinnipiac. athletic events are usually popular. many people attend the boys hockey games.

the clubs do a really good job with arranging trips for thr weekends and activities at night

The university sponsors a lot of activities, but not a lot of people go to them. They have a lot of anti alcohol programs on the weekend, but the kids drink instead of going to them. Drinking is a part of just about every college campus, and there is no different at Quinnipiac. Many of the kids here are sheltered and dont know how to drink responsibly. the freshman dont know their limit before college, and get taken to the hospital more often than they should.

i am a brother of Tau Kappa Epsilon and there is one other fraternity on campus (sigma phi epsilon) and 3 sororities (alpha chi omega, phi sigma sigma, and kappa alpha theta). greek life is not huge here. all of my roommates do not like greek life and have a great social life outside of it. i like to bounce back and forth between greek like and my outside friends. since the greek system is so small you sometimes just keep seeing the same people. you will make a lot of great friends joining which ever one you choose. there is also always something going on during the weekends. always a great party to go to and tons of stuff going on. new haven is fun on thursday and saturday nights. usually its hula hanks on thursday, campus drinking friday, toads on saturday.

As a grad student I don't really socialize much. However, I am always invited to various events. At least 3-4 per month so there are plently of opportunities.

Most popular groups are sports teams...Greek Life is not very big here, because of the ban on Frat and Soroity houses. Yes students leave their doors open. Athletic events are popular, however, males sports are more popular. Guest speakers tend to make out pretty well. Theatre? no idea. Closest friends through soccer, and rooming with them from freshman year. May weekend got cancelleddd!!! Cinco de mayo is big,

to be honest, a lot of the social scene on the weekends is off campus, but you can always find something to do on campus too

Some of the popular organizations at Quinnipiac are the film society, student government, and the student programming board. I'm involved with the student programming board that sets up events on the weekend that give people the option to do something fun without drinking such as movies, carnivals, or trips to Six Flags and white water rafting. Students in dorms do leave their doors open so walking in a hallway you can just go into any room an hang out. The first week of classes students just walk to each room and intoduce themselves, it's a great way to make friends! A lot of your closest friends are the people you are living with or that live in your hallway because you are with them all the time, but I have also met a lot of my closest friends from my classes and from parties. If I'm up at 2 am on a tuesday I'm probably either studying for a test or just on facebook talking to friends from home. People party a lot here so there is something always going on. Every thursday friday and saturday you there is a guarantee that a party is taking place on campus. Last weekend was the last weekend for people to party before studying for finals so I of course hung out with all my friends and had a great time. Theres a lot of things off campus to do. We are 20 minutes away from New Haven so you can go shopping there and go out for dinner and at night go to all the clubs there for college students.

Thursday night is club night. All the girls wear the sluttiest outfits possible and participate in underage drinking on and off campus. It is ridiculous. However not every girl is like this. The guys love when the girls get dressed up and get drunk because then they have a better chance of sleeping with them. Im involved with Q30 which is a great organization. I get a large amount of on hands experience and I have met many wonderful people through the show. It is awesommeeee.