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Freshmen year most people are closest to the people on their floor. Its normal for people to leave their door open at the beginning of the year, that's how I made my closest friends. I also made a really good froup of friends after going on a retreat. Sporting events aren't super popular, but we just open our new arena so I expect that more people will pay attention to sports now. There are plenty of things to do off campus because we're in St. Louis. There's Forest Park where you can go to the zoo, art museum, ice skating, or just hang out in the park. Then there's City Museum, the cupcakery, Cards games, Blues games, the arch, the Fox theater, and Central West End is just a few blocks off campus. On campus there are activities sponsored by the school such as movies in the quad at night, on halloween there are carriage rides and tours of college church. Some people party Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night, but most people only party one or two nights on the weekend. You can always find stuff to do without drinking. There are always things to do off campus or you can get creative in the dorms without drinking. My friends and I have had many movie and game nights, we've even made a movie one saturday night.

SLU is surprisingly diverse. There are lots of activities, just like any university, you just have to find what you are looking for.

The party scene at SLU is around all the time. If ever a person wants to go out or do something, something is going on. Greek life is not as important here as it is at other schools, but it is very helpful to students in the social aspect. There are many things to do around campus as well as on campus because the campus is located in an urban environment.

There is always so much to do at SLU, it's somewhat overwhelming! I see constant posters around campus that invite students to various events- so no one should ever use the excuse that they are bored. St. Louis is also such a great city-SLU is within walking distance from both Central West End and Forest Park, which are both loaded with things to do. I was not in a sorority, but I always ended up finding fun things to do with my friends on or off campus.

Greek life is huge on campus but there are a lot of other organizations and volunteer opportunities. I met my closest friends through my sorority and my boyfriend was in a fraternity. Poeople party every weekend and go to bars or apartments. There are no houses. Last weekend I went on a pub crawl for senior week and drank all weekend. On a saturday nigh if you don't want to drink you can go to a movie, out to dinner, bowling, to a play at the Fox Theater.

Bars, clubs, and parties on the weekends.

Student Activities Board and Student Government Association are the most wildly known organizations, but we also have a chapter of Amnesty International and other groups focused on awareness of different ethnicities, religions, and global issues. It's a plethora of options. I'm mostly involved in OneWorld which is an organization and magazine production focused on international social justice and awareness. The best week for student life in my opinion is Atlas week which is a week when many speakers are brought in discussing a variety of world issues and bringing awareness. We have also had people such as Ralph Nater come to campus and speak. There are always things going on. Students are not always very friendly unless they already know each other though. Freshman year doors stay open and everyone is looking to meet people, but after that they more less stay closed. After freshman year people find other ways to meet people through organizations or parties. Party life isn’t huge, but it is alive still. People go out every weekend. It sucks to not have a fake though if you're not 21. There are 3 good bars near campus but they are usually to start or finish the night. Frats and sororities are present but not needed for girls at least. People party on and off campus.