Seattle University Top Questions

What are the most popular student activities/groups?

Matt

There's no frats or sororities, and sports aren't huge (though basketball can be exciting). For social events, there's parties in the houses around campus if you want to drink; if not, there's a whole city in which to have fun. Movies, clubs, (gay and straight and on both sides of 21), shopping, museums, concerts, great restaraunts, and other entertainments are all within walking distance. The tradition that attracts the most attention is the Senior Streak, wherein a couple dozen seniors streak and dance around the Quad.

Allie

In certain dorms, doors are left open all the time. Friday nights are great. Not many people party. Most people ask if you want to walk to Dicks with them and grab a milkshake and walk around downtown. We have 3 co-ed frats, I think. They're for the business school. Some people really get into them. Most don't. But even if you don't, you're not left out. There's always something to do or somewhere to go with someone. We have the sport fans that go to athletic events, some gamers who hook up their wii to the big screen, and the shoppers who walk to Value Village to browse. There are always events on campus, and off. Speakers (the author of Three Cups of Tea came just the other day, as well as Rick Steves) often visit, the drama center puts on plays, and we're in the hub of downtown, so there's always a symphony or musical or concert to go to.

Haley

The most popular activity is soccer, watching it or playing, because we do not have a football team. Students in rooms on my floor leave their door open quite often. Guest speakers and athletics have pretty good turnouts. I met my closest friends on my floor and a couple in classes, since group work is constantly required, the classroom is a great way to meet people. The dating scene is not too promising. All the boys are either jerks or gay or taken. People party quite often, more so than you would think. On a Saturday night you could go to a movie, go to a club downtown, shopping, SEAC is always holding late night activities.

Bonnie

People here tend to get very involved in groups and causes. A lot of people here do not drink, and prefer to find other things to do on the weekends. However, there is definitely a party scene. It's college.

Jesse

The school is large enough to have clubs for nearly any interest and works well with students to form new clubs. Sports is getting big here as the school is moving to division A and you can live vicariously through the athletes if you're that pathetic. It's easy to meet people here as a freshman, but transfer students have trouble--they do make friends, but not as many as those who come right after high school. All sorts of cultural events--poets, plays, music, speakers, religious celebrations--abound here. The are probably one of the best things that the University has to offer. As stated earlier, the dating scene is great for guys, but bad for ladies. It kind of gives women an advantage--they don't have to worry about distractions from their studies. If you like to party, you can party; if not, downtown has all sorts of fun events from movies to shopping to lots of good dining.

Chris

I dont know. too many