Syracuse University Top Questions

Most popular teams on campus are definitely the basketball and lacrosse team. University Union, who is responsible for the big concerts on campus is also really popular. We also have a variety of dance groups. There are a ton of organizations that students can get involved with on campus. Athletic events are the most attended on campus. Cuse is BIG on sports! The Dome is the place to be during a game. The school also prides itself on having guest speakers come to campus, and although I don't attend a lot of them, they do have them quite often. Alumni are always willing to come back and give advice to students. Since there is not a lot to do in the city of Syracuse, there are always a lot of parties going on, on campus. However, not all of these parties are worth walking in the freezing cold for. There are house parties as well as frat parties. Sororities and frats are prominent on campus. They are pretty much the social scene, but you can still party without being in one.

One of the most popular activities is attending sporting events. The basketball team is always good and the Carrier Dome is really a fun place. I am involved in the Syracuse University Debate Society, a really fantastic source for intellectual engagement and competition. I met most of my closest friends on the team and on my freshman floor. Good concerts and great speakers are abundant. Fraternities and sororities are very popular, but not everyone joins. There is plenty to do without drinking and plenty to do with drinking.

The social life used to be the best in the nation. Not true anymore...high crime, closing of campus bars, crack down on Greek life. Left Wing Leadership has destroyed this school and social life....

Sports are fairly big, especially basketball. There are always guest speakers on campus, and some impressive ones at that. Homecoming is pretty awesome, and many alums come back which is cool to see. People stay up pretty late doing what usually amounts to nothing, but that's just part of the college life. For people that party, they go every weekend, Thursday through Saturday. Then there are people who occasionally party. I guess there's people that don;t party at all, but I haven't met them yet. You have to know people to hear about parties, it's not like they're just thrown at you.

Some people leave their doors open in their dorms, I met my friends mostly from my floor but also my best friend i met at a talk in the beginning of the year that was about sexual abuse and I ended up sitting next to her so be open minded. The entire social scene during the winter is set up around basketball because we're a decent team in the middle of no where so it becomes pretty important which is actually awesome. There's a bar scene during the week and always parties on the weekend. If you're bored with nothing to do you aren't trying very hard to find something.

Two of the most popular sports at Syracuse are Basketball and Lacrosse. The football games are very popular too during the fall. It is a great feeling to walk around and see everyone excited to support their school and their fellow teammates. Another popular activity/event is the Fraternities and the Sororities however only about 20{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the student body actually participates. Nevertheless everyone still knows they are there. Syracuse has a lot of really good looking people so it’s not very hard to find someone you like. As for the social life, there are parties going on almost every night. People go out to the Frats almost every weekend. Most nights there is always something going on but how much one wants to party is up to them. If you don't want to party there are other options such as the mall, movies or going into the “college town” which is only a few blocks away.

Greek scene is huge. I'm involved with Alpha Phi Omega- a community service fraternity that has the same things as a regular fraternity/sorority, except for a house. We perform service in the communty, but we end up being each others' best friends, roommates, study partners... Studnets in the dorms do leave their dorms open. Athletic events are huge, particularly basketball. Guest speakers are common but I don't think they draw a huge crowd- unless they're extra credit opportunities. Theater is pretty big and pretty well supported on campus. Freshmen/sophomores don't seem to be involved in relationships, but as students get older, they seem to settle down a little more. I've met my closest friends from the dorm and from APO. Awake at 2 am on a Tuesday- writing a paper. Traditions: MAYFEST, Block Party, Juice Jam, Homecoming People party ALL THE TIME. Frats/sororities are huge and important, but that's not all there is to do. It honestly does help a person's social life if they so choose to become involved. Social fraterntities/sororities are not a student's only option, though. Last weekend- went to the mall, studied, went out Thursday/Friday/Saturday Saturday night- movies, usually a play or something, hang out in the dorm, go to Marshall Street Off campus: go to the mall, down to Armory Square, or head to Marshall Street

Big thing about SU. There is a lot of drinking. A lot. Like fish. There are some people who are physically incapable of having fun without being drunk. You will find them at every college and you will find some very obvious ones at SU. But they are not the only people you will find. I not usually drink, (especially not religiously every weekend like most of my peers). My friends and I have art nights, or go out to movies, or go to gallery openings, or to the mall, or to Funk n' Waffles (live music and good food, if you go to SU you must go), we might go to a concert or learn how to salsa dance. We also might go home and go to bed because we have been up for the last two nights straight trying to meet deadlines. It depends.

basketball is the biggest sport on campus with lax following. football games are fun even though we cant win a game. club sports are a big thing, especially hockey, skiing, rugby, and soccer. athletic events are huge and absolutely should be attended. 2am on a tuesday, you are most likely studying or if its a holiday that day/the next day or an event you are partying. frats and sororities are big but not the biggest thing.

The bars are dirty college bars and everyone underage will be at Maggies. The Frat Houses are gross but throw some good parties. House parties on Comstock are fantastic.