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Everyone joins Main Campus Program Board when they come to Temple. MCPB is the biggest organization on campus. They plan the major events both on and off campus.

The most popular organizations and the ones that I am most involved with are: Temple Student Government Main Campus Program Board Progressive NAACP Students leave there dorms open all the time. I met my closest friends during freshman orientation. Homecoming and Spring Fling are the biggest events on campus.

We have a very active and diverse Greek Life. I am a sister of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority Inc. We are the first Latina sorority founded in the Nation in 1975. We are small in number, but that is what I love most, because my sisters are really like sisters to me and I wouldn't know what to do without them. Because there are so many groups, you can always find something to do. The student center is always poppin' with some activity or another. And Free Food Fun Fridays are always a hit. People party pretty often, which isn't neccessarily a bad thing, but sometimes, especially for freshman, it can get out of hand. Spring Fling is always a huge event, especially for organizations, and I can't wait for this years spring fling!! A typical weekend for me would be hanging out with my sisters and a glass of wine, but I am also a senior now. When I was a freshman, I went to at least two house parties a week. For most people though that gets old after a little while and you grow up.

Most popular organization on campus is MCPB because the help organize alot of the events on campus and colaborate with other organizations. Students in certain doorms leave their doors open like in white hall or peabody but in most builiding no. People part everyday it doesn't stop unless it's for final and even then the party starts afterwards Athletics events are very popular especially football and basketball games. Welcome week and the concerts are events that happen every year to welcome freshmen student as well as other returning students

Temple has diverse activities students can join like team sports, club team sports, and student organizations. Temple has over 300 student organizations on campus some of them are: Promoters of Animal Welfare, Purple Circle, Scrabble Club, Bethel Campus Fellowship, Dynasty (a modeling club), Temple Community Garden, Film Collective, Knitting Club, and so much more! From that brief list you can get an idea of the various clubs Temple has for each student’s interest. There are several fraternities and sororities to get involved in if a student is interested. I’m involved in both Students for Environmental Action and Temple Ad Club. SEA is a group that tries to implement environmental change on and off campus and TAC is a career oriented club that focuses in advertising issues by bringing in speakers to talk about the industry. When you live on campus in a dorm usually the first month or so students in the dorms are very social and will leave their doors open so you can stop by and chat. This is a good opportunity to speak to your fellow classmates and make some new friends! There is a lot of school pride at Temple and students are able to get free sporting tickets to all home games by showing their TU ID at the door. Temple offers shuttles to and from the football games and often have tail gate parties. Temple has theater productions throughout the year and offers a 5 dollar discount to students with a valid school id. At the beginning of every year there is a welcome week for the students to get ready for the new school year. This week involves a “carnival” of vendors and student organizations on our main strip of campus handing out information about the clubs and the vendors give away coupons and giveaway prizes. There is also a day that there is free ice cream and we usually have a concert that is free for students, including past performers such as Keri Hilson. Also every spring we have a Spring Fling which is a bigger version of Welcome week but just on one day. There are vendors and student organizations and a concert. In the past we have had the band N.E.R.D play and also J. Cole. Students usually just party on the weekends at a frat or a house party. If you are not interested in drinking Temple provides alternatives so there is less underage drinking. Every Friday there is a themed night called Free Food Fun Fridays. A student organization sponsors the night and there is a specific theme with different activities throughout the night. Every hour there is new free food presented. Some of the featured activities in the past were magicians, massages, manicures, trivia, raffle prizes, tie dye shirts, air brush shirts, cotton candy, and hypnotists are just some of them! Not only is there plenty of things to do on campus but we live in Philadelphia and there is so many tourist attractions we have access to! The Philadelphia Art Museums, Franklin Institute Museum, Love park, comedy clubs, South Street, professional sporting events, food tours, art galleries, ice skating rinks, and more!

The most popular student activity is definitely Spring Fling. It is an annual festival during the spring semester in which students volunteer to serve food, set up tables advertising their respective clubs, and organize community-building activities throughout the entire campus. Students also enjoy attending athletic events; Temple has very competitive football and basketball teams.

The most popular organizations are Temple Student Government who has weekly General Assembly meetings to discuss campus issues. The Main Campus Program Board is the organization that hosts campus-wide events. I'm the President of Ed2010, which is the magazine club. We help students get their dream internship. I'm also part of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and Her Campus Magazine. Temple Basketball games are popular because the Liacouras Center is right on campus. Temple Football is just as popular because the Owls play at the Eagles Stadium. Free bus transportation is provided for students. Students also get free admission to all Temple home games. As far as the dating scene goes, most people meet others at frat parties. There are a lot of couples on campus. I met my closest friends by having classes with them. If you're on campus and don't like to party, you can either go the Reel, which is Temple's movie theater. A different movie plays every week Thursday to Sunday and it's only $1. There's also Pearl Theatre, which is right on campus too. Students get discounted tickets to the movies there. Movies and parties are the usual happenings on Friday and Saturday nights. Center City offers a lot too, such as bars, clubs and restaurants.

There are hundreds of student activities/groups at Temple. People party a lot. A popular event that happens every spring is the Spring Fling (A greatly enjoyable event full of games and a lot of fun).

The most popular activities are, of course, sports. There’s a lot of school spirit – especially for the Temple Owls.

At Temple, most people you'll talk to have been to at least one party in the most recent month. Drinking and drug use is constant. The most suprising aspect of this is the prominence of smoking on campus. I had no idea how many people at Temple smoked and most of my non-smoking friends started a few months into their first term. Of course, you'd find lots of people who aren't doing it but you'll have to pass by a bunch of people who are. The MCPB (Main Campus Program Board) organizes events and they're great things to go to if you want to be sober. Also, there's a movie theater called the Reel open on weekends that shows late-release movies for $2. It's the cleanest, quietest movie theater I've found in Philadelphia so far. Off campus is brimming with things to do. It would be very hard not to be able to find something you'd want to do in Philly. There's a subway stop on campus and I can't think of any activity it won't bring you to. Also, lots of kids have bikes, which is a cheaper transportation solution. There's even a group of kids who meet up at the bell tower at midnight on Tuesdays to ride to the art museum to buy pretzels. Like I said-- literally anything. Just be careful about where you go and as a rule make it South of campus.

Groups involving your major are really popular. -Temple Ad Club, Communications Studies Club, Black Engineers Association, just a few to mention.

are probably sports. Every one gets really hyped up during football season.

I think that one of the most popular campus organizations is Campus Recreation. They run both Temple's intramural teams as well as the club sports. Temple has about 27 club sport teams. I am actually a member of club field hockey. Joining this team has been one of the best decisions I made as a student here. I get to play the sport I love at a competitive level, without being on the division 1 team. It was also a great way to make friends within the first few weeks of college. Another type of activity I would like to touch on is Temple Greek Life. Temple has 36 Greek organizations. Ten of the male organizations are part of the Inter fraternal Council, four of the female organizations are members of the Panhellenic Council, and the rest are multicultural organizations. Greek life is not a huge scene on Temple's campus, but this is why I want to talk about it. As a member of a sorority here, I feel unique, not just one of the crowd. It is also a entirely different community in and of itself, which makes it easy to meet a lot of people because you share something so important in common. At many large schools, if you join a sorority or fraternity you are simply just another student with letters on. However, at Temple you are seen as a leader and unique individual.

I think that one of the most popular campus organizations is Campus Recreation. They run both Temple's intramural teams as well as the club sports. Temple has about 27 club sport teams. I am actually a member of club field hockey. Joining this team has been one of the best decisions I made as a student here. I get to play the sport I love at a competitive level, without being on the division 1 team. It was also a great way to make friends within the first few weeks of college. Another type of activity I would like to touch on is Temple Greek Life. Temple has 36 Greek organizations. Ten of the male organizations are part of the Inter fraternal Council, four of the female organizations are members of the Panhellenic Council, and the rest are multicultural organizations. Greek life is not a huge scene on Temple's campus, but this is why I want to talk about it. As a member of a sorority here, I feel unique, not just one of the crowd. It is also a entirely different community in and of itself, which makes it easy to meet a lot of people because you share something so important in common. At many large schools, if you join a sorority or fraternity you are simply just another student with letters on. However, at Temple you are seen as a leader and unique individual.

football, basketball, sororities, honors societies

Football and Basketball games.

Temple athletics are very important, and many students come out to support their school at games. Music and theater are also very important and filled with the most amazing talent. The dramas and musicals put on in Temple's Tomlinson and Randall Theatres are amazing. Partying is definitely an option if you so choose, but it doesn't dominate the social scene. On Friday nights the student center hosts events until late with free food and activities. If you don't want to do anything at Temple, you can head into center city where there is always something to do.