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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.