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I think the fraternity/sorority system plays a huge role at Texas State. I was not involoved in one, but I did party with all of them really. I didn't really notice any tension between them either. They all just kinda get along... Dorm-life is awesome. My two years in the dorm were great. We always had an open door policy, that's how you meet people. Both years we basically ran the dorm. People still talk about us in Jackson... If I am awake at 2am on a tuesday, which I usually was, I am either partying or just hanging out with my friends/roommates doing nothing at all...Tailgating is becoming a bigger event. There is also Riverfest where SACA puts on a concert full of Texas Country artists. In Austin there is a huge music festival, South By Southwest. River Raft Race is awesome. Thousands of Texas Staterss float down the river in New Braunfels on a saturday in April... Off campus I worked, went to the pool, went to 5 Mile, Little Arkansas, Moon Rock, Don's Fish Camp, played volleyball... I'd do anything it didn't matter... I live in Houston now, but still go back to San Marcos every couple weeks. Last weekend I was there and I went to the bars on friday night, went to the mall saturday, saturday night I went and saw my friend's band play at Gordo's then went out to the bars. Oh and I went SKYDIVING saturday morning!

The Greek organizations on campus are huge. I am sorda bias to my organization, thinking there well, amazing. I am in SWAT, it' provides FREE rides home to students under the influence, as long as they are anywhere in the San Marcos Area. I'm also involved in Public Relations Student Society of America, this a wonderful organization for getting network experience and finding out what you really want to do in the PR world. American Red Cross Club is a great service organization as well is Relay for Life. Guest Speakers are pretty big especially lately with the elections in the past couple weeks, we have had: Ted Kennedy, Obama, Chelsea Clinton, Bill Clinton, and Kate Walsh.

There are a few popular Fraternities and Sororities. Athletics and the arts are big on campus. I'm involved with an honors/service co-ed Fraternity based in the Theatre Department called Alpha Psi Omega, a social LGBT group: Lambda of Texas State and the sister activist organization, Bobcat Equality Alliance. I did not live in the dorms at Texas State. Everything is popular. Everyone is different. I met my closest friends through organizations. I'm usually sleeping at 2am on a Tuesday. I don't know. Everyone is different. They're huge. I worked. Many things; go meet people, bowling, there's the river, etc. I live off campus.

Most popular clubs are by far the greek life. It seems EVERYONE wants to be in a sorority or frat. I don't get it personally. I don't see how they benefit anything. Maybe that's because I'm not part of one, but then again, I don't see them as being "accepting" to transgender people. Since it's so binary "guys/frats", "girls/sorority"..what about people that don't fit either gender role? I have no clue about dorms, since I don't live in one. Football events are big here. I still haven't been to a game though. I met my closest friends here. I don't think I'd date anyone here though. I am always awake at 2am on a Tuesday. I'm usually working on homework, doing a chapter review of some sort or researching or working on an abstract or case study. My major is very intense. Bobcat Ball is a tradition here put on by my group..Lambda. It's a professional drag show put on at an off campus location and it's fun, and friendly, and even straight people come out to see it. We do a theme and everyone dresses up and we decorate and stuff. It's fun. We also do PAWS preview for potential freshmen and transfer students. There's also Bobcat Days which give everyone potentially coming here a glimpse of Texas State. What I do on a Saturday night that doesn't involve drinking..well, I've been out to political events in Austin with our Bobcat Equality Alliance group. I've went with friends to BDSM parties up in Austin, I go out to coffeeshops, I go to karaoke (that's usually on Wednesdays though), and there are religious groups forming here during the week on campus too. This last weekend, I went with a friend to a BDSM party near Austin. I also attended an "alternative's" dinner for people out of the mainstream..like people who are into kinky lifestyles, BDSM, polyamory, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender/, emo, goth, whatever...all welcome. One of the friends that I made here at Tx State started doing it as a monthly event, and it's grown pretty well.

Most popular groups are probably club sports teams and honors organizations. I am the PR Secretary for GTU - Gamma Theta Upsilon Geographic Honors Society. We do service events and graduate with honoers. If we go on to a government job we will be paid more because we are recognized by the national chapter. I am also in the NAEP - National Association of Environmental Professionals. We organize events like Bike to School Day and Texas State Recycles Day and try to get the word out / act on getting the environment in shape. Students leave their dorm room doors open, I have done it PLENTY of times and nothing happened, not that I recommend it. Athletic events need some working on, UT sucks away are team spirit. We have tons of guest speakers (Ted Kennedy came last week and Barack Obama is coming tomorrow). My closest friends are from TXST. I met my roommate on the first day of school and we have lived together for 3 years now. I am never awake at 2am on a Tuesday, if I am I am laying in bed trying to fall asleep. People party non stop here. It is great. I feel like we are pretty well balanced. We know how to have a good time and when to get serious. We even got it changed so we don't have school on Fridays because no one came to class. The weekends here start on Thursday. We have the river running right through campus so you can always lay out or tube, just have a good time.

The University Star, our campus newspaper, is very popular and widely available throughout San Marcos. I have been involved with the campus radio station, KTSW-89.9 FM, and unfortunately, I don't think many people on campus even know about it. I try to promote it every chance I get because its such a great outlet for independent and aspiring artists. Athletic events other than football do not seem to draw as much attention as they should. We have guest speakers on campus all the time, whether they are AIDS victims from Africa, a philosopher or poet, or a prominent political figure. It really is a special and eye-opening experience. There are also several notable media experts that speak at our school during Mass Communication Week, an annual event that I always find rewarding. I met my closest friends (my former neighbors) in the dorms. Texas State requires you to live on campus for two years, or until you reach a certain # of credits. I lived in an all-female dorm my freshman year, which was pretty horrible, but I wouldn't change a thing. People were either ALWAYS in their rooms, or always out. Dorms can be and are an awesome way to meet people if you're in the right environment. If I'm awake at 2am on a Tuesday, I'm probably fretting over an art project due the next day. If people aren't drinking on a Saturday night, they might be at the local coffee shops, movie theater, or couple of music venues around town. If they can't find anything to do in San Marcos, they'll probably drive 30 minutes to Austin.