Union College-Schenectady Top Questions

most of the union sports teams are pretty fun to watch. Hockey is definitely the biggest. You usually are friends with the kids on your floor freshmen year

Frats. Frats. Frats. But if you are not into that you can hang out with friends in the dorm, find something in Schenectady, or there are the occasional Open Mic Nights at ARTS House or the ODP (Ozone Dance Party) at Ozone House-- these are parties/events that attract a different sort of crowd that the typical Frat party.

Social activities take away from partying, so they are generally neglected. It's difficult to start groups and clubs on campus. Athletics, especially hockey, are pretty popular, however, and there are popular vocal groups for men and women. Frats play a large role in campus life.

most people leave their doors open and feel safe on campus. the drinking social scene focuses around the fraternities, but there are many things the adm does that is good. guest speakers are always interesting.

I have always felt safe at Union. Schenectady is a city, and occasionally there is violence, but the campus is safe. Most people lock their doors when they leave their rooms, but at least in my dorm, people often leave their doors unlocked while they are around, but not in their room. There are often doors open, and people can wander in and out of others' rooms. I've met my closest friends by talking to people who have left their doors open. If you don't drink, the weekends can be a little hard. Not EVERYONE drinks, but the trick is just finding the kids who also don't drink. It's not impossible, but it can be a little lonely at first. Also, depending on who you hang out with, you can find people who won't pressure you to drink. And going to frat parties, doesn't mean you have to be a drunken mess. The frats only dominate your social life as much as you let them, and each frat has a different personality, which leads them to have different parties, some of which you may find more comfortable than others. There are also sororities, but they fill a much smaller role on the campus social life.

There is ALWAYS someting to do on campus, every day and night. We've had great speakers come, such as Maya Angelou and Mike Huckabee, and had performers such as Gym Class Heroes. There's lots of comittees, clubs, and sports to get involved in.

I'm involved with Hillel. In my dorm, people don't really leave their doors open if they aren't in the dorm building somewhere. People have a lot of fun at sporting events, especially the hockey games. I met my closet friends in an odd way. I met the guy who is now my ex-boyfriend at Hillel, and when I started to hang out with him I also started to hang out with his friends, who became my friends. I'm still friends with him, even though we broke up. If I'm awake at 2am on a Tuesday, I am usually surfing the internet while in bed. The traditions and events that happen each year are Springfest, the Steinmetz Symposium, and I guess rush weeks. People generally party few nights a week, mostly Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights. Fraternities are pretty big on weekends, but Greek life isn't so big in everyday life. If you don't want to drink, there are plenty of activities to do at Minerva houses. Of campus, I like to go to the movies, or out to eat, or to the mall.

the social life is great at Union. There are FRats and Sororities on campus so they throw a lot of great parties, but also the Minerva houses organize events such as battle of the bands and one night there was a carnival with a mechanical bull to ride in our campus center. So there are always things to do especially spring term when spring fest and party in the gardens come. There are also free movies every weekedn in the campus center, movies that have not yet come on dvd.

always something to do you can never be bored here

Union offers so many activities to do from Minervas, Theme Houses, Greek Life, Student Forum, Class Officers, etc. But they also have good sports teams, and offer club sports and intramurals, for those who do not play on the varsity level. Socially, Union is a big drinking and party school. Most students go out 3 days a week, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Going out ranges from going to the bar, to a frat party, or to an offcampus party. Even if you do not no anyone in a frat or at an offcampus party, students are accepting to let you in regardless.