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I met my closest friends in the sorority I joined my sophomore year. People tend to party every weekend for sports events or just general events around campus. Saturday nights that don't involve drinking usually I am either studying or hanging out with my friends watching movies or swimming. Off campus there are so many great restaurants to check out, there are shooting ranges, downtown Tucson has a lot of shops and a very popular night life. The dating scene is pretty large here. The most popular groups on campus would probably be Greek life, intramural sports, and the student government.

Elevation Ski & Snowboard club (largest organization on campus) Spring Fling Family Weekend Football and Basketball programs

This school is very proud of there academics, greek life, sports, clubs and organizations. It is difficult to point out what is the "most popular".

joining clubs are most popular activity other than playing the sport you like. there are a whole lot of different clubs you can join to get involved and spend a good time depending on your taste.

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Fraternities and Sororities are the most popular groups on campus for Fraternities the popular ones are FIJI, SAE, and I would say PIKE. Atheletic events are extremely popular here at UA. We have one of the largest student sections for football in the PAC 12 and if you want a good seat for basketball you will have to get to the game a few hours before. I have seen people bring their laptops so they can do work while they wait for the basketball game to start. The last weekend of school I hung out with my friends. Off campus I usually go out to eat or go up into the mountains.

The school is based off the actions from the students in the atheltic department. For example the athletes here are pretty much worshiped.

Greek life is very big on the U of A campus! There are many sorority and fraternity events on campus, including contests, philanthropy events, and of course parties. There are, however, plenty of students who are not in Greek life who also have a great experience at the U of A. Students have the opportunity to join any clubs or organizations, and if they don't see one that interests them, they can start their own!

Sororities and Fraternities are our largest population. With more time spent on campus, you'll definitely start to hear, notice, and meet 'star' basketball players. Many, if not most, of our athletic events, guest speakers, theatre productions, etc will bring in not only students, but locals from the community as well. Aside from the sporting events, Tucson likes to celebrate holidays like Dia de los Muertos with face paint, parades, and drinks! Speaking of good times, Thursday is THE night to go out in town. Some students will choose to party through the weekend, while others will find Thursday night sufficient. If you're not really big into parties, then pick up a newspaper (local or Daily Wildcat) and find the nearest film, concert, cafe, dance, yoga, etc event! I had (and still have) an interest in everything, so I got involved in the University and constantly had the opportunity to meet new people. WIth that said, my closest friends were in the Media Arts College and I met many of them through working on campus or film classes. As a student, I was personally involved in: PERSONA Literary Magazine (publishes student films, artwork, poetry, short stories), KAMP Student Radio (student run radio station), Arizona Daily Wildcat (student run newspaper), National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Relay for Life (through groups and organizations on campus) To take a break from classes, head over to University Blvd or down to 4th Ave for a bite to eat, cafe stop, or even a little shopping/browsing!

Most popular student activities and groups are intramural sports and greek life. Greek life is a big presence on Arizona's campus and definitely helps with making friends if you are coming from out of state or looking to reinvent yourself. Intramural sports are really popular as well. You also make friends in your dorm or join a club that interests you. Hiking and outdoor activities are really popular. Sporting events are too much fun for words to describe, and there are occasionally free movies in the student union. There are lots of fun things to get involved in.

Sports. Greek life. All very, very popular. Homecoming. Lots of theater.

we have a GREAT basketball team and our theater is one of the best on the country

There are many clubs, sports, activities, and groups to get involved in at the University of Arizona. Clubs and organizations range from Greek life, to honoraries, to major-based clubs, to hobbies. Some organizations that I am involved in include NSCS, Greek Life, MedCats, as well as other honoraries.

Greek life is big at UA, it always has been and i feel always will be. If your not in greek life don't worry haha, you will make it by just fine! I met most of my friends freshman year in the dorm and have been hanging out with all of them since! we are the best group and always have semester big reunion parties its super fun! Theres probably 15 of us total and when you include all your personal friends that are just outside the normal circle its a massive group of people you connect with. Tucson may not have every activity in the world but you can do just about everything, the sun is always shining so outdoor activities like hiking, biking and what not are very big. Theres always some big sporting game going on during saturday or even some thursday basketball games to start off the weekend. Partying for people can range to once a month and most of the time staying in studying to 3 and 4 times a week, just depends on the crowd or people you hangout with. When tests come around or finals the amount of going out drops drastically haha.

I am not too involved with the campus life since i do not live on campus

I lived in Manzi Mo, which was an extremely friendly dorm. People definitely left their doors open, especially in the beginning of the year when everyone was trying to meet one another. I met a lot of my close friends in the dorms freshmen year, and then also met a lot of friends through my roommate and through my friends from home. People party 1-3 nights a week on average. If you don't want to party, there are often activities going on on the mall and in the union, such as concerts or movies. There is literally always something happening on the mall.

Endless- find something. Get involved or don't complain.

The guy's social life is based around the fraternities or sports teams. However, for the girls is a different story. Whether you are in a sorority or not, you will most often find friends anyhow. I feel that most sororities, in general are really fake and is a way to pay for your friends, but others will disagree. I met my closest friends through my dorm or through classes.

Living in the dorms is a really great way to meet people, especially as an underclassman. In the dorm I lived in, the doors were hard to prop open because they were supposedly “fire doors” or something, but in the older dorms, doors are wide open most of the time. Athletics are really popular, but there's all kinds of stuff going on on campus—usually guest speakers, visiting scholars, film screenings, theatre, comedy/improv shows, etc. Greek life is pretty big, and there is a lot of partying on weekends, but there are a ton of options both on-campus and off for students who don't want to drink. Despite what a lot of people say, Tucson is a really cool town and there is a lot to do if you know where to look.