University of California-Riverside Top Questions

I made all my friends while living in the dorms my first two years. I still remember the day I met my best friend, we had just done that stupid ice breaker you always have to do for the Hall and had split up for the night, when I get a loud knock on my door. He opens it up and says something tot he effect of "hey you said you liked blah blah, here is this club on campus for it, do you want to come on friday?" We've been best friends every since. So I guess ice breakers actually work, go figure. One of our favorite things to do is movies, so we often have marathon movie weekends or wait in line the night something opens in theaters. We'll also get together for dinners where one person hosts and everyone pitches in to cook something. One year we all stayed over for Thanksgiving and had an awesome time failing to make turkey dinner. It wasn't so bad that we ordered KFC, but it was close. I admit, I'm not big into the public party scene like clubs and frat parties and such, but I do like going to a party where I know most or all of the people going and can trust things to stay cool. I'm big on outdoors, so a great idea for a party is to have a backyard BBQ camp out. Everyone has somewhere to crash (even if it a tent) and no one is driving home. Plus you get to watch people try to make smores when they can't hold the stick straight, which is hilarious.

sometimes nooner is cool. KA died ATO parties struggle on and All the Rest are just the Shit as in bad unless its at a highly publicized club event or a really dank house. Keep it up with facebook. find people to hangout with on the weekends to give UCR better amenities

I would say GO GREEK or if looking for a coed frat do DSP or APhiO

Okay, I can only talk to you about my experiences, but there are a lot of different experiences out there. My freshmen year I went to parties a lot, like every week and weekend lol and I learned that though the party flier might say "The BEST Party of Year, DON"T MISS OUT" next week there will be another flier that says "The Ultimate..." There will always be another party...Always so don't get to caught up. From my perspective there really isn't any groups more popular then others some are just known for throwing good parties over others. Though I have talked a lot about parties there are a lot of other things to do, and a lot of different events put on by different organizations. Also there are places off of campus that are pretty cool.

I was invovled with Calpirg for about 1 year and a half, which is a public interest research group that motivates students to fight for many different things through petitioning, informing, or demonstrations. When I was in the dorms my first year, my roommate and I left our door open and we talked to tons of people in the hall. You usually make friends with people who are in your classes and those who you meet your first year or through clubs you join. I do not drink or party. I am usually at Church on the weekends and I enjoy telling people about Christ and what He did at the Cross and how man is wicked in thought, word, and deed and because God so loved the world He stepped down from His throne and died at Calvary to redeem us to Himself. Man must repent----turn from his wicked and selfish ways---and put his trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. Christ will change a man from the inside out---he will hate what God hates and loves what God loves. God hates sin, so man should hate sin and should 'die' to himself [that is his flesh] and depend on God to work through him so that Jesus will ultimately be glorified, because He is so worthy! check out wayofthemaster.com

Your experience may vary. I had a great time my freshman year in the dorms, but also knew of many who went home every single weekend. As for the pathetic campus events that the university's programs board actually organizes...eww. They're indicative of just how great of a cultural black hole this place really is.

There is a top-notch outdoors program that is better than any in the country. Other than that, students participate in typical activities: intramural sports, dances, movies, etc. The athletic program is awful. The fraternity/sorority scene is very cool, unless you are not in one and I tend to think they are pretty lame. It is definitely not a party school but you can always find a party. Living on or near campus is a must! There is not much going on outside the university in the city of Riverside. The dorms are a blast for freshmen year.

Fraternity/Sorority Life made UCR a little more bearable since you got to meet a lot of new people and party more than the average UCR student.

As with any other campus, Sororities and Fraternities are the most popular on campus. From the 3 dorms (Aberdeen-Inverness, Lothian, Pentland), Aberdeen-Inverness is definitely the most social one. Most people in the halls of A&I leave their doors open. If you're looking for more peace and quiet, the best dorm would be Pentland.

UCR has had its activities fun level increase over the past years. So I would say that it will continue to get better by looking at the trend so far.