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the student body of uconn is pretty crazy, i mean that in a good way. everyone is always doing something- whether it be filling the local college bars, playing bastketball all night at the gym, or getting ready for the infamous uconn frat parties, the students are never lame. if the party scene isnt for you however, there are plenty of school organized activities at uconn's brand new student union center, ranging from discounted movies in the theater to a great food court to live music and the list continues. the library is a poppin place too! a lot of kids will be there 'studying', and if you like coffee, you will make bookworms a second home for you. lets not forget about spring weekend!!! every night has a different even planned, and by different event i mean a different location for all 20,000 uconn students + all their friends from other schools to drink accessive amounts of alcohol. aside from the boozing, there are comedy shows that take places, which have included lewis black and dane cook, and the spring weekend concert which has included fabolous, oar, 50 cent, and the list continues. the uconn students look forward to this one weekend all year...

Party! Party! Party! Spring Weekend was my favorite part of UConn for the entire year! But other than that, intramural sports are very popular and so are frats and sororities. We also have Late Night at UConn and they sound like there's a lot of interesting things that go on, but I personally have never been to one. The varsity sports are like professional games- I definitely suggest getting tickets to any sports that you can, especially football and basketball. I hated my roommate in the beginning of my first semester there and the Hall Directors were great about getting me out of a bad situation right away. It was less than a week from when I put the complaint in to when I got my new room.

Getting involved is probably the best thing you can do at UConn. It allows you to meet people, find your interests, and build your resume. I work at the student-run television on campus. I met some of my best friends working there, and it also helped me establish a career path for the future. There are so many ways to get involved at UConn, whether it be through a club or intramural sports team, a club, cultural center, volunteer program, or paying job. Going out and drinking is fun and there is plenty of that, but it is not your only option.

Students are very open freshman year-leaving their doors open, conversing with whoever is passing in the hallway. Once you move to upperclassmen dorms, however, nobody seems to socialize at all.

Guest speakers are not very popular. Partying on the weekends is pretty fun. Spring Weekend is a fun tradition.

There are a lot of things to do at UConn. UConn has activities for people who have different interests. They also have non-alcohol events and alternative events.

GET INVOLVED! You'll hear that phrase so often it'll make you want to scream. But if you truly want to get the most out of your UConn/whole college experience, you really should join a club or at least go for an on-campus job. We get a lot of free shows or cheap shows for students that are worth going to - they're your tuition dollars, so take advantage! Go to late night at the student union and get free stuff!! They like to give out free stuff here. You don't really have to drink to have fun EVERY weekend. And as far as fraternities/sororities go...I never rushed a sorority and had no problem finding friends, but my cousin did and she loves it. It's really all personal preference.

Greek life can make UConn a better experience, not only introduce you make connections with groups on campus but have a tight knit social network on big campus. Spring weekend is overrated and weird people from other schools come but being apart of homecoming and lip sync is great as different cultural centers and greek life get heavily involved in the fall and alumni come back. People party mainly just thurs-sat night and stick to the 2 on campus bars.

the Uconn Basketball and Football teams are life on campus. there is always a party happening and there are plenty of activities offered through the university that don't involve drinking. But beware Uconn takes academics very seriously. I've known many people who have been kicked out of the university due to partying interfering with their studies. Spring Weekend is the even every students looks forward to the most. The campus police are everywhere but they are partaking in the events and have their own beer pong team!

Social activities at UConn are wide ranging. Most students enjoy athletic events such as soccer, football and basketball. Many students enjoy getting out to support the Huskies. Dorms provide the opportunity to make some of the closest friendships at UConn. Many people meet the people they live with and have friendships that last years. Spring Weekend is an event which happens every year which really brings everyone together. Visitors and students alike enjoy Spring Weekend together. Greek life at UConn is a large establishment, although many students are not involved. It is by no means a necessity to having a social life at UConn. There is much to do at UConn which doesn't involve drinking including Late Night held at the Student Union on Friday nights which has free activities for all students. The Student Union Theater plays movies and there are always events such as concerts and guest speakers to attend.

nothing to do but drink on campus because storrs is a dead area.

Fraternities and Sororities are the easiest way to make good social connections and get invited to some of the best parties. They all tend to be the same type of people, though. People get involved-ish with clubs, it depends on how lazy they are.. most people I know are too lazy to go to club meetings all the time. Intramural and Club sports are pretty competitive and fun, and athletic events are alot of fun to go to because people get really into the school spirit thing. Partying starts thursday night and dies down after saturday night. If you want to go to a good party, wait until people with off-campus apartments throw one, or sometimes Frats will throw a party at their house, or you could try some of the on-campus suites for a more small-scale party. The weekends consist of drinking and, in certain groups of friends, smoking alot of weed. If you have nothing to do and you're a freshman, you walk down the rape trail to Celeron and Carriage house and hope to wander your way into an upperclassmen party.

There are a lot of musical groups on campus. I am on the step team. Everyone loves the basketball and football team. There is a lot of things to do because its such a big campus. There is greek life on campus, and there are a lot of parties.

Okay, so to get tickets to a basketball game you have to be one of the luckiest people in the world. Last year they used a lottery system with ...interesting... results. The major performing arts theater of campus, Jorgensen, usually has something interesting to go to and it holds everything from pop or rock concerts to ballet. In my dorm, almost everybody kept their doors open; it was just a really nice atmosphere and no one felt threatened in any way. I have a few very close friends, one of whom is my roomate who I did not meet until move-in day. People are, for the msot part, remarkably nice and understand that college is a new experience for every incoming freshman. There's a section of campus called Husky Village (behind Towers) and it's a bunch of new buildings that are fraternity and sorority houses. Most of the greek life is there, and it's not very prominent at all in the grand scheme of things on campus.

I haven't gotten to know too many other floors besides my own, so I may be a bit biased. But I firmly believe that I live on the best floor ever to exist on a college campus. Anywhere. Ever. Someone's door (ususally more than just one someone) is always open, and everyone is welcome. From routine chats in the hallway to uncoordinated but incredibly successful pow wows, my floor has become one big family. We are all so close and so friendly, sometimes it's hard to remember where one roommate ends and the other begins. Granted not everything is perfect 24/7, but we work through everything together and I can honestly say that I will sincerely miss everyone next year.

drinking, that's all. There is fake activism - but the people aren't really into it.

I highly recommend joining the Agents of Improv. They are amazing.

I'm glad the Greek life isn't that all-encompassing. There's other stuff going on besides frat parties, while those can be fun. After doing sports all during high school, joining rugby was the best choice I've made so far in college, keeping me in shape, giving me something to structure my day with besides classes, getting that feeling of being part of a team back, having great drinkups/ friends to go out with later on the weekends. There's so many people, once you're out of the freshman dorms people have their groups and don't leave their doors open, but everyone's friendly. It's easy to make friends. You just have to go a little more out of your way.

Uconn is hard because it is so isolated from any civilization and it is forced to become really its own cultural and social center. Really, the only things to do, places to eat, things to see are run by uconn on campus. Parties might be at off campus apartments, but that is really the only social activity that is accesable off campus with out a 20 minute drive. Parties are VERY important to uconn and it is expected, by both the students and administartos, that everyones drinks. There is really not anything to do off campus. The student Union is very nice, but only can provide so much for what is lacking from the rural location.

If I'm up at 2am on a tuesday, I'm most likely hanging out with some of my insomniac friends, playing a video game, or puttering around the internet.