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Most popular sport--basketball. Football may be on the rise, but basketball is still #1. People clamour and wait in ridiculous lines to get basketball tickets, paying whatever it costs. The dating scene is cute in the fact that when the some comes out, the couples come out, basking in the sun, in each others arms. Its quite a sight. Fraternities and sororities are really not a big deal at all here. The people in them take them seriously, but no one outside that community does. It's an attitude of "Oh, youre in a sorority/frat? That sucks." You'd be hard pressed to find something to do on the weekend on campus that didnt include drinking, but if you choose not to drink, you're still welcome to dance and hang out with friends.

There is always something to do on campus. Every Friday night the student union hosts Late Night and they have different activities such as karaoke, mechanical bull riding, bungee run, oxygen bars, get your picture on a chocolate lolipop, and many more. Also there is a theater on campus and the movies they play are fairly new.

Plenty to do here. You name it, there's a club here for it. That's definitely one of the most underrated aspects of Uconn. The amazing social network.

Uconn is a big sport school. A large amount of students participate in either varsity, club, or intramural sports. They're great to play and watch. There's always events on campus. The Univerisity does it's best to bring concerts, comedy shows, and other events to campus. The student population is so diverse and the University does its best to meet the needs of every student.

Almost all students enjoy or support the sports teams here. Social life is pretty active here in general. The freshman dorms are the most active and leave their doors open mostly. I had a great experience with my roomie and we were put randomly together freshman year and it worked out and now we are best friends...im also really close with others who lived on my floor freshman year. One downside is that the dating scene here SUCKS...i'm not sure what it is but no one just dates here....As far as parties are concerned its pretty great here. Being in a frat/sorority helps cuz they have themed parties which are always fun but im not in one and i have still had a great time. UConn is also well known for its spring weekend which is absolute craziness here on campus for one weekened in the spring. There are lots of activities in general that don't involve drinking if you don't want to. Each weekend they have late night at the student union which are all non drinking fun events like kareoke, movies, build a bear, make your own t-shirt/hats etc. There is not much stuff off campus however...this campus is kinda inthe middle of nowhere.

When I lived in a dorm freshmen year all of the girls on the floor left their doors open. It was like living in a house & we would visit each other's rooms all the time. It was a bit different sophomore year because the people weren't as friendly & the make-up of the dorm was different. I think the fact that the dorm was co-ed made a difference too. A lot of people love the athletic events and they are a popular thing to attend, especially basketball. There are guest speakers all the time. I met my closest friends at work and in my all- girl dorm (which I at first didn't want to live in) freshmen year. At 2 a.m. on a tuesday I am writing a paper... or procrastinating writing a paper & online & watching t.v. My roommate and I are always up very late. The biggest and best tradition that happens every year is Spring Weekend. It the weekend before finals start & it consists of 3 different nights. Practically the whole school travels to one spot ( a different one each night) to party and drink and let loose before having to study for finals. I usually party on the weekend, as well as many other people. If you don't want to drink though there is always late night at the student union where they have fun & free activities. There is also the student union movie theater where one can go to watch movies that aren't out on DVD yet.

We have a lot of speakers come to campus. This year, Spike Lee came to Jorgenson to give a presentation and La India, the Princess of Salsa, performed at our yearly event, Latin Fest. They were both amazing. This Spring Weekend-the last weekend you can have fun before finals- T-pain and Flo Rida are the performers for our annual Spring Weekend concert. We also have Gospel Fest with performers like Vickie Winans, and Tye Tribbett even came to campus my freshman year. The Cultural Centers have lots of programs and they are always cool to just chill in. My personal favorite is the AACC-African American Cultural Center. Frat boys and Sorority girls are everywhere, but this year, the Divine Nine really came out!!! Iota Phi Theta is showing up strong and they always roll deep. Lastly, you can't forget about the athletes. You can always tell when practice gets out, that's when you see the most black guys on campus!! just playin...but really. But be careful, don't get stuck behind two seven footers walking down the hall at Arjona. They're fast on the court, but slow getting everywhere else. Like elephants, but they can dunk.

I am involved with GUARD dogs. It is a university run no questions asked safe ride program offered on Fridays and Saturdays. It is volunteer, and in order to participate you must attend a training session. Then you sign up to eather be a dispatcher, ride along, or driver. The dispatcher answers calls from the student body, many of whom are at partys and are intoxicated and want safe rides home. The dispatcher then calls the ride along with information such as the students name, where they want to be picked up and dropped off too, and their phone number. The ride along tells the driving and both go and pick up the student and bring them safely home. We drive vans that are rented from enterprise and collect tips. It is a fun way to volunteer bcaus eyou get to interact with many people and you usually come away with many stories. I leave my room door open. Not only does it allow you to meet new people, it airs out the rooms which tend to get extremely hot. Some people dont like keeping their doors open for multiple other reasons. Its definatly easier to start conersation if the door is open, but it is not hard to meet people if your door is normally closed either. Athletic events are very popular, especially soccer, basketball and football. Student tickets are available at a discounted price, but there is a lottery for basketball tickets since not all students can fit in Gample. Football tickets are generally available to everyone who wants them and will be located in the student section.

Plenty of group and clubs to join and participate

There is always something to do on campus. You can get through a whole weekend of entertainment for free: Thursday night- comedian in the Student Union; Friday night- free movie in the SU; Saturday- Late Night. Students study a lot during the week and take it easy most weekends. Sports at all levels are important from intramurals to the football and basketball teams we take it seriously.

I have two jobs so i dont have time for a group. Most of the girls in my floor keep there doors closed. I met my closest friends in art classes, and another girl from my floor. They are all very cool. (They are only about 6 in total, but thats honestly all the friends you need) If i'm awake at 2am i probably very annoyed that im awake, and doing art work. people always party from thursday till saturday/sunday dawnish. it kinda sucks sometimes when you want to sleep. Apparently its a matter of life and death to join a sororities, as though ones soul is dependent on being a part of a money wasting club. Last weekend I went home, but since i live close by i went to work too. on a saturday night uconn really dont have much to do, honestly, i have tried. off campus i either go to the east brook mall, check out the shops wall around. but if i am feeling adventurous i will head off to buckland hills or showcase cinemas, and have an crazy one person partayyy....sigh.....

On campus many people have jobs, are Greek affiliated, play intramural sports, are in SUBOG, a capella groups, student government, area council, and much more. I was in Area Council last year which provided activities for the North ARea resident students. I also joined the sorority Alpha Epsilon Phi last year. I absolutely love my sorority. I am currently Vice President of Recruitment, which also sits on the Executive Board. I like it so much because I get along well with all the girls and I am able to perform community service, gain leadership skills, and enjoy my social life with them. My closest friends are friends who are also business majors that I met the first week of school and girls from AEPhi (my sorority.

I find that it is most common for students to leave their doors open during their freshman year. This is when most people are trying to make friends, and meet people. After this it is more common that students have already found their circle of friends, and are less likely to keep their room open to their hallway. Basketball and football are both extremely popular sports at UCONN. The dating scene can be somewhat overwhelming because there are so many people at UCONN. I met my closest friends through my sorority, and from living in my building. If i'm awake at 2 am its probably because I can't sleep!! My favorite tradition that UCONN has is Spring Weekend!! Who doesn't enjoy that?! I would say that people party every weekend pretty hard. To me, my sorority is very important, however I am not sure how important it is to other students on campus. Last weekend I partied with friends, and spent time at my sorority house. UCONN provides Husky Howl, which is a late night program held at the student union every weekend. It is a completely alcohol free zone that has tons of fun free activities for students to do, like getting their palms read, having "mocktails", and even making stuffed animals.

Fraternities are very big on campus, which is why i am pledging one at the moment actually and have the most parties. a lot of the social life surrounds fraternities having parties and they are a very good way to meet a lot of people. People party at least 3 days of the week with the occassional 4th day coming whenever thta week. Drinking is my, as well as mostly everyone's, main source of entertainment at parties and as an event on campus.

People are pretty sociable in the dorms as a freshman, not so much as an upperclassmen.

The most popular groups on campus are those student groups which support athletic teams, mostly Basketball, Football and Soccer. I am in the marching band and we are considered pretty nerdy. If students leave their dorm room doors open or not has to do with where you live. In the honors dorm, doors are open a lot, but not in a lot of other places. Athletic events are very popular. If I'm awake at 2 am on Tuesday I am working. Each year we have Spring Weekend, where everyone gets drunk in a parking lot. People party very frequently, and fraternities/sororities are pretty big here. Last weekend I had a visitor from another school who had trouble parking here for the weekend. On a Saturday night, you can see a movie in the Student Union or if you have a car, leave campus. Off Campus there are a few bars and a few fast food joints-- nothing special. In order to go shopping or do something interesting you usually have to drive around 20-30 minutes. No cars allowed until you hold Junior status.

We don't have that much to do outside of campus. Campus is your life, UConn is in the middle of no where, 20 minutes from anything. Saying that we have a theater on campus that plays movies for $2. We have three on campus bars, we have the typical food, we have a wendys on campus, a bunch of blimpies and subways. We do get a decent amount of guest speakers, not that much, we have comedy shows every other thursday for free by decently famous comedians. Dorm rooms are always open, other than in grad dorms. Overall pretty relaxed feeling, really easy to meet people,, also really easy to stay a recluse. I'm involved in the crew team. I feel as though it was a awesome experience, I am also involved in the skydiving team, yes we have one of those here. Made some good friends, had some great times, deffinatly something I would suggest everyone try out. We have radio station as well that allows you to do what you want for 2-3 hours a day. Sports are pretty big here, i deffinatly suggest everyone attempt to go to a game or two at least once. It will make you understand what it's like. We don't have any really big rival, we have some rivals, but nothing to the extent of UF vs FSU, or like UMich vs Ohio state...