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I'm involved in greek life - makes the school feel smaller, which could be a good or bad thing. Love every minute of it. Great leadership positions. It isn't all about the typical greek life since we dont have houses etc...we do a lot of fundraising and awareness.

About 30 {4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of Villanova students are involved in Greek life. Greek life at Villanova is very different from Greek life at other schools. The main reason for that is we do not have official Fraternity or Sorority houses. The sororities are not as intense as ones at other schools and you can really decide for yourself how involved or not involved you want to be in the sorority. The chapters all really support each other and the Greek community is very involved in philanthropy... their own and the philanthropies of other chapters. I am in Pi Beta Phi and I love my sisters and have so much fun at social events. I love our Philanthropy events too... just a few weeks ago a group of us went to CHOP and did arts and crafts with the kids. It was so cute. I also did Ruibal last year and I now lead a group. Ruibal is a service program for freshman where they go into Philadelphia for three hours a week and tutor elementary- middle school students. It is a great way for freshman to get involved and to meet other freshmen. Freshman year my dorm door was always open and there were always friends coming in and out. Basketball games are the most popular events on campus and they are so much fun. The three major events of the year are Homecoming, Novafest and Hoops Mania. Musical guests at Hoops Mania and Novafest have included: Third Eye Blind, Goo Goo Dolls, Brand New, Sean Kingston, Tony Yayo, Fifty Cent, and MIMS

Greek life is apparent on villanova's campus but it is just as easy to not be involved and still have fun as if you were involved. extracurricular activities through academics are also very prevalent and easy to get involved with. freshman dorms tend to all be very close to eachother - basketball games are extremely popular. If i am awake at 2am on a tuesday i am studying or writing a paper. Novafest happens each april which is the big drinking day of the year. Last weekend I had a formal. There are often ticket parties run by frats in which frats rent out entire clubs and then sell 20 dollar wrist bands which gets you onto a bus which takes you to the club and you don't need an id to drink .

off campus there are a lot of places to shop and eat at, however not much fun to be had until you turn 21... even then the bar scene on the main line gets old quickly! Lots of on campus organizations, club teams, etc. Basketball is huge!! Football less popular, but you'll still find a large student crowd at the games. Fraternities and Sororities are big on campus but there are no houses. Villanova traditions... Homecoming weekend (the most fun, as long as your 21 or older). Nova Fest also a lot of fun for the entire campus. Hoops Mania (our version of midnight madness) usually a fun night!!!

I wish I joined something this year. I was just afraid I would fall behind in school and my grant would be taken away so....I didn't join any organizations. Also, if your thinking about going to Nova, LIVE THERE!! As a commuter it is very hard to meet people if you don't spend a large part of your day at school. There is not much done for commuters because there aren't a lot of them (about 60 or so make up a very small minority) but I understand and it's ok. I'm very lucky to go to Villanova.

The biggest thing at nova is to get involved. Everyone does something and most groups mingle somewhere down the road. Our greek life really is very subdued, it all goes through the school and even those not involved in a sorority or fraternity have the opportunity to partake in a lot of their activities. Everyone is ridiculously friendly and the dating scene is a good example of that. Most Villanova students party all weekend long but work for a few days of the week. Our annual Novafest always brings a good crowd but mostly students stay on campus over the weekend. We're only 12 miles outside of Philly and we have two trains on campus to take you there. We are also really close to the King of Prussia mall, the 2nd largest in the country. Villanova runs shuttles there every half hour so you never feel stuck on campus. Our sports are division one (except football) and everyone goes out for the games because they're so much fun and such a big part of nova.

Villanova has an alright social scene. Partying is not super prevalent, so seeking out places to party and drink can be difficult. However, there is so many other things to do. Philadelphia is a short train ride away, the main line offers fun restuarants and activites, and King of Prussia is an awesome mall! The Univeristy also offers random weekend activities that will easily fill your time on campus!

Athletics of any kind is a chance to get drunk, mostly. Dating here is mostly based on sexual attraction and little else, so you feel like you're in seventh grade again. If I'm awake really late, I am reading, studying, drinking huge amounts of alcohol, or smoking a joint. If you don't like to drink, you should make sure your room is really comfortable for those long weekends sitting alone. Philly is the best part about the school socially, and it is 30 minutes away by train.

Blue Key-touring group-popular but competitive selection process, Special Olympics Weekend-huge event on Villanova campus, almost everyone gets involved, Frats and Sororities are here if you want them, but they by no means take over campus life, Drinking is big on campus, but there are a lot of things to do if you don't. As a freshman, drinking in the dorms / frat parties are big. If you are a guy and not interested in the frat then you might have a hard time getting into frat parties. Basketball is huge here and the games are a ton of fun.