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Students leave their doors open, though less sophomore and junior year. Basketball games are great, football is getting better. I met my current roommate because she lived down the hall and my other best friends i met becuase they lived down the hall from my best friend from highschool. Other best friends i met on Habitat service trips and in classes. Saturday night of no drinking - go to a movie, the mall, hang out, go into town for ice cream, go ice skating in the city.. if im awake at 2am on a tuesday i better be doing homework or at a party because St. Patty s day was on a monday.

Social life hinges on campus activites. No real general party scene like at bigger schools. Parties tend to be withing activites, groups, pre- existing friends.

There are so many clubs and organizations on this campus to get involved in. Greek life is pretty big in that 25{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of students are involved, but there aren't houses on this campus, so it does not take over your life. There are also many many students that participate in Habitat for Humanity or other Service Break Trips. That is definitely a big aspect of this school. (Over 800 students a year participate in these). Villanova is VERY involved in Special Olympics and during that weekend you will find almost everyone volunteering in some way whether it is dedicating time to being in charge or a sport or just cheering on for moral support. You can also get involved in Blue Key (giving tours), Orientation, Student Government, Varsity/Club/Intermurals, and a lot more. As far as social life, the bars are right on the street the university is on, there are a lot of off campus parties hosted by frats and sports teams, people have parties in their rooms/apartments, and of course there is always Philadelphia which is just a train ride away.

campus ministry is huge, almost everyone seems to do a break trip. late nights are usually for girl talk or homework. clubs and meetings, usually related to either a sorority/campus ministry or sometimes p&j/media club/music group keep students way busy. novafest and homecoming are the two biggest events, and they are always fun :)

There are an unlimited number of clubs on campus and if you do not wish to join any of them you can create your own. Students in my dorm leave their doors open. There is a ton to do on the weekends, as well as alcohol free events every night. I always have something to do on campus and it's not necessarily alcohol related and I still always enjoy myself.

I think there are a lot of things to get involved in and there is a lot of service that students initiate and take part in, but although the competitiveness is a good thing, i dont like how you have to apply to do service. I do think in terms of the social scene there is not a lot to do on the weekends and in terms of parties and stuff like that I feel like you have to know someone to get anywhere. I like how my dorm theres always someone up and it is very comfortable almost like a little family where you know everyone in the dorm, not just on your floor. There is not a lot to do on campus, i do wish there were more things to do besides drinking and going to a party on campus.

-service groups are very popular, also blue key/ambassadors, sororities, sport teams, orientation, and special olympics -i am involved with relay for life which is a patient service/fundraiser for the american cancer society; it is a cancer walk held in april and raises ~$60000 each year from villanova students -students leave dorm room doors open freshman year, but not after that -men's basketball games are popular, but other sports do not draw a big crowd -guest speakers always draw a big crowd, whether it is because of extra credit offered or course requirements, or interest -theater productions usually sell out -the dating scene is not that bad, most people are not in committed relationships though -i met my closest friends in my freshman year dorm and in my freshman year classes -if i am awake at 2am on a tuesday i am studying -traditions include novafest, special olympics fall festival, saint thomas of villanova day, the day of service -people party usually party about 3 days per week -greek life is very important, most girls are involved in sororities -last weekend i went to happy hour and a habitat for humanity break trip reunion, babysat, and did homework and went to mass -nova has an organization devoted to non-drinking activities and there are always things going on on-campus -off campus you can go to the king of prussia mall which has everything you could want to do, and nova runs a shuttle if you dont have a car

I lived in a smaller dorm on a part of campus that was separated from most of the Freshman, my first year at Villanova. In this dorm, Delurey, I only closed my door to sleep and change. There was a trusting, open atmosphere about the community. I thought I would feel separated from the rest of my class and the events going on, but I really felt to be part of a smaller, more tight-knit community. I met most of my closest friends in this dorm. They were the poeple I lived around in Delurey. Now, however, I live in one of the two main sophomore dorms, and no one leaves their doors open. It is a much louder, "crazier" dorm than I lived in last year. Like I said above, the Basketball fans are very loyal. Last weekend Villanova was in the Sweet 16 in Detroit. There was a bunch of people who were interested in going, and a phone chain began. I went on a road trip to Detroit at 4:30 Am on Friday morning, after agreeing to go on Monday night. I had one of the best times of my life, that I will never forget. I left with one of my best friends, and came back with 13 new, great friends. (even though we lost the game!!)

Villanova provides many different opportunities for students to be involved with the campus and outside of the company. At the beginning of the school year, all students are able to go to one location to visit representitives of all of the clubs and activities they can get involved in. There are many guest speakers, cultural events, and theater shows, plays, and movies that occur all year long.

There are many opportunities for students to get involved. The campus activity team always has events going on on the weekends. There are free movies every fri, sat, and sunday nights.