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The most popular student group on campus is the Mountaineer Maniacs. I am invloved with the group along with thousands of other students. The group offers discounted bus rides and tickets for away sporting events. Any student can go to home sporting events for free. This includes football games, basketball games and so on. Football and basketball games are extremely popular and are usually sold out. The football stadium holds 60,000 something people and is always packed. It makes for one crazy saturday night in a jam packed football stadium.

Mountaineer Maniacs is big. Students in my dorm freshman year left their doors open and were definitely friendly. Frats and sorotities are big, but definitely not important - it's not like everyone is in one. Something you can do one a Saturday night that doesn't involve drinking...WVU UpAllNight, go see bands play at 123 Pleasant St, go to the mall or movies, do something outdoors, or just hang out with your friends downtown or at their place.

There are PLENTY of things to do. WVU has a great new Rec Center that offers many programs and sports clubs. The weeks are filled with drinking and partying, even during the weekdays. Downtown always has a special running, and most kids seem to fit into one of the multiple bars/clubs. Even if going out isn't your scene the Mountainlair offers WVU Up All Night with free foods, movies, and activities. They even had laser tag one night.

Do Marching Band. It's really quite awesome. Frats and Sororities are present, but they're not huge. Partying is a big thing, but there are dry alternatives, such as WVUp All Night.

Flag football is huge in the fall for all students. And besides that, there is always stuff going on at the Rec center. Sports teams here are huge. Mainly football, but every sport is starting to get a lot of fans there. Our basketball team has made the sweet 16 3 out of the last 4 years now. Soccer, baseball, womens soccer, womens basketball, and hockey have all made the postseason either this year or in recent years. I would say the best friends i've met either came from marching band, or from my dorm. i found it harder to make really good friends through classes. Drinking is definitley a big scene here, but it is not the only way to have a good time. Every weekend we have WVU up all night in the Mountain Lair, this involves cheap movies, bowling, billiards. thursday night they have comedy. Then they always have one special event set up on friday and saturday nights. whether it is laser tag, or some type of game show type thing that everyone can join in.

I am pretty into the greek life here. I am a Delta Gamma and love the girls that I have met from being in a sorority. There is always something to do from date parties and formals to just going to football games. My freshman year I lived in Braxton Tower, and yes, everyone leaves their doors open. This is where you get a chance to meet so many people. Athletic events are one of the most popular events to do at this school. The stadium is always sold out, Students are hanging out in the Pitt before the game, and there is a line of blue and gold for miles. I met most of my closest friends in the dorms freshman year or through my sorority.

all you gotta know about the social life is that it is the best in the nation. not many places you can have as much fun as you have here.

There are so many different organizations. We have many different sororities and fraternities, political groups, business groups, religious groups, and so many others. I am involved in the advertising groups on campus. Most of my friends are involved in the sororities on campus and they love it. I lived Towers my freshman year, which is where most of the freshman live. Dorms are where you meet everyone. Doors are always left open, and when you go out at night you always have a huge group to go with. Sports are just about one of the most popular things to do at my school besides drinking. Everyone in the town goes to the football games, and they are an event you will never forget. If I was awake at 2AM on a Tuesday I would be doing one of three things: out at the bars or the frats with my friends, studying in the library, or hanging out in my apartment. How often people party depends on whom you talk to. There is nothing wrong with going out as long as you go to class and get all of your work done because if you don't you won't be at this school for very long. My school has fraternities and sororities, but there is so much to do even if you don't join them. There are three different types of party schools: frat parties, clubs and bars, and apartment parties. My school happens to be a mix of all three. If you don't want to drink and it is a Saturday night, there is still a lot to do. I have friends that don't drink but still come out and dance and have a great time. There is also a WVU Up All Night in the Mountainlair (the student center). There is food and people hanging out until about 2 or 3 every weekend. There are also movie theaters and restaurants all over time.

We have really good ski/snowboard and lacrosse club teams. They are able to compete on a national level and seem to be a close knit group. Students in dorms tend to leave their doors open. This is a really open and safe campus to me. I know I have stayed in touch with many people from my Freshman year that are both still here at WVU or back home. The dating scene is terrific, I'm a testament to that. I'm still with a girl that I met my Freshman year. There are so many places to "go out" at night. Whether you want to go to a bar, a restaurant, a movie theater, a sporting event, or any other thing where you can meet a datable person. You will have no problems finding someone. If you are awake at 2AM on a Tuesday you are most likely drinking a Red Bull and studying for your test the next day. If it's a Saturday, you're probably at a bar. People seem to party a lot here, but that is true of any college, we're just better at it. There is plenty of Greek life here. It is not necessary to be involved with one, although many are. I have been to other campus's, where the only fun is to be had if you are in a sorority or frat, not true of this campus. Last weekend I had friends come up to hang out and catch up. Everyone that comes up here loves it. On Saturday night, if you don't want to drink, you can do many things. There are 4 movie theaters in town, plenty restaurant options, a mall, Pittsburgh is only an hour away, and you can do many other things. This campus is what you make it and there are PLENTY of options for dining, entertainment, and sightseeing. There area, of course, is very mountainous, hence, "Mountaineers." There is a big lake 5 miles outside of town where you can fish, hike, boat, jet-ski, etc. There is a river where you can walk around on a trail that is many miles long and follows the curves of the river. There is also a park, Coopers Rock, that is about 8 miles away that has many hiking trails and plenty of overlooks. There is also a nice dog park within walking distance from the downtown campus. You will never run out of options.