Arizona State University-Tempe Top Questions

What are the most popular student activities/groups?

Liliana

The most popular groups are fraternities ans sororities because they do a handful of advertising. However, a tradition is the undie run that is taken place at the end of the year where students donate their outfit to charity strip off and run in their undies on the last day of school! Also, students are very engaged in sports and the most popular one is Football in our batlle against our territorial rival, University of Arizona. In their free time students also hike the A mountain which is 2 blocks from the ASU Tempe campus.

Alexandri

I would say the athletics- it is a huge draw to be a part of a school that is not only national ranking for academics, but the athletic boost is another huge draw.

Eric

The gym at the Sun Devil Fitness Center (SDFC) is always packed, intramural sports are always going on under the lights, and numerous clubs and groups are always getting together. Fraternities and Sororities might not be the best option for you, as it wasn't for me, if you respect women, don't want to drink 3-4 times a night during your freshman year, and want to focus on your academics. There are multitudes of groups out there that will provide the sense of brotherhood that the fraternities promise. The fraternities and sororities are the most talked about groups on campus nonetheless.

Swastik

There are a plenty of student orgs/ teams in all fields desired. I am involved with American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Students for exploration and development of space, AIAA, etc.. They are big orgs which are very active and have links with big industries and have a lot of talented people inside them. It depends, if someone is not concerned about privacy they might keep doors open. Guest speakers are very popular. Athletic events like football, basketball are immensely popular. There are many couples inside campus and they are quite open about it from the scenes on campus. But there is no offensive or unethical activities on campus. I met my closest friends in classes. I generally study late night to be honest because of busy schedule in the day time and that is very common with many students. There are plenty of cultural and fun filled activities that go on inside ASU. Its really Big. People generally party during weekends. Fraternities and sororities are quite and are always open for interested students. But it is optional. Last weekend I completed my assignments and had fun with friends, watched movies, etc.. Watching movies, long drive with friends, etc... Go to friends' houses who live off campus, visit places of attractions, various restaurants, etc..

Kylie

AMA, SBA, I'm not awake at 2 am on a Tuesday, I like to eat fro yo and people choose to party often but I am not one of them. I spend time at things like Football, Basketball games and MU after dark.

Jamie

The most visual student groups on campus are Greek Organizations

Rebecca

Sporting events are a big deal here, especially football. There is always tailgaiting before the football games, and there is so much energy in the stadium they are a lot of fun. And there is always parties around campus. If you do not want to drink, on Friday nights there are free events in the Memorial Union for students.

Chynna

I'm not huge on the social life at Asu, but from what I have seen, football games are a big deal on campus. There are also a lot of parties, alcohol consumption, and drug use. People may think that being in the honors college will deter some of these habits, but the honors students party just as hard as the general student body. There are also a lot of parties in apartments just off campus every weekend. If you aren't into partying, there are also other things to do with the weekends and evenings. The union has movie nights, karaoke nights, pool, and bowling. It is also easy to take the light rail into Phoenix, where there is an abundance of social things to do.

Kenny

The most popular groups will be fraternity and sorority i suppose. I am involved with PERMIAS Phoenix which is an Indonesian Student Association of Arizona Phoenix. I stayed in dorms for 2 semesters and they liked to leave their door to attract attention. ASU has a lot of guest speakers coming to speak, Theatre events are also oftenly presented in ASU, not to mention there is Gammage Auditorium for bigger events. I like to go to nearby restaurants and hang out with my close friends. If i am awake at 2am on a tuesday, i usually go to my friends room and hang out for a bit. Each year, there are many traditions and events happen on campus, they are international night, World Festival and so on. People here party hard! That is why this school is named Party School. I personally think that fraternities/sororities are not so important. I think its because i still do not know about them. Most people in the dorm joined fraternities. It seems fun to me.

Tessa

The most popular student groups are probably the sports activities and the church groups. School spirit is very much encouraged here and so our team sports are enormously popular! In addition to sports, there are many church groups that get involved with the students at ASU and therefore become very popular as well.