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Greek Life, Club Sports and the Outdoors Club are all very popular.

I would say the most popular student organizations are Greek Life, Student Government (SGA) and Charleston 40, the organization that leads campus tours.

Americans for Informed Democracy is likely the most active student-run organization on campus and has put on many events this month, with many more to come. From bring Congressional Candidates to speak, to holding days of action against Poverty and Human Trafficking, AID does it all. This is one club that should not be missed out on.

Most popular things to do are to watch movies, walk around downtown, or go to the beach. People party often but most find a happy medium between school, work, and partying.

Oooo, i dont know. Im just going to answer the questions that the prompt gives me. OK, id say the most popular groups on campus are greek life (especially sororities), then intramural sports (basketballs especially big), then the student alumni association. Im involved with cofc boxing, which is a club sport, which are also great, we also have like rugby, rowing, ultimate, and some others im sure. Yes, every student in a dorm leaves their door open, dont worry about meeting people freshman, just worry about remembering all the names (its tough). Basketball games are our only really popular athletic event but their pretty good. Again, they are what you make them, but its pretty easy to have a blast. The dating scene is pretty good, lots of good looking people (i mean lots), and casually dating is a lot more common here than it is where im from in Seattle. I met my closest friends all very differently, some in class, others out on the town, some were my first roomates, just always be ready to make a bad ass first impression. People party pretty often, Id say most people go out 3 to 4 times a week if their semester isnt overly difficult. Last weekend I went to the beach, went to a bar to see my friends band play, and hit up AC's for sunday brunch (if you come here you gotta try that, its UNREAL). The only thing I can think of to do on a saturday night that doesnt involve drinking is to go where everyone else is drinking and just not throw any back (sorry, no better ideas, i dont know watch snl or something).

We have over 150 different student organizations to get involved in on campus. King St. is a block away from campus and the Market is five blocks away if your not on campus working or hanging out with friends your on King or Market eating out, shopping or people watching. There is a lot to do because we are located right down town Charleston.

Students aren't very supportive of the school teams, but if you are interested in a sport, we have pretty competitive club teams that are less demanding and more chill. I am on the club soccer team and we travel to tournaments every few weekends and we practice twice a week. Its so much fun and the mroe groups you join at the CofC, the more you will enjoy it because you meet more people and have a lot more options for fun activities. There are tons of different clubs outside of athletics as well, most of which are community service or school related, but really they are just ways in which students network.

Girls can usually get into any party. The sports teams don't get as much recognition as they deserve, there are good teams. Theatre at C of C varies greatly in quality and has varied attendance. There are lots of bars if you have an ID and plenty of house parties if you don't--though they tend to be better when the weather is nicer. People go to the beach, work out, ride bikes, whatever. There are also factions of heavy pot smokers. If you're a guy you can do fairly well for yourself considering the odds. You just have to be outgoing and get out of your appartment or dorm. If you don't like putting yourself out there then you can always get into a club or organization to meet people that way.

C of C has baseball and basketball teams that are notable in the region. Their respective games usually have a large student turnout. There are several groups/organizations/clubs/teams on campus that are geared with different agendas--some of hand are Habitat for Humanity, an LGBT club, political science club, biology club, etc. My closest friends at C of C are people I have lived with in the dorms, however some of my most notable 'adversaries,' if you will, have been people I've lived with too...some people are not compatible in a personality context. Many people, including myself, have had to live with people we could absolutely do without; furthermore, the Residence & Life department needs to do a better job dealing with that issue. Once you sign the dotted line, you are in for the academic year....yes its that simple--you are stuck in on-campus housing...or at least have to pay for it if you decide to live else where. Your entire semester, academically speaking, can be ruined by social conflict...that can be difficult to correct. Yes, you can bounce all over campus attempting to 'fit in', however this is only done at the behest of the R & L department. Many students choose not to live on campus the following year because of this very issue. Many rent out apartments with former dorm mates that they became friends with as opposed to living with new dorm mates that could create social conflict that in turn creates academic failures and stress. Drinking, from my experience, creates an intense environment that is conducive of a "good social experience" and out-right social conflict. My personal experience is that its difficult trying to study for a Calculus exam at 2am and the four other guys are drinking shots, screaming, and throwing things (and people) on the walls. This may work for some people, but if you value your academic life, you'll try to avoid it. If they don't drink in dorms, they go to the local bars and clubs on King Street, a popular tourist & college spot for fun. I admit it, I have drank; but not to the point it is a burden to the people I live with. On occasion you will encounter Citadel cadets (the Citadel is a military college also located in Charleston) on King Street and also on-campus. Many students date Citadel cadets, however I find them to be some of the most unpleasant people you could meet--they often get the boundary of confidence and arrogance confused.

There are so many things to do. Plenty of parties and social events to meet cool people and have a great time.