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Greek life seems really big on campus but if you are not interested in it there are TONS of other clubs to join. I am active with the Jewish Student Union/Hillel because the first week of Freshman year I met a girl (now one of my best friends) through Theatre who was active with the JSU. Whew. There are several hundred Jewish students on-campus and, even though not nearly that many people regularly attend JSU functions, we are a pretty active bunch. We have weekly FREE dinner on Wednesday nights as just a fun social function. We also have Friday Shabbat services and then another FREE dinner to follow. There is both a Jewish affiliated fraternity and sorority. Come stop by 96 Wentworth St. and meet our lovely staff people when you get on campus!

As the president of the Student Alumni Associates, I have to promote us. SAA, Student Government and Charleston 40 (campus tour guides) make up the "big 3" organizations on campus. SAA are the liasons between the alumni and the current students. We keep the traditions alive at the school and put on big events for students and alumni. I met all of my closest friends through SAA. The dating scene at the College is interesting because we are right next to the Citadel (military college), Charleston Southern (baptist college), and Charleston Law School, so there is a huge variety of people to interact with. People in the dorms dont generally keep their doors open because they close automatically, but we always kept ours open. People in the dorms are really friendly and you become close with the people in your building.

Basketball games are awesome!! 5 min from the beach. guy to grl ratio is 2:1 so guys have a great chance to get a date. Always a great play going on in Stolittle. Dorm doors are left open constatantly. It's easy to walk in.

Most clicks are in the sororities but even then sorority girls or guys don't only hang out with sororities. Also one tends to be closer with people who are in their same major and who have similar interests as they do. I got close to my friends through the Roman/latin learning community. I defenately recomend a learning communtiy. I met so many intersting people and had there help in a lot of my classes. It was fun and really believe I have found life lasting friends in that community. And don't be shy in college. You will not meet anyone if you don't talk to anyone. Be open and friendly and you will find that you will have a lot of friends. Invit people to go eat at Liberty the cafateria after class or for dinner. Exchange numbers and be social. I find that if you have friends that are doing well in class then you will have a better focused atmosphere and therefor do better in class yourself. There is a lot to do around campus. If you live in the dorms there is alwasy movie nights with elevn thirty runs to clydes before it closes at midnight. There are resteraunts and tourist attractions all around downtown and king street is always fun for shopping. The theatre puts on excellent shows and usually their are activity updates sent to your edisto e-mail account. Always check those they are fun and give you a chance to do new things and meet new people. They also give job notifications and club invitations.

only about 30{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the school does Greek life. It's fun until you're 21 and can hit the bars.

There are many activities that students can participate in. There are sororities, fraternities, different sports clubs, and there is an organization called campus recreation services. There are many things to do in Charleston from going to nightclubls starting on Wednesday until Sunday to different campus activities during the week. There is always something to do no matter what day it is.

Some popular groups on campus are SGA which is the student government association. The ultimate frisbee club is also very popular. I'm on the varsity sailing team which in the year 2007 was ranked the best overall sailing team in the country. I lived in college lodge which opens to large open balconies so of course everyones doors are always open and people tend to hang out on the balcony. There are plenty of dating opportunities with so many pretty people. If you are awake at 2am on a tuesday you are either studying or stumbling home from the bars. If you are into partying you can find a party every night of the week. Greek life exists on campus but it isn't huge. Last weekend was my birthday party and we had a keg at my friends house. All of the parties are off campus because there is no drinking in the dorms.

Most of the dorms can't leave their dorms open because of rules and such. This past year we had an awesome free concert during Homecoming. If you're a girl at this college, it's sort of hard to meet guys in class because they're mostly filled with girls. Now there is the Citadel a few miles down the road but most College girls do not take well to the cadets. If you are a guy than you have it made. In an average class of 25 kids, there's probably 5 guys in it. I met my close friends freshman year that lived down the hall and friends of a friend. Most students start their homework at 8 or 9 at night and stay up until 1 or 2 in the morning. Or they do their homework early so they can go to work or hang out later on. A cool tradition for graduation is that it takes place on the lawn of the Cistern and the girls wear all white dresses, no cap and gowns. Frats and sororities are somewhat popular on campus. If you're into them then try it, but it's completely cool if you're not. There are tons of good/unique restaurants downtown and on the surrounding islands. If you're under 21 there are very very few places to go downtown at late night.

TONS TO DO!!!!!! there are so many things to get involved in it's hard to decided what you want to do. This aspect of the college is fantastic.

There is so much to do because we are right in downtown charleston. lots of great restaurants. walk along the battery by the water, great shopping, awesome parks, and lots of places to get a drink and relax. every saturday there is a farmers market with bands and food which i love! greek life is pretty active but if you are not greek there is plenty to do. never am i alone on a saturday thinking err, there's nothing to do!