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The greek system although not very popular with the school (ten percent) is my main form of social interaction. I do like a lot of people not involved however you don't see them as much. Its a lot more convenient to be involved with my frat. Ussually we go to a house party until public safety breaks it up and gives all the underage kids tickets and ruins their smester. Then we go to bars on King St. ot the Market and the underage kids that didn't get caught there get their ID's taken away. I like guest speakers but noone else seems to and I also have only been to one sporting event and it really wasn't fun (it was a basketball game).

Social life = amazing if you drink. If you don't, chances are you aren't going to meet anyone. Greek life is huge here, and they've been workin on college-wide events that don't include drinking. There's always the beach, bowling, movies, shopping, other ways to meet people. Clubs are a great way to meet people, especially since a lot of clubs have social events.

There are a lot of parties on campus that students have. The school does host activities as well.

Fraternities and sororities are a part of CofC, but they are not a dominating feature of the social life here. Attending but not overbearing - they throw parties, but the frat/ sorority parties are not the only thing to do in Charleston. The stereotypical college house party, complete with kegs and beer pong, is part of the CofC social scene, but there is the entire city of Charleston to have as well. The bars, clubs, restaurants, and market afford some great nights out on the town. Guest speakers and theater actually have a large turn out from the student body, especially since the College does manages to bring in some incredible speakers.

IF YOU GET BORED, YOU'RE TRYING TO BE

Lots of girls. Parties going on all the time, and unfortunately the frats suck up a lot of the extra girls from non-frat guys. On Saturday night you could wander down to one of the cities many parks.

I'm in a sorority and it provides me with many social opportunities. Athletic events are not very popular from what i can see, basketball is probably most popular. if we had a football team it would probably help. Guest speakers and theatre events seem to be very popular. the dating scene is difficult because of the ratio of boys to girls. i met my closest friends through rushing. if i were awake at 2 am on tuesday i would be studying or watching tv. Different people party different levels, all the way from drunk every night to no partying at all.

Many people stay up late in dorms or houses of friends. Many people walk around the city. The key is walking. You dont need to drive from houses to a bar because everything is so close which makes it safer for those who choose to drink.

Honestly, I didn't live on campus and didn't participate in a lot of extracurricular activities provided by the college so I dont think I can answer this question effectively.

This really depends. I met all of my closest friends either through other friends or in class. You don't have to go out every night of the week, but if you want to, there are always people going out. That really depends on people's class schedules.