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Fraternities are pretty huge at Cornell. I don't know what I would do if I didn't have a fraternity to hang out at. Overall I would say this is a pretty antisocial school. There are a lot of people that like to sit in their rooms or study. People I know usually only party on the weekends, but I think certain majors with less work party more often. Fraternities are key for partying. RAs are too much of a pain in the ass to party in the dorms. I wouldn't want to consider spending a weekend without drinking. It's what people do here if they are not studying. That is the way Cornell works: Working or Drinking. I don't know much else about the social scene. I tend to stick to my room playing computer games. I live with 5 people that are pretty social, but even they are in their rooms most nights studying. I don't go off campus because it requires walking up hills that would tire a Sherpa.

Greek life is HUGE. Students in freshman dorms leave their doors open to meet new people. Some athletic events are popular--lacrosse, hockey and homecoming game. Awake at 2 AM on a Tuesday--either studying or relaxing with friends. People party at different times--mostly when there isn't too much work to do.

join a club sport, a club, greek life, join something!!! North campus is really great, its where all the freshman live, you get to meet everyone really quickly and there is always a familiar face around. greek life is pretty big, between 30 and 40{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of all students are involved. there is a house for everyone.

greek life is really big, a really good social network, can be really stereotypical and catty at times though. lots of couples on campus, also lots of random casual hook ups. lots of partying, always something to do all the time on campus, collegetown and ithaca are nice outlets to the campus

I am part of a club called Colleges Against Cancer, which holds events throughout the year in order to make the Cornell campus aware of various methods of cancer prevention and exams that can be done in order to make sure you are living a healthy life. In collaboration with Ithaca College's Colleges Against Cancer, we organize a 12 hour Relay for Life, which involves participants walking and running around a track in order to raise money for the American Cancer Society. At the event, there are various fundraisers and entertainment. This past year, we have raised over $220,000.

Social life is great. Frat parties and house parties every thursday through saturday.

All sports teams are good. Hockey is HUGE! I'm on the crew team and love it. I am also part of a sorority. Greek life is big but not mandatory or too big. If you want to go to a party, you always can...if you want to stay in and watch a movie, you can always find someone to do it with you.

Lots of different scenes on campus. On any given Friday, there's at least 5 frat parties, 10 bars in Collegetown in Ithaca, 3 cultural events, 28 house parties, and an acapella concert. Pick and choose. There's a ton of clubs... The best thing is to pick one or two and get really involved.

Greek life is pretty large--with 40-something frats and 12 sororities, it makes up a big part of social life on campus. This is great--always parties to go to and free drinks. Many frats don't fit the direct "frat stereotype" because there are so many on campus, so it's pretty easy to find people you're comfortable with. There are also a lot of great programs on campus if you don't like drinking: skate nights, movie nights, free food, and many other events are always available.

Greek life is very prominent. My best friend from high school and I both came here -- I joined the greek system and she did not. We still see each other regularly. She's a dance major so the dance dept is like her sorority. If you find your niche, you do not need to join a house. For boys it makes your social scene a lot bigger, for girls it doesnt matter whether or not you join. There are always lectures, club activities and events, and other things going on. No matter what time it is you can find something to do. Last Saturday I went to a break dance concert, rented bikes and biked around Cayuga Lake, went to a frat party, went to a brunch downtown, went to a philanthropy soccer tournament etc. There are so many different things to do all the time.