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The social life here is incredibly underrated. Sure, you may be stuck studying more often than you'd like to be (but, you know, this is college), but you can always find fun if you're looking for it. The frats have parties all the time (that being said, that's really just not my scene) and there's plenty of parties in the neighborhoods north and west of campus if you're willing to brave the treachorous streets... I'm kidding, kind of. There's plenty of stuff to do at UPenn and downtown as well; never forget that Drexel is quite literally in downtown Philadelphia and that great music venues, bars, clubs, and restaurants are just a short walk/bike ride/subway away.

Being inside Philadelphia is the only this Drexel really has going for it socially. There are a couple things to do on campus, but not a lot. Inside the city, though, there's a ton of stuff to do.

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Living in the city wise Drexel is fantastic. All the reviews about "ugliest campus" simply arent true, because Philadelphia is a beautiful city. If you have a date with a nice girl--its absolutely no stress to just hop on the trolley (theres a trolley station on campus) and go into center city and find a nice little restaurant. Want to see a game, or a show? Trolley or subway. I have barely driven the entire time I've been at school---which is saving me a bundle on gas and insurance. Another great aspect of Drexel is it's orientation program. While I'm aware that most schools do this, our orientation hooked me up with some people who are best friends to this day. And I got a great chance to see what it felt like to be at college, and eat by far the best food I've ever experienced in the cafeteria. When I got to school I instantly had a great time. To make people feel involved the school has alot of free or price reduced the first week---like a Phillies game or a concert. Also the way they set up the classes first term you end up having most (if not all) your classes with the same group of people in your major. This greatly helps the friend making process and helps you feel at home much easier. However because of this I would personally advise against the learning communities--because then you live your whole life with the same 30 people. The classes are more or less interesting, and there are plenty of choices once you get beyond freshmen year. I somehow managed to get into Honors English first term, however, and I can honestly say it was the best English class I ever took. Instead of endlessly analyzing poetry we read great works and talked about philosophical meanings of stuff. I mean how many times do you get to read Lysistrata and talk about sex in class? Really made me love English as a subject. If you like to party Drexel also has that covered, even though your parents probably wont want to read that. Because of the way the CoOp system is set up almost half the student body is out of class and working at any given time. This means half the student body has alot of money to spend on partying and having fun. The schools security force (Public Safety) does a pretty good job escorting obnoxious college kids back to the dorms whether they are asked or not. If you tell them you dont need any help---they tail you and your group of friends by about 30 feet until they are sure that you are back on campus. The dorms, though, have almost no partying. While this means you have to walk to go to a party, it also means that you wont be interupted if you decide to spend your weekends working on things in your room, reading, or doing anything else that you dont want people partying outside your room for. Another (and possibly my favorite) aspect of Drexel is it's Greek Life. Never, in a thousand years, would I have predicted that I would join a fraternity when I went to college. But then I met the brothers of AXP-who were more well rounded as a group then probably all the friends I had previously had put together. I got a chance to really start being involved on campus and I must say i don't regret it at all. Instead of spending a good deal of my Saturday waiting for it to be party time and sitting in the caf for 3 hours--I do community service, goto our sports games, and barbecue. i've gotten more exposure to more good people through AXP than I ever had by meeting people in classes or at parties. I've gotten to be good friends with people have have been students here and know the inside tricks of Drexel. When my grades slipped to below a 3.0 for one term, one of the older guys told me that I got to make sure to not let fraternity stuff, or anything else, get in the way of my grades. I have a group of friends now that I know would honestly drive me to the hospital if need be, who would pick me up at the airport if I got stranded, or loan me their car if i needed to go home for any emergency. I've gotten an outlet where I can truly become a leader because of merit far before that type of thing is possible in any normal club or a job. By going Crow, I really truly did evolve to be more than a man.

Social Life is very nice. Bar hoping, fraternity hoping, house parties, sports, clubs, everything but a football team.

the campus life is not so great unless you know where to go. most freshman parties are in row homes stuck in the basements. my fraternity however throws the best parties and there are many places to go elsewhere. many bars around university city where one can have a good time. also, olde city is just a cab ride away along with many other possibilities to fullfill you free time

Social life and weekend activities need a little work!

Drexel has such a large number of activities going on that it's impossible to keep track of them all. Between the DAC Pack basketball fans and the Weekend Warriors there's hardly any way to keep track of everything that's going on. You'll definatly never be bored if you really want to get involved.

I am in greek life so I would have to say that is the most popular thing going on campus. I LOVE being in a sorority and feel that there is one for everyone, but people still have negative impressions of them. Unfortunately, Drexel is way too controlling about Greek life and kind of puts a damper on social events. (LAME) A lot of non-greek girls actuallt go to frat parties, which I think is cool. Last weekend I went to a few bar/clubs that are easy to get into if you know people who work there. There were also a few house parties/frat parties. Off campus there are a lot of great places to shop and go out to eat. Which means I have a job a few blocks a way waitressing to pay for these things.

Basketball, Lacrosse, Crew, Fraternities. I'm in Pi Kappa Phi and we are a Fraternity that stresses the importance of leadership. Girls at drexel are like parking spots, they are either taken, or handicapped. If you are awake on tuesday at 2am you are drunk off your ass and probably going to Abners. People tend to party on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, and fraternities are normally the only poeple that can hold large parties. On a saturday night without drinking you can catch up on sleep, or go to old city and watch people get drink. You could also chill with some pretty cool bums.