Emerson College Top Questions

Athletic events are not popular at Emerson, which is pretty depressing. The athletes at Emerson put a long of time and effort into their sports and it would be great if the student body could support them better. We have good facilities for being in the middle of a city, regarding fields and gym space.

The most popular organizations are EAGLE, the GLBT group, and the fraternities/sororities. I'm involved with the school newspaper, The Berkeley Beacon. It's recommended that journalism students get involved with it, so I copy-edit one evening a week. Athletics have never been Emersonians' strong point but a new gym was built in the past couple of years and Emerson is trying to build up its athletic teams to attract prospective students. There are always a lot of speeches, plays, and other events scheduled. I transferred to Emerson at the beginning of my sophomore year so I've never lived in the dorms and can't answer any questions about dorm life. I don't usually hang out with Emersonians outside of when I'm there for class or in the dining hall before or after class, I've never dated an Emersonian and although I do have acquaintances there, none of them are close friends. There's a pretty heavy drinking scene and most people do it. Off campus, I see a lot of movies and go to a lot of concerts.

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Dorm people all hang out and often go to apartments to party. It's hard to meet people if you never lived in a dorm. There are no social events at schools unless it is a performance put on by one of the clubs. No one goes to sporting events. There are like 3 bleachers in the gym. People party pretty often. Not a very beer-pong school. Mostly hard liquor. Lots of weed and other drugs. Everyone is always online. If you don't want to drink you will play video games and watch movies with everyone else. That's what people do drunk too. And dance lots of poeple like to dance. Off campus is pretty much where everyone goes. To apartments. Boston closes early so no one really goes around the city unless they are going to someone's specific apartment.

Biggest groups involve gay, lesbian, trans, women's rights. They're totally into "open-mindedness" and being progressive. Athletics are virutally invisible. There's a shirt that the bookstore sells that says "Emerson Football" on the front, and "still undefeated" on the back, which is funny because we don't have a football team. I'm pretty sure we've got a baseball team and maybe a hockey team. But they slip under the radar of importance. If you're super into sports, you'll have a real hard time finding anyone that cares, or looking for a good sports debate. Partying involves lots of dancing to daft punk, hipster music, or obscure techno. It also involves either cheap beer like PBR and Miller High Life, or energy drinks and vodka. Lots of pot smoking, cigarette smoking, and clove smoking as well.

I haven't made a whole lot of friends because I dont live on campus so I can give you good output.

Parties happen at least once a weekend. Its not the craziest party scene, but it's good.

There is not one blanket group that everyone joins. Most of the organizations have some affiliation with a certain department. Your major plays a huge part in the organizations that would be beneficial and suggested for you to join. All of the organizations however, are run professionally and give you great real world experience. In the dorms we don't leave our doors open (they don't stay open) but most of the time if someone is in the room their door will be unlocked. Athletics are not very popular here, we are not a very big sports school and most students go four years never attending a game. Fraternities and Sororities are not extremely prevalent on campus, we have 1 all male Fraternity, 2 Sororities, and 1 co-ed fraternity on campus. A few of the fraternities/ sororities are professional, and some are your typical greek life experience. Since you are in the middle of Boston, there is lots to do that has nothing to do with drinking and partying, there are always shows going on at and around Emerson, there is a movie theater across the street, and there are other random activities in the city that you can find.

They will tell you that the Beacon is the shit. It is not. It is a great place for you to work, but it's not as competitive as the Times or something, you can start and stop writing any time you want. There's lots and lots of things to get involved with, if you have the time then you'll probably find an organization to join, and if they don't have it then you can probably start it yourself.

Emerson is not a big party school, and if thats your thing than some outsourcing must be done in order to go out and get silly. I'd say less than half people actually drink but if you want to find a party its not too hard. There are lots of theatre events and plenty of speakers but not too many big names. As far as bands and comedians coming through, thats a no go, but there are numerous music venues within walking distance and Boston has a solid scene.