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Georgetown University's Ice Hockey team has grown significantly in recent years. We play just across the Potomac River in Arlington, Virginia at the brand new practice facility for the Washington Capitals. This venue has allowed Georgetown's student body to get involved with the team and attend games in large numbers. A quick Metro ride will drop you off just a block away from the rink, transportation many GU students utilize to come cheer on the Hoyas. Most recently, in one of our final home games against Duke, several hundred students as well as outside fans saw a hard-fought battle that Georgetown won with a goal in the late stages of the 3rd period. Georgetown Hockey games have become a very popular weekend night activity for students who want a change from your standard house party around campus. Team members consist of undergraduate students of all class years who generally played high school varsity and for a club travel program. Socially, the team is a tight-knit bunch and who can often be seen celebrating a victory together around campus later that night. We are reigning back to back champions of our league, the ACCHL, for both the regular season and playoff tournament. For more information, check out www.georgetownhockey.com.

No Greek Life. Queue a few hours early for dignitary speakers and free theatre tickets. Everyone loves the basketball team.

The Corp is the largest student run org. in the country and employs a ton of students. The credit union is also popular, although it's unpaid. Students do often leave doors open but it's not the greatest idea since you are in a city. Georgetown basketball attendance has grown by about 4x over the last 4 years. Other sports, not so much. Guest speakers are frequent (like 3-5 per week) and great. Theater isn't that popular but it's growing with the new facilities. Closest friends came fromt the crew team. The dating scene isn't great since it is a small campus. It seems like there are serious relationships and random hookups, but not much middle ground. 2am for the 1st 3 yrs-studying...now-I just left The Tombs, the campus bar. Hoyathon (dance party/ charity fundraiser), Homecoming, Foxfields (horse race), Relay for Life, March Madness. Partying for seniors is probably 3 nights a week but probably 2 for most underclassmen. It obviously varies on an individual basis. Frats don't really exist, only service, religious, and professional ones. Last weekend was te end of spring break so it was a party weekend. Saturday without drinking-movie, concert, other performance, dinner out in dc, ice skating...mostly revolves around parties or the georgetown (the area, not the U.) bar scene though

The Georgetown Credit Union is the nation's largest entirely student-run credit union, with $12.2 million in peak assets. It's a great opportunity to get experience before graduation--whether you're working shifts, managing, or serving a term as CEO. The second floor of the library is the social floor, and my favorite place to work. You don't have to be silent, you're right near Midnight Mug (one of our student-run coffee shops owned by The Corp [largest student-run incorporation in the country, see the wiki page]), and it's more like hanging out with friends than stressful study time.

Most popular groups on campus are probably Rugby (they throw a lot of parties), South Asian Society (indian kids, also throw a lot of parties), Jew Frat (parties), and maybe my investment club (only a few parties a year, but they're awesome). I'm part of Georgetown Collegiate Investors, LLC., AKPsi Prof. Business Fraternity, and some intramural teams. Georgetown Collegiate Investors is the largest, and oldest, student-run fund in the nation, we invest our own money in the market and make a pretty solid return while learning tons about the investment process. It operates like a mutual fund, such that all of the members vote on which stocks to buy/sell, and the majority decision rules. Kids leave their dormroom doors unlocked/open when they're in, locked when they're out (usually). BASKETBALL is HUUUUUUUUUUGE, football & lacrosse are probably second. Guest speakers usually get a pretty solid turnout, often a 100+ people attending. Never been to theater, although it's quite common & popular. some kids date (both on-campus, and long-distance), some kids look for hookups. I met my friends through the dorm, my clubs, my older brother, and my frat. 2am Tuesday, i'm probably studying or screwing around in the dorm, hangin' out. Rangila, indian dance/performance is huge every fall, Midnight Madness for the basketball team is NUTS. Homecoming is a blast, the Syracuse/Georgetown basketball games are always intense. Foxfields in the spring is a shitshow (get drunk on a bus and go to some horseraces - you'll never see a horse and have the best time of your life). Georgetown Day in April is a 24 hour assault on your liver. people party whenever they can, although work is always a consideration. Thursday/Friday/Saturday is always on, and then depending on what your weeks' like, more from there. frats aren't that important, although I love mine and i'm glad to be part of it. last weekend was spring break. i was in south beach, miami, lovin' the sun. My friends were getting arrested in Panama City, Fl. You can go anywhere in the city when you're looking for some non-alcoholic amusement, any day of the week. movies, monuments, whatever. off campus i'm usually getting a bite to eat, movies or on booze runs.

The basketball team is the most exciting on campus. Games are always fun. The bar seen is the best for the night life. M street is one of the most fun streets in the country. People party definitely 3 times a week and sometimes 4. Off campus there is so much to do like site seeing, shopping, drinking, eating out, going to concerts, shows, sporting events.

Georgetown's religious community is very strong. The guest speakers are amazing; Condi, Ron Paul and Howard Dean were all here last month.

Students in dorms don't leave their doors open, not because they do not want to be social, but because most of them slam shut immediatly. Atheltic events, mainly basketball (but also soccer and lacrosse) are extremely popular. Guest speakers are also wildly popular. Often offered on a first come first serve basis, you hope to get the email immediatly so you can RSVP, otherwise your chances of going are slim. This is due to the quality of speakers Georgetown is able to attract. Theater, not so much. My closest friends were all in my freshman dorm, or I studied abroad with them. If I am awake at 2am on a Tuesday its normally because I am working. I like to sleep. Traditions/events: Georgetown Day, Midnight Breakfast, Traditions Day, I'm sure there are more People often party on the weekends, some people start Thurs, but for the majority it is Friday/Saturday. Party is a relative term though, often people just hang out with their close friends and "party." No fraternities or sororities are recognized by Georgetown. Therefore, they are not a big deal. Last weekend was a three day weekend. I hung out with friends on friday, went to bed early Sat, went to a friends bday party on sunday. Watched baskedball games, slept, shopped, and did some homework inbetween. Saturday nights sometimes Georgetown hosts movie nights. You can down to M street and see a movie or go to dinner. You can go into DC, see the monuments at night. Or you can just hang out with other friends who don't want to drink either, play games and have probably an equally fun time, Off campus- M Street is packed with stores and restaurants and is just 10min away so a lot of Georgetown students frequent there. Georgetown is also locate in DC, and therefore all DC has to offer is a short trip away. National mall, monuments, museums.... are all things to do off campus.

I work at The Corp, which is the largest student run organization in the world. On campus, it has three coffee shops, a grocery store, a convenience store, and a video rental service. I have enjoyed working there since my freshman year. It was a good way to find a small community and make friends. On campus activities are fairly well attended, including sporting events (especially basketball), guest speakers and theater. There are interesting options every day of the week. Just last week I saw Condoleezza Rice speak, and have also listened to some very interesting talks by visiting faculty, Georgetown professors and other experts on topics ranging from social theory to terrorism to current international events. Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday a free movie is shown on campus. The dating scene at Georgetown is bad. People often discuss a "hook-up culture." I was incredibly frustrated by this my first two years of school (as I think much of the female student population at Georgetown is). Students go to parties on Fridays and Saturdays, get drunk and go home with someone. This experience is repeated often, but almost always with a different person. Girls wonder why boys don't call them back, what's wrong with them, why they can't get a boyfriend. Boys, I think, figure they can hang out with their bros, drink beer and watch the basketball game, and then go to a party and get whatever else they want without strings attached. Why tie themselves to a girlfriend? There are no residential fraternities or sororities. There is a service frat (AEP) and a Jewish frat. They don't play a large role in campus social life, although I do think that the guys that participate in them are a little "sleezy." As a senior, my social life is incredibly different than it was my first two years. As an underclassman, I went out to on-campus parties with friends, usually a couple nights a week. I rarely knew the person who was throwing the party, but was invited by a friend of a friend of a friend. Parties usually had a keg of beer and cheap vodka. Often the campus police would come and break up parties. I also spent a lot of time hanging out with friends in dorm rooms, watching movies, telling stories, discussing classes and current events. As a senior, I have a lot of pot-lucks and dinner parties, go to parties that my friends are throwing, and make an effort to get into DC more, either to go to bars, restaurants or museums. I've been to the zoo a couple times, to some local farmer's markets and the Washington Mall a few times this year. Last night (Thursday) I went to a Spice Girls concert, and then to a bar with friends. Today I am doing homework and applying for jobs, and tonight I am going to a pot luck with the kids I work with (at the coffee shop) and my roommate is throwing a pot-luck/party at our apartment for a perspectives student who is visiting. This weekend I plan to spend studying. Last weekend I went to New York with my boyfriend.