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Large amount of clubs available to students. I belong to the MSU Triathlon Club, which is one of the best Triathlon teams in the nation. The club is full of welcoming and friendly people, as I imagine many other clubs are. There are plenty of campus events to keep students occupied, however the city of East Lansing doesn't usually have a lot going on outside of MSU's campus, which I think should be improved.

In the freshman dorms, doors are open all the time. That is also how I made some of my good friends at school. I'm involved in the Wesley Foundation on campus, which is a Methodist-based group that encourages fellowship among all students. I've been on work mission trips to Florida and twice to New Orleans. I've made very close friendships with my Wesley friends. There are many religious groups on campus, so if you're seeking that kind of fulfillment, it is out there. There are also many non-religious groups to join.

Do everything you can without failing your classes!! Try something new. Get season tickets. Get to know people. The best way to meet friends is through common interest clubs, so join them! LOTS of people at MSU don't drink.

Religious groups, political groups, and sports clubs pop up EVERYWHERE. It's great to see how involved everyone is. Athletic events are very very very popular. Being a Big Ten school, a huge portion of the student body attends the football games. I met my closest friend, my roommate Traci, by going in blind. I lucked out and we ended up having the same sleeping patterns and interests, so becoming close friends was inevitable. If I'm awake at 2 AM I'm either studying, trying to finish that paper due the next day, or watching TV with my roommate. People party A LOT. Thirsty Thursdays live up to their reputation. I'm not a partier myself though, I just hang out in my dorm on those nights and laugh at the drunk people returning around 2 in the morning. One thing you can do on a Saturday night without drinking, is see a free movie on campus. There are new ones every weekend. They even provide popcorn.

Meeting friends is probably the easiest when you're living in the dorms because you're surrounded by people that are your same age and usually have common interests. I met my best friend because we simply worked in the Phillips Cafeteria and she lived down the hall from me, and later with me for the next 3 years. As for the night life, Freshman and Sophomore years, although you can't go to the bars, are probably the best years. I know I personally lived in the dorms both years and it's just so much fun having all of your friends in one building, someone wants to hang out you can just walk over in sweats and have a little get together right then and there-- no planning no worrying about what to wear-- it's just fun. Also, take advantage of all the many house parties that go on. You will meet SOOOO many people just walking around the streets of EL. Most of the time at night people may be a little tipsy so it could be easier to make friends with just a little "hey!" If you're a girl, frat parties those years are THE best... So many boys and they have the best parties-- graffiti parties are my personal favorite!

Bar every night. Haha. I definitely suggest getting really involved in a few clubs and stuff. I've loved everything I've done from thebiggreen.net to spartanedge.com to Focal Point and I'm going to try and work it out so I can do some PR for SADA next year. I'm also going to start going to at least one of the campus LBGT meetings semi-regularly.

Parties hard and Parties often. There is never really a shortage of parties. Frats and Sororities are suprisingly open to letting people in and you can have a good time there, but it can be awkward if you aren't into the chest bumps and generic looking sorority girl. It tends to be underclassmen in those scenes. On the other hand if you are walking the streets, dont be surprised if a house party invites you up for a beer. Beware: $5 is the standard rate at parties for a cup even if you "know the guy who lives there" and girls don't assume a free cup every night no matter how good you think you look. Don't complain, pay for the cup and have a good time.

At 2 AM, I suggest getting Rice Kitchen.

Don't know other than "party school."

Between the hours of 1 and 3 a.m. every weekend you can see MSU at its ugliest. The streets are overflowing with drunken, loud, obnoxious students who act like they are the first people to ever be drunk. **This is a massively bias opinion since I was a liquor store employee. I still have hopes that I surrounded myself with the wrong people and there were in fact many groups of people I never found that do manage to have a relatively engaging life without all this Bar shit every weekend**