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A Cappella seems to be popular and between 35{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}-40{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the student body is Greek. The Global Engagement Summit is an annual summit that brings together about 100 students from across the country and the world to talk about asset based community development. For the most part, no, not because they are scared of going out but more because they're scared of who might come in. Athletic events aren't popular at all. Guest speakers get a little recognition and I think theatre kids go to each other's shows. Non existent unless you meet a nice boy/girl at Hillel. Greek life. Studying, smoking, or going to BK. Dillo Day. Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat, maybe a random day here and there. Greek life is as important as the student makes it. Last weekend I hung out at my fraternity one night and went to a fraternity formal downtown the other. Sleep, see a movie, smoke. Drink.

Forget about the dating scene. Unless you're at a frat party most guys here are undesired or "too busy to maintain a relationship." They make great gay friends, though. Fraternities and Sororities are not everything here, but there are a ton of students that go greek. They aren't usually the typical stereotype though.

Greek life is very popular on campus. Sports-wise, Soccer and Football are most popular. Whether students leave their doors open depends on the dorm. The dorm I lived in, Allison, was one where we kept our doors open most of the time. Athletic events aren't very popular, though people definitely do go, while guest speakers and theater are. The dating scene is kind of strange-- you are either in a very serious relationship, constantly hooking up, or constantly complaining about the lack of the availability of a great option to date. I met my closest friends in my freshman dorm, through friends, or through my sorority. If I'm awake at 2am I am hanging around the house or out at a party or bar. How often people party completely depends on the person. It's possible to find something to do every night, but some people go out rarely. Fraternities and sororities are a huge part of campus life. There are all kinds of theater events, movies, music events, and restaurants in Evanston for Saturday nights if you don't want to drink.

I'm not in a sorority, and I've never had an interest in joining one. I have one friend who's in one, and I still see her. I also don't drink. So what I do on Saturday nights is pretty much what I did in high school. I hang out. I have meaningful conversations. I go out to eat in one of the fantastic restaurants in Evanston. I watch movies. I go see movies. I take the El to Chinatown. I figure out what's going on on campus and I consider going. I make late night runs to the Starbucks in Norris. Sometimes I play Apples to Apples. I love it here, but it is what you make it. That's the most important thing I've learned. If you're unhappy with the way things are going, it's up to you to change it. Northwestern allows you and encourages you to be an adult and determine the course of your own life. Want friends? You have to go out and make them. Want something to do on the weekends? You have to go out and look for it. That's what the real world is like. Welcome.

Dating scene is ehhhhh - you must have a significant other if you want to hook up regularly, otherwise you'll run out of the viable guys in a week. We drink a lot - - the most popular groups are probably Greek.

Most students are involved in the student groups on campus. This ranges from editing the newspaper to being a member of a dance group. All the groups are popular and supported by the other students. The largest activity held on campus is the Dance Marathon. There are many opportunities to attend lectures given by guest speakers. The dating systems is... well it is different. When I first came to school, I was sure that I would never date most of the guys here. However, after being here for awhile, I would not trade a Northwestern guy for any other school's. I heard a rumor after moving in that engineers are socially awkward. The first one I met was and a stereotyped them all. They are not socially awkward and now I seem to be going after the them. They never had the chance to prove themselves in high school and now in college, they can show off how great they are. I met my closest friends through residential college activities and during new student week. Most people party twice a week. There are some who don't at all or go out five times a week. Sororities are not a big deal on campus. They don't do much besides philanthropy events. The fraternities are much better. I'm a girl and I love the frat guys life. They are involved with the philanthropy events, host date/formal parties, and have a special relationship with the brothers. They are also more welcoming to other fraternities than girls are to other sororities.

most popular: A&O, performance groups, College Dems, IM sports. About half leave doors open. athletic events- not popular, speakers- not popular except if huge name, theater- not sure. dating scene- frequent hookups? closest friends from dorm, sorority. last weekend: 2 frat formals, some meetings, homework. Off campus- restaurants, houses.

The three major social scenes on campus are the Greek scene, the athlete scene, or the theater scene and if you aren't a part of one of those people might think there is something wrong with you. The Greek scene is what I'm mostly a part of. The school is definitely small enough that within these circles there is a "cool group" although it is a lot more broad than high school. Football games are really popular even though we always lose. Theater is huge at this school and people from all walks of life seem to enjoy the Waa-Mu show and Dolphin show. Ah the dating scene at Northwestern. Although many complain about I think you just have to be resourceful. Mostly people start dating by a sweet drunken make out followed by a progression of drunken hook ups until you reach the all meaningful sober hook up. After hooking up for about a month, going to some date parties or even a formal, eventually you have to declare your relationship as something. Some people still go on dates but that usually only happens after you've established the relationship a bit. Awake on at 2 am on Tuesday I'm probably procrastinating from doing work, eating take out, and gossiping with my girls in my sorority. Or in a better scenario, I'm cuddling in bed with a boy. Speaking for my friends who are very social and in the Greek system I would say most people go out about 3 nights a week. Last weekend I went out downtown to an open bar and the next night went to a fraternity formal. If you want to do something on a Saturday night that doesn't involve drinking there are always millions of student productions going on from comedy shows to dance shows to a cappella concerts. And there are always movies I guess. Or staying in and getting high? Does that count as not drinking?

Engineers for a Sustainable World is a great group that's not just for engineers. We have projects in Panama helping them utilize solar energy and we have projects on campus trying to implement things like biofuel from dining hall waste to power campus shuttles. When people are home, some will leave their door open, some won't depends on the person. Athletic events are varied in attendance, obviously football and basketball trying to fill their stadium, while women's hockey has their fewer loyal supporters. Guest speakers get pretty good attendance in general, but some of the more popular guests will have to sell tickets so we don't creat fire hazards in the auditorium. Theater productions are almost always a hit, even with the surrounding community. A good number of people come to college with relationships back home, but some of those break off, depending on how far away they drift from each other. There are so many people confident in being single, or confident in their relationship on or off campus, but there are also those who are looking for the real deal for life. My closest friends are from the very beginning- the people I introduced myself to during new student week. I try to get to bed at a reasonable hour, so if I'm up at 2am that means I haven't finished my problem set due the next day. Dillo Day is a major happening each year- it's basically our MayFest. People party about every weekend, sometimes multiple nights a weekend, and sometimes starting on Thursday nights, depending on your Friday class schedule. Sor some people fraternity/sorority life is very important, to others- not so much, but they do hold a lot of events throughout the year. This past weekend, I had dinner with the Society of Women Engineers in Evanston, watched a movie with my boyfriend, went on a field trip downtown with Engineers for a Sustainable World, saw a comedy show by an improv group called Me-ow, and ran the dorm government meeting, munchies, and elections. Saturday nights are good for seeing shows by student groups or going downtown for a dinner and a movie or something. There are plenty of places to eat off campus, and Chicago has enormous amounts of entertainment.

Most popular groups are the frats and sororities. I'm involved in the radio, which has all sorts of people involved - from sports people, to political junkies, to jazz crazies, to indy-rock lovers. Freshmen keep their doors open and then learn to keep them closed when their stuff starts disappear. Athletic events are not very popular, guest speakers are less popular and only friends go to theater performances. People don't date, they either avoid each other, hook up and never talk again or are living together (no in-betweens). I still think of my high school friends as much closer than anyone I met at college. Tuesday night I'm hopefully asleep. I'm not sure of many traditions except dillo day where everyone gets trashed to make up for the fact that they've been studying too hard all year. Some people party all the time, others never go out. Frats and Sororities are extremely important. I have no idea what I did last weekend. Saturday night would involve going out. I go into the city to escape Evanston.