Terry
Social life. ha. Is there such a thing? The University has been cracking down hard on the Greek scene to try and limit their potential liability. Meanwhile Evanston has also been increasing their crackdowns on parties. Eventually, something has to give. Saturday nights here are ironically quiet. The most popular days are Monday and Thursday for drinking. There is always some sort of theater production or show going on, but mostly attended by the half of campus that you don't want to associate with anyways.
Mike
As far as the social life on campus (or off-campus?) life goes, it is mostly centered around Greek Life (yes, theater kids have their own parties but I can't even go as far to explain what goes on there). Evanston provides entertainment with Mondays at the Keg and Thursdays at the Deuce, though sophisticated party-goers opt for downtown action in Chicago. Northwestern students party hard, but they work much harder in the long run.
Cary
Since no one is as cool or interesting as me, I keep to myself. I don't want anyone else's questionable morals and opinions to influence me in anyway, so I stay in my room and have conversations with my pillow. Northwestern is great because there is no pressure to be social at all.
Ben
this is an active campus with enough parties to keep you entertained and many active student groups
Alex
Northwestern's activities are great but the social life is highly concentrated around the Greek system. It would be nice if there were lots of alternatives to that.
Terry
Fraternities are big, but not overwhelming. Something like 30{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the student Body is greek, which makes it a scene, but not the only scene on campus.
Jacob
The undisputed number one extracurricular activity at Northwestern is Dance Marathon. Up to 700 students a year are actively involved in raising money for a different, notable cause. Then, those students who raise the minimum required amount (generally this is almost every student who tries) gets to prove his worth by dancing for 30 hours straight. The dance is separated into 10 three hour blocks each with a different theme, and the blocks are livened up with performances by student groups (dance groups, stand-up and improv groups) and interviews and speeches by people relevant to the cause. At the end of the thirty hours, the total number of donated funds is announced. Generally the number is in the 700 to 800 thousand dollar range.
Madeline
The night life isn't too great. There are pretty much three bars in Evanston to choose from. If you're willing to go into Chicago then being in close proximity to the school is GREAT! There is a lot of drinking, but if you're not into that, you can ALWAYS find people who are more laid back and chill.
Phartz
Dillo day is epic. Drinking is most of what happens at Northwestern "social life" wise.
Terry
The football team is surpringinly low key. People go to the games, but not that many