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The most popular student activity is Friar Club.

The most popular activities are sports and intermurals. Theatre is very big as well. People party often. There are no fraternities or sororities. There are many school-sponsored non-drinking events on weekends, as well. Off campus you can go into downtown Providence, where there is shopping, movies, restaurants, and town events such as Waterfire. Athletic events are fun and very popular, especially the hockey and basketball games. Students in dorms often leave their doors open. People meet their closest friends in dorms and in classes.

There is a whole heck of a lot to do around PC. Clubs are fairly popular, and everybody wants the white blazer from Friars Club. Campus Ministry is a huge force when it comes to being involved. There are numerous open houses and involvement fairs, so there's really no excuse for not having something to do. The hub of social activity is definitely in the dorms. The majority of my friends are on my floor, and its awesome to always have someone around to hang out with. Weekends for freshmen can start on a Monday if you really wanted, and go all the way through the week. Most kids go out at least Friday and Saturday, but a lot of people go out Wednesday and Thursday too. Wednesday and Thursday nights are definitely for the bars. Friday and Saturday are also big bar nights, but there are always a few good house parties off campus. Drinking is a big thing, and everybody knows it (Princeton Review ranked #1 Hard Liquor school). For the most part, everyone is responsible and has a good time. A lot of kids start off freshman year not drinking, but by the second semester, you can find them at house parties just as drunk as everyone else. ResLife is really good about providing things to do for non-drinkers. There is some type of social event pretty much every weekend. There are lots of athletic events too, so don't worry if you aren't up for alcohol. School spirit is pretty big. Sports games are pretty well attended, and admission is free/cheap for most games. Overall, a strong social scene and plenty to do for everybody.

Students like to stay involved at Providence College. The two biggest clubs on campus are the Board of Programmers and Friars Club. These two groups coordinate the events on campus and give tours to prospective students, respectively. There are many other groups which people can get involved with as well as intramural sports. Many students would probably agree that they are happy with the fact that PC does not have Greek life. Greek life segregates a lot of campuses but because PC doesn't have sororities and fraternities, everyone can be friends with everyone else. PC is a big bar school, whether you are walking from campus or taking the bus downtown. House parties are also big at Providence and you can always find a "late-night" to party even after the bars close.

There is a lot of organizations on campus, my roomate was a Friar. There is Board of Programmers and Orientation Leaders. I did a program called Urban Action and that is where I met a lot of my friends in the beginning of school. I also joined the Rugby Club though, and that was a great way to meet people. Being a part of a team or club is an easy way to settle into college.

Sports are popular on campus, as well as intramurals. My favorite guest speaker was the real Coach Boone (of "Remember the Titans" fame). It is not uncommon that roommates randomly paired for freshman year will live together all 4 years- the woman who pairs roommates does that good of a job. Civ Scream is a popular event on campus that takes place twice a year the night before the civ final. Streaking and general debauchery are usually involved, though nothing ever gets violent and no one has gotten seriously hurt. Students go out on weekends, including Thursday nights. Those who don't drink have no problem having a good time, though most students choose to frequent one of the many bars surrounding the PC area. Greek life does not exist at PC, but other clubs/orgs take the place of Greek life. Off campus there are many things to do- ice skating downtown in the winter, the many theaters, the huge mall, restaurants, shopping, concerts, etc.

Board of programmers and Friars club are the two most popular and exclusive organizations on campus. Both of these organizations come with very big time commitments and a lot of responsibility. All organizations on campus, whether it is a club sports team or community service club are very social with their fellow members and they give students the opportunity to meet friends outside of their normal circle. People party and drink a lot at PC. There is a bar on campus that is often frequented Thursday through Saturday nights by the students. All students can get into the bar, but only those who are 21 can get a bracelet to drink. There is no Greek life at PC, but there are house parties off campus hosted by upperclassmen as well many bars surrounding the campus that are extremely easy to get into as a freshman or sophomore if you get there early enough and have a fake id. People party sporadically during the week and all weekend long. PC students work very hard during the week and party harder on the weekends. Campus events and guest speakers generally occur on week nights and are attended depending on the publicity given to the event. Dorm life at PC is very close knit. Everyone leaves their doors open, and you know all of your neighbors after the first week of living there. Sophomore year my floor organized an around the world so we could all get to know each other. We bonded while drinking different themed drinks and then traveled as a group to the Midnight madness celebration to open the basketball season. I have to say that if you like going out and partying, PC is a good school for you, but students still need to be responsible because the academics at PC are very rigorous and you will not survive if you go out every night of the week (even though there will be a few times in your PC career when that will occur). If you do not like to drink, campus organizations plan alcohol free activities for the students to enjoy, but I have never been ot any of them so I wouldn't know if they were well attended. In the winter time there are usually mens hockey games on friday and saturday night right on campus, and everyone goes to them, especially because PC has a lot of hockey rivals. Off campus is downtown Providence and the East Side. Both are very fun and have a lot of things to do during the day.

Lots of things to do around they city of Providence. Many bars, restuarants, a great mall, and PC hangouts on campus. The off campus houses are not great. They are in a pretty bad area and are run down. Each semester before a civ final there is a civ scream at midnight where kids go to the quad and scream. Midnight madness is on campus and is a big night with dancing and cheering on our bball team. Every year there is some sort of dance. The big ones are Junior Ring Weekend and Commencement week. You can bring dates to these formal events. They are tons of fun! Transportation is provided to all.

athletics are very popular- we have top scoring athletes and athletic teams since we are D1 sports. students in the freshman dorms leave their doors open, but in other buildings you have already established a group of friends- most have apartments by sophomore year too. people party hard on the weekends near and in campus, but there are some events that are planned that do not center around drinking.

Great intramural sports. I recommend Co-ed Kickball, and Ultimate Frisbee. For those few figure skaters out there, we have a great club with two mornings of free ice time. Everyone's welcome and many people have joined that have never skated before. The residence halls are typical for most universities. The Suites and Apartments are pretty nice and really fun, The suites are the best.