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Hockey games are a blast!!! Everyone gets so into it. It is a lot of fun. They're big events in the winter and our new arena is pretty sweet. People are up like all hours of the night. If you can't sleep, walk around the building...you'll find someone. I'm going to miss that most at home...always having someone to talk to.

There are always things on campus to do, at least from eight to one every friday and saturday.

Friday and Saturday nights are reserved for partying. Many people choose to go to clubs or bars in New Haven (there's buses that take you there). Others, like myself, would rather have parties in our rooms, but that all depends on what your RA is like and if you can get away with it. Getting alcohol on campus is pretty easy. Security and the RA's know that almost everyone drinks and while they still enforce the rules, they aren't about to raid your room and write you up without good reason. There's no frat houses campus but some of the people in fraternities live in houses off campus that they put together themselves - nothing is pre-established. Sunday, for most people, is a day for studying.

pretty close knit groups. feels alot like high school. some stuff to do on campus but not alot.

Freshman usually leave doors open. Fades away over time. Athletics are gaining ground, hockey is very popular to go to. Intermurals are really fun, recommended. Theater isn't popular. I have been to a few dance shows and things, but they usually aren't crowded. Meet people mostly by where you lived freshman year. I live with the people I met freshman year. Sometimes you can meet people through classes, but personally I know people through freshman year of friends of friends. People don't party as much as a "typical" college, maybe because frats aren't popular. They try to set up events on friday and saturday nights for kids to attend that don't involve alcohol, I have been to a few but they have never been popular. Off campus we go to the mall or walk the bike trail or hike the sleeping giant mountain.

People like CAP and SPB. Sport are really big here especially ice hockey. People in their dorms pretty much always leave their doors open. People party all the time, it's a huge party school because there is nothing else to do. You can't do anything on a saturday night that doesn't involve drinking because its all anyone ever does.

Athletic events aren't hugely popular here - I'd have to say hockey games are the most popular. It never seemed to me like there was a huge amount of campus involvement, but that may be because I wasn't involved in a lot of things. The dorms are generally friendly places; most people leave their doors open while they're in their rooms studying or whatever. One thing that a lot of people are upset about is that May Weekend (our annual drunken spring weekend) was canceled last year. They reallocated the money to pay for more on-campus events and concerts and such during the semester rather than lumping it all into one weekend, but I'm not sure if a lot of people made the connection. There's always something to do on the weekends that doesn't involve drinking - our Student Programming Board plans movies and events (bingo, spa nights, trivia, etc.) every weekend all semester long.

There are always activities to keep me busy. The new hockey arena is awesome.

It seems as though no students at Quinnipiac are involved. Students may get into one club or organization but that's it. Fraternities and sororities are a complete joke and do not contribute anything to the social scene. There is no consistent party scene on campus or off as the administration cracks down hard on drinking and drugs. The social scene is completely dead and uneventful. People generally become and stay friends with the people on their floor in the dorms.

I've been involved with Quinnipiac Future Teachers and Fourth Wall Theatre. Both groups are a lot of fun and very informative. Because I want to be a teacher, QFTO is a great club that provides a lot of great information and opportunities for teaching experience. Fourth Wall is kindof unorganized but the plays they put on are always a blast.