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Almost every student on campus is involved with an academic organization such as an honor fraternity or service organization. Athletics at Truman are not very popular. Many underclassmen at Truman understandably do not drink. Maybe this is attributed to the academic focus of its students, but you will be able to find friends that do not drink if you do not drink as well.

there are SO many things to get involved in on campus! of course there are the traditional greek sororities and fraterinties, but there are so many other things. i am in alpha sigma gamma which is one of the largest student organizations on campus. it is a non-greek service sorority that has well over 130 members. dont want to join a sorority? no problem! there are clubs and group for everything imaginable! there are church organizations, student senate, political organizations, organizations that are racially diverse. whatever your looking for, its here!

Greek is the most popular thing to do. Most people do, however I didn't so I cant tell you what it's like. I wanted to be able to decide when I did things and wanted some freedom that I felt I wouldn't get from a frat. On campus there are tons of things to do other than that though, organizations and things that allow you to meet people and find a group to hang out with. Dorm life is very open and you find some of your closest friends here. Doors are usually propped open and people will often just drop in and say hi. Its a very social place and sometimes you can spend hours just hanging out in the dorm. Truman does a pretty good job of bringing people in to speak and perform. Last year we had OKGO and HelloGoodbye come in for the big concerts and some comedians as well. Demitri Martin was one of the comedians, if you've never heard him by the way you should check him out, he's hilarious. Parties happen almost every weekend and if you want to go you can. People party all the time, though its not like you have to.

i met my girlfriend of 4 year freshman year out at fraternity parties

The best performing sport is volleyball. Intramurals are huge at Truman. Truman is a safe campus but doors can't be left open unless someone is inside (reslife rule) Athletic events are under attended. Everyone goes to Pancake City in the early morning hours. People may party a lot, depends if they are greek or not. Fraternities and sororities have their place but it isn't important to be a part of one. Movies and bowling are like the only things you can do off campus.

The largest organization on campus is Alpha Phi Omega, a co-ed service fraternity. If you're into it, you should join and do some service.

Tsoda is an awesome dance program that is an option for students who dont have the time and dedication towards Dance team or are just beginning to explore dance. It costs $15 a semester and you can take any and all dance classes you can go to. Military Science classes also provide activitites to do which are interesting and fun- belaying off of a three story tall tower, canoeing, paintballing, etc. People go out often when they are greek-- but you rarely see a non-greek out on a weeknight.