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I dont know about clubs or groups. I was pretty involved in my major and spent a large portion of my time hanging out in the studio. My friends I met from dorms, and classes for the most part

Everyone leaves their door open in the residence halls. Football events are popular. Men's basketball is a big event too.

Leave dorm doors open if you are on my floor...no one did sophomore year, and my roomate and I made everyone...am still friends with 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of them today!

The most popular groups are greek life, Blue Hen Ambassadors, and little clubs such as the running club, yoga club, and sports teams. I was involved with Alpha Phi and the Blue Hen Ambassadors and I absolutely adored both. It is all in what you make of it. Neither of those groups became my life, and I still hung out with people outside of those groups. I always locked my door but many left it open. I do not trust anyone and there was a rapist and murderer on the loose two out of the four years I was there. Dating is basically non-existent...at least out of our group of friends. Most people just go to parties, get drunk, and hook up. There isn't really a "dating" scene. I met all of my friends in my dorm freshman year...and we are all still best friends. We stayed in a great deal and watched TV and movies. When we turned 21 you would most likely find us at the bar or out getting food after.

Greek life is probably the most popular organization on campus, intermural sports are pretty popular too. I've played IM indoor and outdoor soccer, softball, and dodgeball, it was very fun each time. Would definitely do it again. Almost everyone leaves their doors open in the dorms. Athletic events are pretty popular, mostly the football, mens basketball and lacrosse games. I met my closest friends from undergrad through people on my hall who had friends from high school that were also going here. 2am on a tuesday if I was up, I would either be studying or hanging out with friends. Frats and sororities are not terribly important. If its something you choose to do, there are many other people who choose to as well, and many others who its not their thing. Last weekend I went out with friend and to Baltimore. On saturday instead of drinking you can go bowling, go out for pizza, stay in with friends and watch a movie, go to the movies... there are many options. I do all those previous activities off campus

I don't think there are really groups that are considered "popular." I'm involved with The Review, the university's independent student newspaper. It's a big time commitment but great experience if you're going into journalism, plus you're likely to end up with some pretty awesome friends after spending so much time with the staff. Only students in freshmen or East Campus dorms tend to leave their doors open... those are the only ones that stay open without being propped. Football games are really popular and basketball games suck. Guest speakers and theater just vary... it depends on what crowd they're trying to appeal to. There's always a huge variety so you're never without something to go see if you want to go see something. Dating scene? No one dates. I wish people dated. I met my closest friends in a variety of ways. Some of them I knew in high school and became much closer to in college. Some of them I met on my hall freshman year. Some of them are friends from organizations I'm a part of. If I'm awake at 2 a.m. on Tuesday, I'm either doing homework or watching something worthless on MTV. Homecoming is a big tradition. People party pretty frequently. The older you get, the more likely you are to go out on a weeknight. Fraternities and sororities are important to people in fraternities and sororities. I'm not sure how much they affect the rest of the student body. Last weekend I went out both Friday and Saturday night. I spent Saturday and Sunday daytime working at The Review office. There are tons of things to do on a Saturday night that don't involve drinking. SCPAB shows two movies in Trabant. You can bowl at the alley on Main Street. You can go shopping at the Christiana Mall or in Philly. You can stay in and play Nintendo or watch movies with your friends. I spend plenty of nights in. Off campus, I like to go out to dinner at all the great local restaurants around here and shop.

I was lucky enough to be placed on a dorm floor that everyone liked to interact with the others around them. Every night, it seems, i am up until at least 1 am and interacting with the people around me willingly. People seem to party fairly often and i believe that fraternities play a big role on campus because of the extra curricular events that they plan around campus and the community service and help they provide to the community that surrounds them.

sports themes and greek life. i am involved with chi omega and it is the classiest group of women i've ever known. yes- doors open in dorms. athletic events- just football, NO DATING SCENE. guys don't believe in dates. i met my closest friends in my freshman dorm (not floor) and my sorority. 2 am on a tuesday i am usually coming back from 90s night at kate's. traditions/events= homecoming, greek week. people party every day, greek life is important to me because i am a part of it. last weekend i went home (had to). i'm not sure what you can do on a sat. night without drinking. hang out with friends? off campus, mall, restaurants.

There are all sorts of club sports (for us that did not want to play for colleges), and organizations. On campus the greek life is only about 20{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the student body. So its not so big, but is plenty evident if thats what you want to get into.

I think that the football games are the most popular team on campus. I think that tailgating and homecoming are major events that brings a lot of the students together. You can see the school spirit within the current students and the alumni.