University of California-Davis Top Questions

With approximately 1,270 members, the Student Alumni Association is one of the largest student organizations on campus. I am especially passionate about this organization because I am one of the thirteen board directors that are in charge of it. The organization holds several networking event so students have the ability to interact with alumni in the field of focus. I actually met my closest friends through this organization, as I know many others have as well. Athletic events are very popular on campus. Because of the amount of pride that is present on campus, every home football game is packed with students in what we call our Aggie Pack. This group, which are all given matching shirts for free just by being a student, sit together at almost all sporting events and cheer for the Aggies. Traditions are abundant around campus. In fact, the school gives incoming students a Traditions Book where they can find all of the Aggie Traditions. When students complete traditions, they encouraged to post a picture to the school Facebook page.

With approximately 1,270 members, the Student Alumni Association is one of the largest student organizations on campus. I am especially passionate about this organization because I am one of the thirteen board directors that are in charge of it. The organization holds several networking event so students have the ability to interact with alumni in the field of focus. I actually met my closest friends through this organization, as I know many others have as well. Athletic events are very popular on campus. Because of the amount of pride that is present on campus, every home football game is packed with students in what we call our Aggie Pack. This group, which are all given matching shirts for free just by being a student, sit together at almost all sporting events and cheer for the Aggies. Traditions are abundant around campus. In fact, the school gives incoming students a Traditions Book where they can find all of the Aggie Traditions. When students complete traditions, they encouraged to post a picture to the school Facebook page.

The most popular groups on campus are business clubs. Although their is no business major at UCD, this in turn attracts many of the business types to meetings. As the president of Marketing and Business Association, there are a good influx of students that participate in our weekly events, workshops, and financial modeling contest. Most students are very proactive with their time, thus when they are free, they usually spend on academic extra-curricular.

1.Picnic Day! It is a big event in which all the organizations on campus and in town make a carnival like presentation. Almost everything is free!. Food, Daschund Races, Chemistry Magic Shows, Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream, Snowsledding, Wannabe 'Bodies' exhibit and a Parade are just a few of the activities. 2. Ski and Snowboard Club plus many other sport clubs for everyone. Wakeboarding, Sailing, Rugby, Lacrosse, Cross Country, Tai Chi, Kickboxing, Gymnastics ect. 3. There are frats and sororities but they are kinda like any other club. They are prevalent but not omnipotent at UCDavis. 4 Theatre is pretty good because the Mondavi hosts great shows

Students in Davis, honestly, become overly trusting. But in a good way. Davis is a safe, friendly community, and most students don't worry too much about locking doors, and feel safe in any street and in any part of the town.

You can refer to my multitudes of comments about party life, but there are plenty of other trhings to do if you aren't into that sort of thing. The Mondavi Center on campus hosts many symphonic, choir, and more modern musical performances each weekend and specially occasional, weekdays. BILL CLINTON came to our Pavillion to talk to us about Hillary. Basically, everyone just wanted to see Bill! haha.. There was also a concert with Switchfoot and Relient K during Spring. There are also lots of concerts held at Freeborn hall. Just this April, Death Cab for Cutie came, and in the Fall JimmyEatWorld performed! <3 You meet your closest friends from the dorms you live in your freshman year. Floor on floor relationships are popular because you see these people most often and get to know them with floor bonding events and hall outings to the bowling alley or whatever you plan for youselves! Those people are also your party buddies. You will flock to Frat row with about 15 people, hoping to get in to the party that your friend just texted you about! haha The partying happens whenever you want it to happen. You learn how to balance school and play, and work around when papers are due and party BIG after midterms or huge research papers. Usually Thursday nights, according to traditions. and the partying could ontinue to monday night! hahaha. Davis is not a school you come to specifically to be greek (unless it's a family thing).. Their are lots of fun/interesting/intellectually stimulating people who are greek. I myseld am not greek but if that's what you are looking for, I wish you luck and hope you find what you want! I have a lot of greek friends and have been to enough fraternity parties to know that they are not all the stereotypical assholes or nerds or sluts we all have heard about. You will find out what you need to and make the important decision on your own :) If you aren't looking to drink on a Saturday night, (which you will often result to if nothing else is going on) you can see a movie, go bowling on campus, take a bike ride to the arboretum (miniforest on/off campus) with a loved one ;) Take a trip to SF to go "clubbin" or shopping. Or Sacramento for the same!

The theatre and art department on campus is surprisingly good and I have attended many performances since I have arrived on this campus. As a research campus, sororities and fraternities are less important than would otherwise be if this were any other kind of campus. Scientific research is the emphasis on this campus and it requires much dedicated effort to do well and still have a social life. There are many guest speakers from different specializations and fields; athletic events abound. Partying tends towards Thursday and goes through the weekend near campus or at clubs in the Bay Area or Sacramento.

Aggie Ambassadors if you want to get involved with the UC Davis campus and system--lots of good free food! Like I said, there's so many people, you just need to make an effort to find the group that's right for you. If you like adventure, go to the outdoor adventures booth, or many of the christian groups (Cru, DCF, and College Life I know are all down for outdoor adventures). Late night fun usually consists of something like slidehill park (a giant concrete slide you go down on in cardboard boxes) or making a pudding slip-n-slide, or going out to lake Berryessa for a bonfire and night hike. If you are a partier, Sacramento has some clubs for you.

I liked the activities put on by the university, and those that I could participate in, I did with alacrity. The private social scene didn't do much for me, but I'm a bit of a home-body.

Get involved! There's so many activities to choose from...and if there's something not there, you can always start your own club. Fraternities/sororities aren't too important, but it is definitely a way to get connected to the social scene if you need some help in that department.