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greek life and sports teams are very popular on campus. I am in Pi Phi and I love it. I feel that we are very well rounded and dont focus on one aspect of our experience here more than the others. we have girls from all across america who have all different religious beliefs and socio-economic levels. the dating scene at UCSB is rediculous. you cant find a good guy, and if you do they are already taken. There will always be some girl who is willing to put herself out there more than you are. so even if you have a decent guy, how can they resist? and on another hand, everyone is friends with everyone so if you date one guy, where is the line between dating one of his friends and dating one of yours. it gets very complicated and I think that guys assume a lot of girls want to have boyfriends when it actuality we just want to have a good time too.

I really don't know how to answer this question because i really only know the greek life-- which i love. I dont go to that many athletic events but when i do there is a solid number of support- not enough- but a good amount.

Greek Life is incredible and very involved on campus. Partying is a popular past time in Isla Vista and occurs almost nightly.

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It think the GREEK life is a very desired group of people here and that non-Greeks envy our social lives as well as our grades. I think on average people party 2-3 times a week. You can do lots of things that do not involve drinking such as; go bowling, go to the movies, shopping, dinner, walk on the beach, hang out with friends ect.

i am a member of alpha phi sorority where i have met almost all of my best friends. if you are someone that constantly needs to have an agenda and something to do--GO GREEK! it is one of the best decisions that i have made here at ucsb. i am also a member of the ucsb mock trial time (not just a stupid sorority girl) and mock trial has given me probably the most useful skills in terms of public speaking, keeping cool under pressure, and other things that are useful for a future lawyer. there are so many clubs and organizations on campus that everyone will find something. i loved living in the dorms. i lived in francisco torres and had the best time of my life. i am still friends with all of my dorm friends and i would not take that experience for anything in the world, no matter how far away it is from campus. it is definitely the most social dorm. people party all of the time...if they want to. my freshman year i drank probably 4 to 5 times a week, but i still maintained a high gpa and was able to participate in social and academic organizations

i believe social life is very big at UCSB, with so many people it is hard not to meet a lot of different friends.

Greek life is amazing at ucsb! i have made all my close friends from joining a sorority and it is a great way to meet people early on. yes there is a lot of drinking but thats not all that greek life is about. we've really tried to devote a lot of time to philanthropies and sisterhood this year and it has been a great experience. i also really like living on campus as a freshman instead of at ft because it gives you the opportunity to visit other dorms and meet new people. like i am not that close with anyone in santa rosa (my dorm) but i have made great friends in dorms like santa cruz from living on campus

While there is a Greek system on campus, the maority of the student body is non-greek, which is nice. As a member of a sorority, I love being able to participate in both greek and non-greek events. The dating scene is like most other colleges, aka very casual, and it usually consists more of 'hooking up' and less of dating. It is safe to say you can find a party at UCSB any night of the week, or at least a game of beer pong.

Trustworthy town, great shows in IV theater, always somewhere to go and party or chill. Volleyball tourneys, Floatopia, concerts, Del Playa-doesn't get much better. Oh and did I mention the enormous amount of good-looking clever people? Love my life.