University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Top Questions

Intramurals are so popular that people start planning for them months in advance! You have got to try broomball! Athletics are huge and the fan support is amazing and makes me proud to be an Illini. On a Saturday night, students can be found at apartments playing Catch Phrase, at the bars, out to the movies, or hanging around the dorms with friends or doing homework.

The Greek system at U of I is the largest in the country and involves between 20 and 40{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the students on campus. It's a great way to meet new people, to network, and to give back to campus. All Greek houses have a philanthropy component, so there are tons of opportunities for community service. However, there are lots of social organizations that are not a part of the Greek system, in case some people do not want to join. It seems like members of the Greeks system and non-members all get along fine and still hang out socially outside of their organizations.

This is an INCREDIBLY social campus. Beginning with welcome week, everybody leaves their doors open and all the frats hold parties open to everyone. (Later on in the year, the frat parties become more exclusive for guys and you can only get it when on a list.) Greek life is visible and powerful here, but there are definitely ways of avoiding it. Every student at U of I (with the exception of some engineering students) parties. A lot. There is always someone looking to go out everyday of the week. It is generally accepted that the weekend here starts on Thursday. The bar age is 19, so the bars are a huge part of the social scene and all have great drink specials during the week. Like everywhere though, there are always exceptions. Drinking is really prominent on campus, but the University makes lots of free programs available. Football is huge here in the fall, and everyone pregames and then screams the game away in Block I. The Union has free bowling on weekends and often has free comedy and improv shows performed by local groups on campus. I was also surprised when I got here how cool the local music scene is. Canopy Club (18+) always has cool indie bands playing for pretty cheap.

I'm on the swim and dive team at Illinois. It keeps me active and on top of my work. It has made me a more dedicated individual who has a drive to succeed.

The athletic life is very active on campus. Attending the sporting events is always a good source of entertainment throughout the week. There is also a good party scene. You can chose to do both, one, or neither. Something is always going on. You just have to decide what's worth your time and who you want to surround yourself with.

There are always really cool guest speakers on campus. I really wish I had more time because I would go to one almost every night!!

I am a swimmer on campus so my social life is limited sometime, but it is the biggest Greek system in the country - there is a sorority or frat for everyone. Many students attend basketball and football games many people "bleed orange." I would say it is a very active campus with a lot of different bars to chose from.

We have the largest number of sororities and fraternities out of any campus within the United States. With that said, Illinois is a party school-like it or not.

Greek life is huge at U of I and so are athletics. There are hundreds of different clubs that you can join. Anyone can find a place that they feel they belong. As far as partying goes... there is basically a party to be found every night somewhere on campus... Never a dull moment. People at U of I definitley seem to work hard and play hard.

Athletic events are very popular. Campus is so big and has so many options that i mostly stay on campus, but if i leave ill go see a movie or go to walmart or shopping. Fraternities host most of the parties with sororities hosting very few. I met most of my friends on the first few days of school. Most dorm rooms are clsoed iwth a few being open.