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The most popular team on campus is, of course, men's basketball, then football. Other organizations that are popular are mostly political. I am in the pre-pharmacy club, which gets together once a month, and usually has a guest speaker to tell us their experience with pharmacy, whether it is a pharmacist working out in the field somewhere, or even a current pharmacy student. Athletic events are quite popular, especially men's basketball and football. The rec center offers some intramural sports, which are great to get involved with as well. I met my closest friends by living in a scholarship hall. Otherwise, most of my friends are pre-pharmacy students, since we spend so much time studying for the same courses, or from work. People party quite often here, but depending on who you are, how demanding your major is, and other factors contribute to how often you yourself would be partying. The scholarship hall group parties, but not at the amount that greeks do. We like our sleep! Frats and sororities are a big thing on campus, but I feel like I have had a great experience without joining a sorority. This past weekend was the basketball game against UNC. Therefore, I went down to Mass St. and partied there. On a normal weekend, I usually just try to catch up on sleep after a hard week and just watch movies, and go out on occasions. On Saturday nights, there is plenty to do that doesn't involve drinking, such as watching movies with friends, going out to eat somewhere nice, or going to KC to go shopping or something like that. When I am off campus, it is usually for work. Otherwise, I am usually just hanging out with friends that live off-campus.

There are countless events on campus on any given day, and those that I have attended usually have good-sized audiences. I met my closest friends in my scholarship hall; most people are very friendly and inclusive. Partying in Lawrence is very frequent, and drinking is often involved. However, those who wish to avoid alcohol should have no problem doing so; movies, concerts, or socializing are always possibilities. There are plenty of things to do off campus; the town has plenty of unique shops, restaurants, coffee shops and more, and even walking around town with friends is a fun activity.

Drinking, especially under-age drinking, is heavily prevalent on this campus, even though it is a dry campus. Officials in on-campus housing tend to turn a blind eye to drinking as long as you are not making a lot of noise and disturbing others. The bars thrive on the weekends, and even on the weekdays. There is a definite culture of social drinking both in bars and at house parties. However, drinking is not the only option. Lawrence is a very music-based town, so there are always shows, plays, or other programs most nights of the week at places that card for ID. You can enjoy a band without drinking, even though many people around you might be. Also, KU actively offers programs on the weekends to combat drinking, such as free bowling and free movies.

There are lots of Sororities and fraternities at KU and they seem to only hang out with each other. Kind of a snooty crowd.

Athletics are pretty much the biggest thing here. I don't know if its actually possible to be a member of KU's student body and not attend a tailgating party before a football game or a game in the phog. The late night at the phog each october is a spectacular tradition that all sports fans must witness. Lawrence is probably the best college town there is because although there are plenty of parties and alcohol there are also other things to do each night of the week. There are always bands playing and art shows to be seen around town. KU also offers many lectures and programs in their unions and at the Leid center to involve students. I am unsure about dorms because I live in a schol hall but I can definitly say that doors are left open and its a very warm, open, and inviting atmosphere.

Students of Liberty started as an education advocacy group. Yes students leave their doors open - doesn't matter to me. Athletic events are very popular. Guest speakers are excellent. Theater is memorable. Dating scene is incredible. Met my closest friends in classes. Getting drinking a beer or watching movies. People party every day. Fraternities and sororities are not very important. Last weekend I work on my Student Senate campaign and made it a point to do nothing other than be existential. You can take a girl out, play some pool, go to a movie, go to a coffee shop, walk the town, drive the square. Hang out with friends. I live off campus, play in a band, make films, meet lots of people.

If your are a conservative Christian, I should say that the dorms are a scary place because you can find anything you want (or don't want) at KU. But if you hang with the right crowd there is PLENTY to do and plenty of friends to make if you don't drink. There are at least 10 different religious clubs run by students, most from Christian denominations but also Islam and Judaism and probably others. My group is a very close group of friends. We have scripture classes during the week, we have a congregation that meets on Sundays just for college-aged students, called the Lawrence University Ward. And a lot of times we will just call each other up and spend time together. This is a great place to be.

I am part of Navs, but I dont think its the most popular. They don't leave the doors open in our hall. In others they do. If it babll is popular. I still have my close friends form home. I am doing homeowkr at 2 am. KU is full of traditon. Thursfay friday saturday party! To me they aren't important. I had RA interviews. Movies, mass, bowl, just about anything lol. I dont hardly leave campus. no car :(

There are a lot of frats and sororities, but they're not necessary to meet people. Most people watch basketball at least twice a season. Student Union Association has multiple events each semester and cheap newly released movie showings. We've had prestigious speakers, and our theater is pretty good, but these things are not quite as well publicized as the bball games. Stay in touch with the right people though, and you know when everything is. The school paper is pretty good about keeping people updated about what's going on. People who want to party will have no trouble finding a place to do so. There's plenty of things to do without alcohol. Homework, of course, then there's the more fun stuff, like movies, clubbing, bowling, just generally hanging out with people, eating out, etc.

There is probably a group for anything you can think of or want to get involved in on campus. Student Union Activities is responsible for a lot of the events that take place on campus, such as bands, plays, speakers. They also do several things within the dorms and sponsor cheap movies for students on weekends. Student Senate is also something to get involved in. Senate takes representatives from the different academic schools at KU, as well as the dorms and other areas. I'm very involved in Engineering Student Council (ESC), a representative group for engineering students. We do various things throughout the year and also have several social events. ESC gives money to other engineering student groups for trips and design projects. The big thing that ESC does is the annual Engineering Expo, a two day event that brings students of all ages to the school of engineering to see student projects and compete in competitions. There are two styles of dorms at KU, one is sweet style and one is the traditional dorms. In the traditional dorms, it is common for students to leave their doors open. In the suites, it is less common (the doors are hard to keep open; they're heavy) but no unheard of. Athletic events are VERY popular, particularly basketball games. Football was much more popular this year because of KU's success this year. Athletics are certainly a big part of KU, but it's not like you'll be shunned if you don't participate in the sporting events. They are a blast. There's lots of tradition at the athletic events, such as the rock chalk chant and waving the wheat. Basketball games are amazing, especially if you grew up watching them on TV. Being in engineering, my social life only happens on Friday and Saturday nights. One of them usually involves me getting some alone time and relaxing, but I also hang out with friends. We like to go out to dinner, play games (I highly recommend Catch Phrase or Cranium), go to movies, etc. Kansas City isn't far away either, but its more expensive. Its nice for a treat though (Melting Pot has cheap dessert!). There is certainly lots to do that doesn't involve drinking. Never underestimate the entertainment that just sitting around with a deck of cards or a board game can provide.