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Lots of parties... with and without alcohol. There are also great student sponsored events throughout the year which are alot of fun - like a paintball tournament!

There is a lot of drinking that goes on here at UND. In fact, we're rated the 2nd most binge drinking school in the nation as far as I've heard. There are, however, quite a few things to do that don't include drinking. We've got a great program called "Night Life" which sets up many great activities on Friday and Saturday nights that are alcohol free. As a freshman, living in the dorms is highly encouraged, and make sure to leave your door open. You'll meet many more people this way, some who will be your friends for your entire college career, perhaps even life.

Uh... once again. Bunch of white kids sitting around drinking. Every activity here centers on drinking. People cannot even go to the park and have fun outdoors without drinking. I'm all for having a brew on a nice day, but people here focus the on the activity of DRINKING, not on doing something fun and having a beer on the side.

Deeks Pizza open until 2 AM is a lifesaver.

As a UND tour guide, I often get asked the question "what is there to do on weekends?" The answer is easy: what do other college students in different towns to on weekends? At UND, we do the same kinds of things. We go to movies, we eat out, we hang out with friends, we go shopping, and heaven forbid, we may even do homework. Potential UND students worry that Grand Forks will be a "boring" city to live in. Grand Forks has plenty of things to keep students occupied, whether it's going to the dollar theatre or heading to an on-campus costume party. UND is not a suitcase campus where students head home every weekend. Instead, students stay on campus and make use of the entertainment opportunities available to them. Greek life and other student organizations offer countless opportunities for weekend fun. Also, UND has a program called "Nightlife" that has alcohol-free activities every weekend.

The social life at this college is amazing. Everybody is nice which makes it very easy to go to someplace that you have never been before and be sure that you will be able to meet new people. We have alot of different activities such as intermural sports, night life events, and plenty of fraternities and sororities. You can be guarenteed that you can find something that fits you on this campus.

Residence Halls! I would definitely live in one, at least for the first year. Also...get a residence hall WITH the community style bathrooms versus the suite style. While the suite style may sound nice, four girls to one bathroom can be difficult. Also it doesn't allow you to keep your dorm rooms open, wheras the community style ones do! You meet so many people in your dorm, it's where the bulk of my friends are and I wouldn't know what to do if I didn't live in a dorm!

SIOUX CREW, is the school largest student group. We are just a group of fans who are get together and cheer our fighting sioux on, it is so much fun! Many people in the dorms will leave their doors open and it is an inviting environment. On the weekends there is this program called night life. They provide different activites for students to do on friday and saturday nights. It changes every weekend and is a lot of fun to go to with a group of your friends. Some people will hang out at the different frats for the weekend as well, whatever your weekend interests are they can be met at UND.

I'm not really into any UND clubs or activities. I mainly hang out with my friends at the dorms or at their apartments. One of the nice things about UND is that it only about 1 and a half hours to Canada, which is always fun if you're bored.

Hockey games are very popular. People party quite a bit. Some party too much, but most are alright. Sometimes it's hard for me to find something to do on a weekend that doesn't involve drinking, but I probably just don't hang out with the right people. Some people seem really preppy, and I don't like that. I think people could be a bit nicer here. Everyone at NDSU is nicer I think.