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I think that sororities and fraternities should be banned.It breeds for an unhealthy dynamic between those who wear the letters and those who don't.It perpetuates the ridiculousness of popularity contests that should be left behind once graduating high school.There should be more involvement in regards to bettering the community that the campus resides in.I think the athletics department gets far more funding than it should.What do games have to do with education? Off campus I have a real life already.This is a blessing as well as a hardship.I appreciate school more than many of the students I have met but I have so much on my plate regarding adult responsibilities that I'm sure I miss out on the fun of going to college.It also makes it difficult to prioritize aspects of my life so that I can succeed in all of them.Being a single parent and going to school is hard.

Parties are a lot of fun, thats if you can get into the greek life houses. Otherwise the dorms are a lot of fun, especially in harris/millis. Students houses downtown are good if you're with your good friends. The best bet is probably if you are of age to get in the bars though. Students almost always leave their doors open and people party for a four day weekend usually. Thursday are a lot of fun. If you aren't into drinking, there is a concert hall down the road called Higher Grounds, which attracts some really good bands like State Radio and the Disco Biscuits.

Hockey is the most popular diversity one sport. SGA (student government association) is popular too! Students in residence halls leave their doors open! athletic events are popular, hockey being the biggest, guest speakers we've had -elie wiesel a holocause survivor and author of Night, among other famous speakers. On a sat. night that doesn't involve drinking there is UVM program board which puts on movies, dancing, bowling, and other activities to keep students busy!

There are so many clubs and extracurriculars on campus that is virtually impossible to be involved with everything. You can dance, take gym classes, do theater, join the ski and snowboard team, be on student government. I mean there is even an Elfish speaking club....yes from Lord of the Rings. UVM has everything, and even if you have never tried something before college is the perfect time to try new things! As for the night life....it's amazing. You can go out drinking or you can have just as a good of a time watching a movie posted up on a big screen outside. There is a lot of partying, but that is not what UVM is all about. If you want to party you can, but if you don't want to, you won't be pressured.

Outdoor groups are cool. Students also organize outdoor activities amoung themselfs often. Lot of great guest speakers, which students should take advantage of. Big party scene, dating sucks. Fraternities/sororities are not extremly important. Most people are very friendly, I found it very easy to make friends from the first day which I kept all four years.

There is so much to do at UVM both on campus and around Burlington. There are a ton of clubs, greek life, activities both within dorms and the student center that students can get involved in. People are also really friendly and open, especially in the dorms. Most of the freshman dorms especially, people leave their doors open, or if the main door is closed, just a simple knock and you'll be greeted. It's very easy going kind of an atmosphere, but don't let anyone fool you, we still know how to have fun and party in quiet Vermont :)

Frat life is here but by no means prevalent. There are always activities for some club or event being promoted. There will always be concerts in the burlington area. Not everyone drinks or gets stoned but finding someone to do that with is almost never an issue. People tend to gravitate towards those that they get along with. In turn they end up figuring what it is that they really like to do. The friends i made freshman year really helped define who i am.

I lived on central campus, where the dorms were smaller (and kind of gross). Most students lived in Harris Millis, where there was more action. But you go out anyway on the weekends so it was nice to live in a smaller dorm during the week when I was studying. It may seem like the end of the world when you get a dorm that is not Harris Millis, but really you will make close friends in any dorm. And in the winter, people will chill in your dorm anyway because they have classes on central campus and want to get out of the cold. The social life is awesome, but it is easy to get sidetracked and pressured to forget your work. Just study during the week because the weekends are always good no matter what you do.

I live off-campus, and I do most everything off campus. If you want to go out Saturday night but don't want to drink, you could check out the Radio Bean, a nice cafe with live music nearly every night. 1 am in downtown Burlington can be a bit of a meat market--I'm glad I'm not in the dating scene much these days.

House parties are where it is at now that the campus police have really cracked down the dorms. That is good and bad. It means more freshmen ending up at seniors house's sometimes not that welcome there, but it also means fucking awesome house parties like you can't even imagine with live bands and costumes. Although the city is a bitch about noise. Dating: lots of hookups, lots of love. Probably the only real yearly tradition is the naked bike ride. Frats are not that important, but some of the less interesting people at UVM belong to them, if that is your scene.