University of Vermont Top Questions

I am a part of Feel Good, an organization that sells grilled cheese. All the profits are donated to The Hunger Project, which helps to find a sustainable end to world hunger. All of the food is donated and all the money we makes goes directly to the Hunger Project. All of my closest friends live in my dorm, are a part of Feel Good, or are in my classes. The dorms make you and your closest friends become a little family. If I am awake on a Tuesday night at 2am I am studying. Weekends (Thursday-Saturday) nights are different though, a dry campus? I think not! I know people that party once a week and I know people who party at least 3-4 nights a week. If you aren't drinking on the weekend, then you can catch dinner and a movie down town or hang out in a local coffee shop, you can even go bowling if you want to! The naked bike ride is a well know celebration of the last day of classes.

Athletics are a big part of UVM, but there are a lot of other clubs to be a part of. I personally enjoy the Marketing Club. We have a lot of speakers in the Business School, but at UVM as well. It's great. Fraternities and sororities aren't a big deal...Greek life is really not what it is at some other schools.

Hockey is the most well-attended Varsity sport. Soccer games are great. Basketball is getting better. Ski & Snowboard Club is the most popular student-run organization. The Student Government Association does a good job fostering student involvement and creating new opportunities for clubs and organizations. Students do not leave their dorm doors open. Tradition- Naked Bike Ride - Midnight on the last day of classes every semester. Yes, I have done it. And yes, you should too. Frats and Sororities are not that big, but are growing.

The biggest group on campus is the Ski and Snowboard club. I would have to say that almost everyone who ski's or snowboards on campus is part of the group (but not me for some reason). Living in the dorms is a great experience. Wether you live in the brand new University Hights suits, or in the old 1970's central campus dorms, you will leave swearing yours was the best floor ever. The most important tradition at UVM is its naked bike, where on the last night of classes the UVM community gathers along the road thru campus and watches as those that wish too ride, run, rollerblade and even walk by naked. It is a crazy scene and defiantly something to participate in.

Greek life has taken a few hard hits the past couple years, but it's still the biggest group on campus. Hockey games are the big events to go to; tickets go fast and kids have a grand old time at Patrick Gym cheering for the Catamounts. Dating is a bit of an oxymoron at UVM, either you're hooking up with someone or you're boyfriend and girlfriend. A lot of the people I know who have been in serious relationships have eased into them from hooking up with someone on a regular basis. Almost everyone I know has been with their best friends since day one. You usually make friends with the kids in your hall freshman year, and they will probably end up being your best friends of all. People party hard at UVM. Administration tries very hard to suppress drinking on campus, but it's hard to get in trouble if you are smart about it.

There are a ton of different clubs for almost every interest. For example, I am currently president of the juggling club here. How many schools have juggling clubs? Students love going to hockey and basketball events, and you will find our student sections a lot louder and a whole lot more hilarious than other schools'. Greek life is not really popular here, so while you do get your run-of-the-mill frat boy and sorority chic, they do not influence the campus social scene. Many students now go off campus to drink since UVM initiated a dry campus rule, but drugs are probably even more popular now because of that policy. For those who do not drink (and for those who do), the school holds fun events every night on campus so there are plenty of things to do for everyone.

Frats and sororities are somewhat important. Theres always a ton to do here...downtown, movies, parties, speakers, camping trips, skiing....

The most popular organization would have to be fraternities and sororities. This includes weekend partying.

Some of the activities that I take part in varies, due to my wide variety of likes and dislikes. I am part of the gymnastics team, sass(salsa) club, alianza latina member, active alana student, an active Medlife member, and an AdvoCat(tour guide). All of these groups are part of a enormous amount of activities available at UVM. There are sports team, student government, dance teams, outing clubs,etc. The list goes on and on due to the fact that students have an option to start their own club if non of the clubs available fit their liking.

Parties all weekend and downtown is hoppin, fraternities and sororities have lost importance and are really a waste of time and money