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The school revolves around the basketball team. a lot of people think there is not much to do on campus on the weekend, but you just have to look around a little and be ok with not drinking for a night. For the freshman a major activity is going to the frat parties off campus.

The most popular organizations on campus are undoubtedly the service organizations. It can be really competitive to get involved since applications and interviews are necessary for just about everything. The campus has many involved individuals and while this is a great thing, sometimes the same people get into everything, creating an elite group of the over-involved and leaving others out on the edges. It is really easy to meet awesome people at Villanova. Participating in any organization on campus provides the opportunity to meet great friends. There are fraternities and sororities on campus, but no specific housing. I think this is a great way to have the option for people to participate in frats/sororities but to not have it take over campus life. My roommate is in a sorority, and it's one of the biggest ways that she gets involved, but I am not and I am still super-involved in a lot of stuff on campus. Off campus, the Main Line communities are right here with great restaurants and shops. However, there is a train to Philly right on campus and that is so much fun on the weekends. Villanova is close enough to the city that it's easy to go in, but it's not so close that there's not a campus community feel.

social life is bumpin

Sports are veryy popular here. Most people here were varsity athletes in high school, so even intramurals can very very competitive. People here are also pretty trusting, leaving their doors open when they leave the room. There are guest speakers quite often, and Villanova almost has a variety of events going on.

If you want to have a fun time here you can. Its not as easy to find a party here as it would be at a state school but if your really want to you can. Frat parties are really hit or miss and some frats can be very exclusive with their functions. Because we are so close to Philadelphia there is always something to do (clubs, restaurants, bars).

There are a multitude of student groups on campus, anything you want you can find.

villanova is huge on community service. the mission trips in particular are amazing experiences, and i have never been the same since i traveled to guatemala and taught english in a mayan indigenous village in the middle of the jungle in the peten region of guatemala; the opportunities here are unbelievable. another aspect i love is that a lot of people here go to church. at home, none of my friends really go to church, and i love being able to go to a student mass that's filled to the brim with students willing to go to church all on their own. i went to public school my entire life, so it was nice to come to a private school and see other kids that are as dedicated to my faith as i am. the best way to meet people is to join clubs. my advice is to join a bunch, and you'll meet so many people its ridiculous. i love knowing a lot of upperclassmen and underclassmen; it makes campus a little smaller and it also allows for the opportunity to say hi to at least a few people as you walk across campus.

Freshman year people would leave their dorm doors open, but by sophmore year that kinda died out. Basketball is life at this school. The majority of students have a "nova nation" tee and rock it to basketball games. Novafest is one of the few on campus events where Villanova looks the other way towards campus drinking. Last year, west campus was PACKED with people drinking by the volleyball courts. There must have been at least 2000 kids partying that day, it was a good time, but you had to keep your beer in a solo cup. Frats are horrible here. There are no frat houses, more or less, don't join a Frat, there is no Frat scene. There used to be some cool underground Frats that were fun, but admin tryed to put an end to that. Sororities are a little more popular, but from what i've heard, most sisters end up hating some of their sisters by junior year.

A lot of activities, things to get involved with. Frats and sororities tend to dominate. Musically and artistically retarded campus.

It has great activities and many organizations. If a person is not involved is because he or she doesn't want to.