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Varsity Sports are not a huge part of Brandeis' campus culture, however, they do exist, and a few of the teams are pretty good. A joke on campus is that our "football team" is undefeated since 1959. That was the year the football was disbanded. However, the fencing team stands out as the most successful team on campus, while the men's basketball team is also pretty good, even though its Division 3. However, not many people go to their games, or the games of most of our other sports teams. Frankly, Brandeis doesn't have a lot of traditional school spirit. People are proud to go to Brandeis, but not because of the athletic teams. However, a lot of people take part in intramural and club athletics. Tron and Banshee, the men's and women's respective Ultimate Frisbee club teams are both very popular. As well, many people who played sports in high school take part in A league intramural for their respective sports. People who are just playing for fun have a great time play B league intramural. Brandeis has flag football, volleyball, basketball, dodgeball, indoor and outdoor soccer, and softball intramural leagues just to name a few. We also have a quidditch club team, that travels to schools like Tufts. Brandeis also has weightlifting classes, and everything from Yoga, Zumba, and Pilates classes available too.

From what I've heard, Brandeis sports aren't that bad compared to other Division III schools, including our conference, the University Athletic Association. I've never actually been to any sporting events except for fencing tournaments though, and the time I wrote an article for the newspaper about the new Quidditch team. I get the feeling that most people don't really care about Brandeis sports unless they're on a team or have friends on teams. People would much rather talk about pro teams, especially the Red Sox and Yankees. If you're looking for a school that comes together every weekend for a tailgate and the big football game, keep looking. According to its Wikipedia page, the UAA is sometimes called the "egghead eight," and used to be the "nerdy nine"... I don't know that I'd go that far, but I certainly hope the saying "D-III athletes go pro in something else" is true.

From what I've heard, Brandeis sports aren't that bad compared to other Division III schools, including our conference, the University Athletic Association. I've never actually been to any sporting events except for fencing tournaments though, and the time I wrote an article for the newspaper about the new Quidditch team. I get the feeling that most people don't really care about Brandeis sports unless they're on a team or have friends on teams. People would much rather talk about pro teams, especially the Red Sox and Yankees. According to its Wikipedia page, the UAA is sometimes called the "egghead eight," and used to be the "nerdy nine"... I don't know that I'd go that far, but I certainly hope the saying "D-III athletes go pro in something else" is true.

From what I've heard, Brandeis sports aren't that bad compared to other Division III schools, including our conference, the University Athletic Association. I've never actually been to any sporting events except for fencing tournaments though, and the time I wrote an article for the newspaper about the new Quidditch team. I get the feeling that most people don't really care about Brandeis sports unless they're on a team or have friends on teams. People would much rather talk about pro teams, especially the Red Sox and Yankees. According to its Wikipedia page, the UAA is sometimes called the "egghead eight," and used to be the "nerdy nine"... I don't know that I'd go that far, but I certainly hope the saying "D-III athletes go pro in something else" is true.

If you're looking to attend high-stakes football games with thousands of cheering students with painted faces, you need to be somewhere else. It's not that our teams are bad, it's more that the student body isn't interested. However, the athletes' are playing at a college level and any game you attend will be entertaining. (There just might not be a huge group of fans watching with you.) Intramural sports are possibly more of a big deal than division sports. The frisbee and soccer teams are always crowded. There are many options and all the teams are really accessible.