The most popular groups on campus are the College Democrats and Republicans, and the International Affairs Society. Model UN is also huge. I started a student organization my freshman year called Babies Behind Bars to raise support and money for an organization rescuing children of incarcerated women from prisons in Nepal. It was easy to set up and has made a huge impact on campus, and we are incorporating as a 501(c)3 organization. Students leave their doors open but it's always a risk. UPD is good at patrolling the floors and there aren't a lot of robbery cases that I know of. Athletic events are not popular, but guest speakers, especially ambassadors and politicians, are very popular. Theater is big within certain groups. The dating scene is non-existent (coming from someone who is not participating in that scene, my view might be limited), but there's a lot of talk about hook-ups at parties, etc. As for relationships, they are not visible on campus whatsoever. Lots of people have relationships at other schools. I met my closest friends through the Honors Program because there are lots of events oriented towards building community within this group. If I am awake at 2 AM, I am probably trying to get internet in the hallway and working on something for school. There are so many events every year that it's impossible to recount. There are lots of student org events that take over U Yard and Kogan and have lots of energy. People party a fair amount (as freshmen at least) but you only see the ones who party, and there are many more who stay in but are just less visible in the halls. Greek life is huge, but not imperative. I didn't join and didn't feel the need to, but it gets annoying to have such a strong presence of the Greek community on campus without being able or wanting to be part of it. Last weekend I did a ton of school work and went running to the Vern campus. There was a monthly Pancakes with the Provost event that I went to after jogging through Georgetown. It's a great place to spend time on the weekend (DC). Saturday nights are great for wandering around the monuments, going to Cone-Island or Crepeaway (open so late for food adventures), going to a nice restaurant in Georgetown, or watching a movie. There are events at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage every night and lots of DC events on Linktank. I always go off campus to the museums, monuments, shops, farmers markets, coffee places, food trucks, clubs or restaurants, or I go into Virginia or Maryland to get away from the city.