Ithaca College Top Questions

What are the most popular groups/organizations/clubs/teams on campus? · Football, African Latino Society, prism, After Dark, Habitat for Humanity, Student Activities Board... Tell us about a group you’re involved with. · I am the president of AIDS Aware. It is the mainly a event group that helps to bring educators to campus about safe sex and HIV. We haven't been around for very long but I have worked really hard to make it a successful group. Do students in dorms leave their doors open? · Most don't. How popular are athletic events? Guest speakers? Theater? · Cortaca is the most popular. Nothing else really is. Tell us about the dating scene. · The dating scene is not the best at all. How did you meet your closest friends? · Through my job, classes and groups. If you’re awake at 2am on a Tuesday, what are you doing? · Homework What traditions/events happen each year? · Cortaca How often do people party? · I don't know, I don't. I would guess every weekend. How important are fraternities/sororities? · Not at all. We don't have them. What did you do last weekend? · I went out with my girlfriend and did a lot of homework and work. What can you do on a Saturday night that doesn’t involve drinking? · Homework, many events on campus... What do you do off campus? Buy food, watch movies, shop.

so lemme tell you, basically at Ithaca, its crazy. People seem to hook up around here like rabbits in a freakin science lab. That aside, lets talk about how life works around here. Basically this is formula: Student+friend/s from home+beer/liquor+big open dorm room with no authority to stop them= all sorts of crazy stuff. Let's be honest here kids, RA's are powerless, jesus even when the cops show up they cant hardly do anything because there are so many little loopholes and special conditions that must be met to get anyone in trouble. So we can conclude that there are a multitude of fun/safe things to be done off campus and on that can fill a saturday night, but lets be real kids, i mean goddamn, i cant even count how many people i've talked to that have said they cant wait to get f****** up this weekend and want to do nothing but just get trashed and smoke a ton of weed. Okay okay, now here we go, YES, i do enjoy drinking myself, truth be told i can hold a very very formidable amount, but christ i mean at some point doesnt everyone just look at their life and say, ".......wow.......i was kind of a stupid college kid that night" and think that maybe its time to evolve on up to the next level and be sort of mature. I mean everyone enjoys having a good time which can mean anything depending on your definition of the former but i mean there are some times when I know that i just get sick of doing that sort of thing and just wanna take a rest. Maybe thats just a personal thing. Idk, i lost my train of thought. Banana sandwhich

I wish the athletic events were more popular here. There are a lot of options of what to do on weekends, such as clubs, bars, concerts, parties, or Cornell.

IC Feminists. TV/Radio Clubs. No doors are typically closed, and you do not learn who is on your floor till after first semester. Athletic events are not too popular. Guest speakers are common and well known, the theatre programs are amazing! The dating scene is kind of there. There are a lot of homosexual couples around campus. I met my closest friends through classes within my field. At 2am on a Tuesday I am closing out the library. Each year they perform Vagina Monologues, they have a Lake Film Festival, Chili Fest in the winter, Apple Fest in the fall, special themes at the Farmers Market. People party often, Tues,Thurs,Fri and Sat. Frats and Sororities are not important at all, we have a few underground sororities though. Last weekend I went to a concert and the Chili Fest. You can go to the movies, into the Commons, or to Collegetown and even ice skating. You can explore the lake, go to the mall, the movies, hang out in Wegmans, go out to eat, ice skating and bowling.

Football and basketball are popular sports to attend. Student government, bureau of concerts, student activities board, and after dark are all popular. Our well known acappella groups (especially ithacappella) receive a lot of praise and attention. Intramural sports are also very popular. We have a large theater program with great performances. I met my closest friends in my dorm freshman year or through other friends, and have kept making friends since. As a freshman, I left my door open all the time. The big football game, Cortaca Jug happens every year, in addition to Apple Fest and Chili Fest downtown. We don't have a greek life, but people go to parties at off campus houses, frats at Cornell, or go to bars once they turn 21. A lot of times students who live on campus stay there on the weekends. Off campus I like to go to the commons which is very well known, out to eat, and when the weather is nice to the farmers market.

I would saw all intramural sports are a big deal. Also, when there are concerts at Cornell or guest speakers people usually get really excited. Cortaca is a great event because it brings all of Ithaca College together. The commons are probably the best thing about off campus because there is such a variety of things to do down there. People probably party on average 2 nights a week. It isn't a huge party school, but enough goes on where you can't be bored.

The big names on campus are Student Government Association (who think they are the only voice of the student for the administration, BS), Residential Hall Association, Student Activities Board, African-Latino Society, PRISM (LGBT), IC Feminists, Habitat for Humanity, etc. There are nearly 250 registered student organizations this semester! I am the president of the Transfer Society to help transfer students enter a different school and I am the founder of Students for Economic Equality to show economic disparities and try to move towards ways to change this. Athletics are big for a 3rd division school. Speakers are great but the turn out is usually weak. The theater department is good but I don't go enough. Dating is large on campus especially if you fit the typical student described above. My friends are a variety of transfer students, sociology majors, leaders on campus and people that are just aware - it isn't hard to meet people if you put yourself out there. 2am on Tuesday I am probably watching tv online or surfing the internet because I can't sleep. Cortica Jug is the football game between the rival Cortica school. People party like 10 days a week sometimes and for sure every weekend - it is insane. Not really any frats/sorts so not a big thing - go to Cornell for that scene. Last weekend I went out to dinner and then to a bar - NOT typical for me, then I wrote a few papers and worked on campus. Saturday night w/o drinking is smoking weed (haha) or finding an event on campus, going to the movies, or hiding in your room as you listen to drunk kids. I live off campus and spend my time at home and downtown in the commons (where I work also and am involved).

progressive speakers always get a crowd, as well as sustainable activities. cortaca jug, house parties, dorm parties

I love the college's internet radio station VIC. For the past three years I have been a DJ on the station. They have given me the opportunity to host my own specialty show called Alternagold, which is a classic alternative rock show. It has been an amazing experience that has turned me into a radio buff. I have now done two internships with Clear Channel Radio and hope to get a job in radio when I graduate. If it were not for VIC I might have never discovered radio.

There are always events going on at Ithaca, whether they're parties, club activities, rallies, concerts, or guest speakers, there is always at least on event a night. Most of the events tend to be academic or culturally stimulating, but every once in a while there is quite an interesting event, such as a benefit concert or comedy show. Fraternities and sororities are not allowed at IC; at least, not allowed to be connected to the college. Nevertheless, non-official ones exist in the area, and from what I understand, are fairly active and not intimidating. There is always a party somewhere. It will also probably get broken up by the police, but that's to be expected and planned for. It's very easy to get into a club or organization: freshmen need have no anxiety. It's also easyto stay in such a club and be involved. There are enough clubs to suit anyone's interest, and it's easy to get one started. My only complaint is that sometimes talent/time is spread too thin among the clubs, and not many of them are truly outstanding.

The football, men's basketball and men's lacrosse are very popular on and off the field here at IC. There are so many clubs here that pretty much anyone can find something to participate in.

Habitat for Humanity is very popular, as are athletic teams, club teams and intramural teams. Service based clubs are big, as are cultural/ethnic groups, and singing groups, like acapellas, etc. Lots of music groups, standard for such a good music school. There are no frats, but you won't need them. You'll make friends with kids on your floor, or in a group you join, or within your major. Friends come easy at Ithaca, and making new ones just gets easier as you get older. Last weekend I went to two basketball games, a concert, a chili festival, an Asian American conference, and a party or two. busy weekend, but pretty typical. The girls here are HOT, too.

Athletics is very important to a good number of students, I think that has to do with the popularity of the athletic training major. People party every weekend, but you can easily find people who never party. i worked last weekend.

sports teams are pretty prevalent. lots of other clubs around, such as sustainability, Hillel, club sports, etc etc. there isnt a lot of student attendance to stuff, which is kind of a bummer. i met my closest friends at orientation/my dorm/my lacrosse team/classes. if im awake at 2am on tuesday, im doing homework. Cortaca is the biggest tradition here. People party on a regular basis, ever during the week, tho its not very prominent. There arent any frats or sororities. last weekend i had lacrosse so i wasnt able to go out and party at all. a sober saturday night usually involved driving my friends to a party, or hanging out and talking/watching a movie with other friends. off campus, you can go to the gorges, go out to eat, to the movies, target, wegmans, the mall.

I am involved with the exercise professionals majors club, culinary arts club, and club field hockey. Students leave their dorm open in few dorms, but not many, but that doesn't mean people aren't willing to be social with each other. Cortaca is a huge event here which is a football game against Cortland and people fly in from all over the country to come for that weekend. We don't have frats or sororities here. There is very little to do here if you don't drink.

People drink on the weekends, but that's not all people do. If you don't drink there are plenty of people to hang out with, you just have to look for them. Living in one of the learning communities will help you find people to hang out with who don't drink or don't drink often. People hang out for the most parts on the weekend. There is always a lot of homework to do. People go to the movies, or the mall or go shopping in the commons when they have money. There are performances to go to (I really recommend going to some of them--they can be really great) and club activities on the weekend are a big thing. If you are up at 2am you are usually doing homework or watching late night TV shows in the lounge. If you want a really open community again I suggest living in a learning community--you make friends whether you want to or not.

Swimming, football popular. Most doors are shut unless people know each other. Athletics not huge except Cortaca (Cortland/Ithaca football game), which is a giant party day! Many communications speakers. Pretty good theatre dept. Dating is meh. Met all my closest friend in my freshman dorm. Late on a Tuesday, probably playing poker with friends or watching a movie. Traditions = Chili-fest, Applefest, Cortaca, Senior Week, Halloween parties. People party at least once a weekend, sometimes more per week. No frats or sororities. Last weekend = poker game, work, party jumping, shopping, movies. Watch a movie on Saturday? Off campus = shopping, eat out, movies, bars!

Haha - oh popularity. I'm on the field hockey team and I love them - we're all talented and extremely different girls with different friends, but still hang out together all the time. Some students leave their doors open, others don't. I only did when I lived in a regular dorm and my room was clean. Athletic events are fairly popular, I think mostly because this is such a small school that many of us are on athletic teams. Basketball and football are probably most popular, as usual. However we (my team) travels to a lot of the boys' club Ice Hockey games. Just about everyone goes out to Cortaca. The dating scene? This is too much of an individual thing to rate an entire college on. Plus, we have Cornell right next door... so lots of options I suppose. I met my closest friends via field hockey. If I'm awake at 2 am on a Tuesday (which... is in a half hour.. odd) I'm having trouble sleeping and doing homework. Traditions - Cortaca. Partying, again.. is one of those things that depends on who you are, but many people party alllll the time. Last weekend we had recruits, so we took them to the boys' basketball game, and then out to one of the girl's apartment. Saturday I went to a Cornell frat. Sunday, I played field hockey and went to a T-Pain concert at Cornell. I have no idea what there is to do on a Saturday night without drinking... hang out with your friends... go to a movie.. go out to eat.. I'm sure there's lots to do. It just takes a little extra thought, that's all. Off campus... Wegman's... Cornell (not just for parties, but for films, speakers, practice on the turf)... many restaurants in town. Life is easier if you have a car.

People do what they want with their social lives and people respect each others' social decisions for the most part.

Sports are popular, dance teams are popular I am very involved with sports, and I love my teams Yes, doors are always open CORTACA is HUGE, other events always have fans, but I wish we had more (it's usually just roommates and significant others and parents), PRoductions are very popular, and guest speakers vary depending on how publicized it is The dating scene is very liberal, homosexuals are prominant and very forthcoming because it is so common, but people usually date within their clique I met my friends from field hockey, lacrosse, and a lot from orientation Walking home from the library, thats when it closes, or coming home from the bars Cortaca, a band comes to Cornell or IC, a big production by the theatre department People can be found partying every night We are not allowed to have frats or sororities, but some people go over to Cornell to join, but not many, but girls go over to the Frats to party a lot I stayed in because I had a lacrosse scrimmage and was on 48 hour rule There are usually ice hockey games, movies, ice skating, IC AFter Dark /\the above + shopping at Pyramid Mall, Wegmans

the football team prob gets the most coverage. some doors are left open. theater is off and on. the main shows get good coverage but the small ones don't. the recitals don't get a lot of people at them. CORTLAND.

Social life is really deturmined by freshman year housing and by orientation groups. I think that there should be more only freshman housing, and less bonding in orientation. I had an orientation group that did not have similar interests as me, and coming into school i did not have the support system that others had.

Sports are really popular. So are things like relay for life, ic unbound, colleges against cancer. I'm involved with the varsity lacrosse team. Students definitely leave their doors open. Athletic events are very popular. Theatre is also very, very huge hear. I don't know about the dating scene. I met my closest friends through our dorm and also lacrosse. At 2am tuesday morning, I'm strait up not awake. Cortaca is a big event. People party just about the same amount as any other school. We do not have frats or sororities. Last weekend I stayed in one night, and partied the other night. On a saturday night you can go to Ithacapella concerts (where some people were last weekend) Off campus you can go to the commons, go to the gorges, go to cornell.

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Sports teams seem to be very popular. When I lived in a dorm we locked in when we went to sleep but that was the only time.

Most popular groups - what i know is the athletic teams. I'm on the women's varsity lacrosse team. It's been an unbelievable opportunity. Students dont normally leave their doors open. Events are popular - to an extent. Met my closest friends freshman year, through other friends. If I'm awake at 2am I'm doing work, watching tv, or drinking. Cortaca happens each year. People party 2-3 times a week. Fraternities/sororities don't exist I played lacrosse and went out to the bars. I watch movies, hang with my friends, etc. I work off campus in a kindergarten classroom.

Popular groups include the all male accappla group on campus- Ithacappella, everyone goes to their concerts Another club is After Dark- which plans events on campus for all students to attend. The most popular sporting event is the Cortaca Jug, which is the rival football game between Ithaca and Suny Cortlandt Guest Speakers- the Park School of Communications always have a good list of guest speakers each year. I meet my closest friends my freshman year, from the dorms. Kids party, when they want to party. Mainly on the weekends. Last weekend i went to a party and then to the bars in the commons.

Everyone is friendly- I am envolved with PRSSA and we plan events and fun raisers and most students seem more than willing to help out

Football doesn't make cuts, so there are about a billion football players. But we have a ton of other sports teams. ICTV seems to have a lot of participants and students are usually involved in some type of volunteer position- tutoring, peer leader, Brothers 4 Brothers, Sister 2 Sister, Big Brother/Big Sister program or presidents host (tour guide). The dating scene is actually not that open. People are either in relationships or are single, they don't necessarily mingle in the "just dating" phase. But it's totally OK to just make out with random people on the weekend. Everyone here knows a make-out is just a make-out, usually nothing more. I met my closest friends randomly, through friends of friends and through my extra-curriculars and classes. If I'm awake at 2 am on a Tuesday, I'm leaving the library (it closes at 2 am), working at The Ithacan (though not likely), or doing studying in my room. Party scene is ridiculous here, in a good way. There's ALWAYS a party to go to on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday night. I've even gone out on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. My freshman year the seniors used to go out to the bars on Wednesday nights so they didn't have to deal with crazy crowds. Last weekend I went to the Chili Cook-off in the Commons, saw a movie at Cinemopolis in the Commons, did some homework and went out both Friday and Saturday nights to parties. IC Afterdark usually has some big event going on Friday or Saturday nights, you can go dancing at clubs, go to the movies, go visit people at Cornell or go out to eat in Collegetown.

Ithaca has an extremely successful Division 3 athletic program, but too many students don't know about it. The only time the football stadium is packed out is during Homecoming and the Cortaca Jug, which attracts well over 10,000 fans every year and was even mentioned in Sports Illustrated. Ithaca has done a very good job of attracting interesting and reputable speakers including the Dalai Lama, Bill Moyers, Bob Woodward, Robert Olen Butler, and Tim O'Brien. The events are usually well attended and free! With Ithaca's strong theater and music programs, there are regular plays, musicals, and performances on campus. I've found that the best way to meet people is through clubs and activities, but a lot of my friends who lived in First Year Housing, made their friends in the residence halls. Regardless of what you're interested in, Ithaca will probably have a club or organization to suit your needs. The communications school, has organizations that you almost need to be involved in because you get to learn by experience. Ithaca doesn't have a greek scene, which is one of the reasons that attracted me to Ithaca, but if you want the big frat party, you can just go across the hill to Cornell. Partying is big at Ithaca, like every college, but it's more friends hanging out that frat-like parties. If you don't like to or don't want to drink, there is plenty to do on campus and in town including movies, restaurants, live music, and college-sponsored events.

IC is definitely not the type of school where people are studying at the library on a Saturday night. Ithaca is a very social school and people like to go out and have a good time. Drinking is one of the most popular activities and I honestly don't know that many students that don't have a few drinks on the weekend. There is no greek life here but there is at Cornell and so sometimes people go over there for frat parties, but otherwise, there are plenty of house parties and some decent bars. The bars are either real dives or classy with overpriced drinks, either way, it's usually a fun time, though the bars do close at 1 a.m. which can be a bummer. But if you choose not to drink, there is other stuff to do. There are multiple places to see plays, some awesome independent movie theaters plus Cornell Cinema which plays some mainstream and also some totally underground movies and a ton of art galleries. Though the concerts at IC are usually pretty lame and under-attended, some cool bands come through the town like Ani DiFranco, The New Pornographers, The Roots and if you stick around in the summer you have to go to the Grassroots Festival in Trumansburg. The Farmers Market is also a great thing to do on Saturday or Sunday mornings if you can drag yourself out of bed before noon. It's a covered outdoor market right on Cayuga Lake where you can get vegetables, fruit, organic meat, cheese and flowers. There are also vendors selling amazing prepared foods. My favorite thing to do is grab a breakfast burrito and fresh-squeezed lemonade and eat out on the dock. The best day of the year is without a doubt the Cortaca game. The rest of the year the sporting events are sparsely attended but the football game against Cortland State is the epitome of IC school spirit. Everyone wakes up that Saturday morning at 7 a.m. to get ready, painted faces and all, then heads to a pre-game party, then to the game. Even if you hate sports, you still go to Cortaca and support IC against pretty much our only rival school.

The dating scene at Ithaca is kind of rough, but it is at most colleges. Students don't really "date," per-say. Most will either be friends, and then realize they like each other and become a couple. Others will just "hook-up" at parties. However, there is really no hard-fast rule against dating and some students will. One great IC tradition is Cortaca. Ithaca's biggest rival is Cortland, a state school about 30 minutes away. Cortaca is the big football game every fall between the two schools. The two schools alternate between holding it each year. Most students get up early and start drinking -- mainly so they're warm in the freezing weather. Its a huge event and any Ithaca student should experience it each one. Ithaca doesn't have a true Greek life; sororities and fraternities are actually banned from campus, except for a few music ones. Therefore, the party scene at Ithaca usually takes place in on-campus apartments or off-campus housing. There is a decent amount of partying and drinking, but no more then any other college. If a student doesn't party, there is more than enough to do in town or on campus. There are concerts and dance parties most weekends in the Commons and activities on-campus. IC After Dark holds monthly events on-campus that are alcohol free and have plenty to do.

The one thing amazing about Ithaca is that if you don't want to drink or party, you don't even have to see it. While partying is a large part of students' weekends, as it is at all other colleges, Ithaca is a friendly environment to people who choose to just hang out with their friends and watch movies. If you don't want to party, there are so many other things you can do and not be bothered by drunk people stumbling around at 1 in the morning. There are always events and speakers going on, and most of them are engaging and interesting. Since we have such a large alumni network, we are able to bring in people such as Bob Iger, president and chief executive officer of the Walt Disney Company, and Dan Heffner, the producer of the Saw movies. Theater is always an option at Ithaca, especially with our talented theater program located in Dillingham, a gorgeous theater with crappy classrooms in the basement (we get over that problem though). The last large performance put on in Fall 2007 was The Full Monty and it was equivalent to a Broadway production. The actors were amazing and the whole show was professionally done. There are so many clubs and organizations to get involved with it's hard to name even half of them, but you think of it we have it; and if not you can create it. We have an amazing television organization with student run news programs, game shows and sitcoms. We also have two student run radio shows and three student run print/online publications: The Ithacan, Imprint Magazine and Buzzsaw. We have other groups such as Amnesty International, ICES (a sustainable club), IC Republicans and Democrats, Hillel, LGBT, Colleges Against Cancer, IC Fems, IC AIDS, and so much more. There are no fraternities or sororities here, which is great, but if people really want that scene they can take the 5 minute taxi ride over to Cornell where we have 21,000 more people and an extensive Greek Life at our fingertips. The town also provides activities, with an Apple Fest and Chili Fest in the downtown commons or a Farmer's Market that is open most of the fall and spring. There are two small indy movie theaters that brings in movies the stadium seating Regal Cinema would not show us. There is a small mall about 10 minutes away, but if the shopping mood ever strikes on a weekend, the Carousel Mall in Syracuse is only a 45 minute ride away and the mall is gorgeous. You could get lost in there for hours (guilty as charged).

Intramural sports are very popular!! Dating doesn't happen as much as drunken hook ups! Ithaca students party a lot, with house parties and bars. There really aren't any frats or soroities. But if partying isn't your style, there are tons to do!! There are lots of plays, musical performances, fun activities, etc. There are also lots of guest speakers in the different schools that are open for all to attend. Also, Ithaca as a town has so much to offer that it's sad not to take advantage of. You just have to search and you will find!