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There are so many things to do on campus that it's hard to define top ones. I can personally account for the fantastic choir and the family that we form each year. The sports teams also have their families that they form. I love coming back to campus after Thanks Giving and training with the swim team for two weeks, going off campus for meets and spending all of our time together. It really strengthens our bonds as teammates, and I'm sure the same goes for the basketball and wresting teams that come back over the break too. There are always club activities too and I love when the cultural clubs/houses put on barbecues or food fairs and show campus the cuisine from other countries. To add to the international theme, the Holi event in Spring term is always very popular and well attended.

Knox has over 100 clubs and student organizations on campus. There are so many different types of clubs from religious and culture clubs, craft club, gardening club, political clubs, LGBTQ clubs, and so many more. There are varsity sports on campus as well as intermural if you just want to play something for fun. Knox is always bringing entertainment to campus, we have a student organization called Union Board that brings comedy groups, poets, singers, movies and a lot of fun activities to campus, and since the group is made up of students they all know what we like to do for fun. Contrary to popular belief, Greek life is only 25{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of our campus, this means it is the minority of students, so everyone is welcome to participate but not forced to, and it does not control the social life. There are social events on campus all the time. If you do not like to go to parties, there are always other options for entertainment on campus.

Student Senate is probably one of the largest student groups on campus.

Student Senate is one of the larger student groups

And not necessarily in a good way. Because it's a small town everything shuts down at 2AM!! No it's not a typo, TWO AM. Major no bueno, if you're from a big city like me. Even if you're not, it's effin college! No one's night should end at two in the morning. Technical foul! Even campus parties, at 1:59am you will see campus safety pulling up onto the fat houses and they will gladly walk into the house like their name is on the lease to make sure every one is on their way out of the door. The bars close at two as well. smh, no words. I'm just glad I'm on break right now and back home in one of the greatest cities ever. Who am I kidding, the greatest (haha I know shameless plug, but idc!). But there honestly, like I previously said are other outlets and plenty of homework to help keep you occupied! Also, because there are so many people from different backgrounds, you will have some good friends to help occupy your time as well.

Knox is decidedly not a huge party school, although frat life is fairy active and many students do drink. Campus activities tend to be moderately attended. Mostly, students enjoy creatively entertaining themselves. Many get together on a weekend just to catch up on the news, watch TV together, chase each other around the dorms, or even create a Persian (as opposed to Greek) society. A few clubs at Knox are very active, mostly those concerned with human rights. Many of the others only consist in a few students, but if you can garner enough interest, it is ridiculously easy to create a new club. As for friends and dating, it is very easy to get together with interesting and interested people. However, it becomes difficult if there are disagreements, because it is impossible to go a day without seeing the person you are angry with, or who is angry with you, which can be very painful.

Youll be living in the middle of nowhere. You have to make your own fun and very often this includes drinking.

Despite the small size of Galesburg, there is so much going on within our campus that many students don't even notice their surroundings at all and exist in what we call the "Knox bubble." Plays go up almost every week, dance shows, art shows, sports events, and events put on by the Union Board are always going on as well. Students spend their time with the clubs and organizations they choose to involve themselves in. Free time can be spent how you want: you could hang out with your friends or fill your time with club meetings, IM and NCAA sports, or working on academic projects. The living environment for first years at Knox is extremely conducive to meeting your closest friends at Knox as these people become much like your college family and share in everything with you. Many of the groups paired together in their first year, continue to live together for the rest of their time at Knox. Parties definitely go on during the weekend, but it is by no means the only option for socializing. The Greek organizations on campus have a strong presence, but one that is much different from the stereotyped images of Greek life nationally. Members are highly involved in other organizations on campus and the groups definitely reinforce the often ignored positive aspects of Greek life such as leadership development, the creation of support systems, and social and philanthropic involvement.

If there's a topic, there's a club, and they're pretty much willing to accept anyone. Campus life is often busy. There are constanly quest speakers, productions, performances, and just play time. Movies are frequently offered and if there isn't something going on, then the dorms become the fun houses where friends meet to talk and play video games or board games. It's very close-knit community that remains active.

Could be more social, however, social life is at a level where it doesn't seriously threaten your chance to participate in extra curricular activities or Greek life, for example.

Being a theatre kid, I know the burden of preparation and work and how it can sometimes interfere with other aspects of your life. Everyone suffers the burdens of class and homework, but the extracurriculars are interesting wild cards. While your level of participation is completely your own choice, theatre people such as myself will throw themselves fully into their work. Rehearsals will run late into the night or early into the morning. You'll stumble into the Gizmo, bleary-eyed and hungry because you haven't eaten since dinner which was hours ago. As you sit and munch on your breakfast bagel, you realize you still have that english paper to write. It's a fine balancing act. With this in mind, it can sometimes be difficult to maintain a social life. I know my friends have "yelled" at me many times, complaining that they never get to see me anymore because I'm usually at rehearsal. It's really funny in a sad way. Me and my friend Kurtis are usually trapped in CFA because I'm in a play and he's working on his latest art project. Lucas practically lives in SMC with all the computer programming work he does. Sometimes when you get together with your friends, you sit back and realize that it's been a few day since you've seen each other because you've been so busy with work.

very active social life clubs games.great scho0olo to chilllll in. u can always make ur own party. pumphandle is a tradition as is flunk day greek life is happening though not necessary to be a part of. friends are made jus coz its such a small school n u cn always chill whenever wherever.offcampus pubs and coffee shops are used.

Ultimate frisbee is the most popular non varsity sport. Of the varsity sports, football is probably most popular with a lot of townspeople going to the games, and even the practices. Athletic events are somewhat popular. The sports teams are generally not so good, but there a few exceptions every year. Partying is a common weekend event, but students that party too much will not last one term here. One of the things I love about Knox, is that I never need to lock my doors and I haven't for two full years(except over winter and spring break.)

I'm involved with Rugby and the Knox College Choir. Rugby is new and was started by two first year girls. Besides them, most of us had never played rugby or even watched a match. I love it now and am a little obsessed. I'm also involved in the Knox College Choir, or KCC. I've made some awesome friends here, especially after we toured in Spain over spring break. Each year there is pumphandle and Flunk Day. Pumphandle is where everyone in the school shakes everyone else's hand. Flunk Day is a suprise day in the spring where all classes are cancelled and there is a ton of random activity, like a foam pit and concerts (this year was Swizzle Tree and Lucky Boys Confusion). Unfortunately, Flunk Day also causes Flunk Day scares, where people run around at 5 in the morning screaming flunk day and it really isn't. I hate Flunk Day scares, because I don't want to wake up at 5 in the morning if it isn't flunk day. Most of the time I had only been in bed for 2 hours or so anyways. Fraternitites and sororities have been a topic of controversy lately. Many people felt that they had been lied to when they were told that the greek community wasn't very prominent on campus. Well, they kind of are. Most parties are held by greek organizations, as well as most of the fundraisers. I remember an instance where someone said "I know there's a lot of greeks, but I don't know if I realized it until I saw everyone wearing these lime green greek week shirts." I've also heard that the greek population is the same as it was way back when, but now there are more groups. The population is just spread out among more organizations. That all being said, there really isn't any pressure to join a greek organization, and you can still have an awesome social life without joining a greek organization. Sometimes Knox manages to bring in amazing speakers and groups. I went to a lot of the musical acts, such as the Tuvan Throat Singers, Mountain Lions International, Swizzle Tree and Lucky Boys Confusion. There was also the AMEBA dance group and several other things.

Knox is a pretty safe environment. Of course, like any other place, there are some cases of rape, may be murder, etc. But leaving the dorm room open during the day is alright. You may want to lock your doors at night, since Galesburg is not a very pretty place. Athletic events are not popular, since every athletic team in Knox pretty much sucks. I was in the soccer team and if I remember right, we lost every game except one that the other team didn't show up. The coach sucks as well. That sucker told me that Knox had the reputation of being a good team. Like we say in Argentina "las pelotas!!!" Do you imagine bunch of nerds and dorks playing sports? Well, again, welcome to Knox. People still go and watch them, and many of them are very proud of their team. Prairie Fire. What a mascot, hahahaha. If you are player, be careful, girls in Knox are drama queens. They might even accuse you of rape if they want to. NO KIDDING. So pick the right girl, but is very hard to pick in Knox. And not surprisingly, my closest friends are multicultural people as well. But even the international students are nerds. That shouldn't surprise you, would you send your naughty kid abroad? No way. Flunk day is the "climax" of Knox. If you are one of the "Knox people", you will love it. For people like us, it still sucks. People here talk about it so much that makes you wanna spit on them. They hype it out so much, but in fact, it sucks. Just a fun fair for little kids. Frat boys are dumb as hell. If you take a closer look a frats in this college, Those people I just described, sheltered, unexperienced all joined the frats. So frats here are composed by posers. Sororities? Not very sure, I don't really talk to any of them. There is nothing you can do in Knox in weekends. Again, if you are one of the typical Knox students, you will love it. If you are one of those that has been to real parties, you will realize Knox parties are worse than those held in Latin American high schools. I went out my first term of freshmen year to meet people and get to know Knox, but then is the same dumb shit over and over. I stopped going out at all after a month. Not worthy. We have much more fun between us in our own lounge, where we literally do whatever the fuck we want. You are more than welcome if you want to join us. But if you wanna go and do poser stuff, we won't stop you.

SOCIAL LIFE KICKS ASS! Events, parties, sporting games...it overall blows my mind here. If you choose to drink then you will have no problem finding friends that want to do the same. If you choose not to drink then you will also have no problem finding friends. There is just so much to do and the parties are stellar. Not to brag or anything, but Knox gets a lot of visitors from UofI and big universities that claim to have more fun here than at their own schools.

Academics keep us pretty busy during the week, or at least feeling like we should be busy, but Knox students certainly like to let off the steam often. Weekends can be very fun wandering from place to place all within a close radius (no driving), but students looking for more of a clubbing scene might be disappointed by Galesburg's quaint but cozy bars. Parties can be very fun and are easy to organize. Another plus is that only security patrols campus-- no cops allowed unless something is seriously dangerous and they are called in. Student theatre and music performances are generally high quality, and Knox does well to bring a wide array of interesting speakers and musical acts to campus throughout the year. John Ashcroft just visited recently to much protest and unrest among the students. It was fun.

The debate on Greek life at Knox has been prevalent this year. For a minority group of 33{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} the Greek community endures much scrutiny as well as what feels like persecution. It is strange that as a member of the minority, the Greek community should feel this way.

On campus, Greek life definitely dominates. Off campus, apart from the bars there is a movie theater and a park. Lack of outside entertainment is conducive to an environment for work.

There are a bunch of fraternities on campus which serve as social centers on the weekends, but those are not the only places where things go down. Athletics is something that is being improved on at Knox and is going to have a bright future. More and more students are starting to attend sporting events. Knox sponsors a ton of activities, every week there are outside speakers brought in, there are poetry and prose readings, there are art shows and dance shows. Every year there is the pumpe handle at the beginning of the year, where every student and faculty member get in a long line and everyone shakes hands with everyone. Also, spring term there is Flunk Day, a day where classes are cancelled and everyone enjoys the day off and the activities available outside. This year for Flunk Day they actually had Lucky Boys Confusion play a concert that night.

There are a ton of clubs on campus. If you don't like any of the current clubs you can always just create your own, which is pretty cool.

Most popular groups on campus are fraturnities and sororities, performing arts, and student senate. I was involved in all three of the above. Students will leave their bedroom doors opened, but for safety reasons, all dorm doors are locked regularly, and only propped open on rare occasions. Athletic events are not too crazy, but the basketball team was really good when I was there and so the stadium was always packed. Guest speakers were also very exciting and I would go to them often. Knox also would have comedians and musicans come in too. There was always a theatre performance going on. Students even in their freshman year commonly direct their own small performances, and they are very popular with the student body. The dating scene is really just like highschool. As silly as it sounds, with 1200 people, everyone knew everyone elses business! I met my closest friends at orientation, in the dorms, in the cafeteria, and in theatrical productions. If I was awake at 2am on a Tuesday, I was definately cramming for a test. Knox is fun, but their academics are tough and challenging. The biggest tradition is Flunk Day, where the admin surprises students by calling off classes one morning and has a beer garden, a petting zoo, a mud pit, and other outrageous activities throughout the day. People party every weekend, with typically multiple activities during the week, like going to see the jazz band at a local bar or just hanging out having a Lost marathon in your dorm. Fraturnities and sororities are very important but you don't have to be in one to be welcome to all of their events and parties. I was friends with girls not in my sorority and had many friends at all of the fraturnities. I felt safe going to a frat house on saturday night by myself, for I always knew 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the people there and everyone was very welcoming. There are always plenty of activites without drinking; and many parties did not emphasize drinking, but dancing. There were always costume and dance parties that were totally fun and there was no pressure to drink. There is also a coffee shop off campus that would have open mike nights and student groups would have activities and BBQ's that didn't have alcohol. I went off campus twice my entire time at Knox, once for a concert, and once for a movie, because there was always something to do, and my homework definately kept me busy.

The campus is really safe. Greek life is popular, but not something you have to be a part of to fit in or find your niche. Knox is a great place to get involved - lots of clubs, organizations - there is osmething for everyone. If you like to party, you'll be able to find a place to do so on campus! If you don't drink there are things to do for you too! Off campus there are not a lot of options...but I've never been bored on a weekend.

FLUNK DAY!! is one of the best traditions ever. It's like the whole school gets drunk and high and classes are cancelled for that day and theres like games and activites on campus.

To adopt a quote used to describe another college, "[Knox] is pretty boring. You need to do a lot of drugs." Galesburg isn't exactly a mecca of culture, and with Chicago 3 hours away, it sometimes feels quite stifling. The administration is good about bringing in speakers, but that doesn't solve the problem of what to do on Saturday night. The vast majority of the students drink, but a lot of times there aren't any good parties to go to, so sometimes students get destructive. There's a definite pot subculture on campus as well. It's not uncommon to see three or four students walking across campus discreetly passing a joint around. Harder drugs are a little harder to come by, but if you want to find them, you can. Outside of pot and booze, a lot of kids trip either shrooms or acid, and after that a small percentage use coke or X. Another big problem with Knox is that anywhere you can get food on campus is closed by 1AM, which is quite frustrating.

Knox is not a sports college. Theater is pretty popular, some shows have had to add shows because they ran out of seating. Dating scene: 1200 students = Good luck with that. Guest speakers: There's a lot of attendance, good speakers. Jazz Night: Listen to students and/or professors play jazz at a local bar (21 not a requirement) Some students leave doors open, mainly in first year dorms. Most of my friends were made because I transferred here to be with someone and her friends became my friends. I hear that orientation throws you in with a bunch of people, and its really not hard to make friends. Annual Traditions: Prairie Fire - woo, mascots! Flunk Day - no explanation, you have to live it yourself Commencement Speaker - usually pretty awesome people MGLBTACC - conference for GLBT at another college, not the whole school, but its fun Rootabaga Jazz Festival - just what it sounds like Greek Life: In my opinion, there are too many. It gets really obnoxious to see posters EVERYWHERE and getting TONS of emails about recruitment or events. Knox is a large Greek school. Saturday Nights (alcohol or not): Frat parties, LARPing, hang out & watch a movie, play a game, go off campus, really that's it.

I work for the admission's office and so I often interact with prospective students. One of the biggest questions I get is "what is ther to do in Galesburg?" My answer is alsways the same. There is so much to do on campus that there is really no need to go off campus. From sports to parties it is a great time had by all. Plays and music, forums and speeches, there is always something going on. I am in a colony, Gentlemen of Quality, which has hopes of becoming a fraternity next year and we put on events and go to events as a group. It is awesome.

The campus is very active and there's ALWAYS something going on, whether it's impromptu or a planned event hosted by the college. Greek life has a significant role on the campus, with five fraternities and three sororities. Though Greek life has a presence, it's not a dividing factor if you don't make it out to be. I'm in a sorority and I still have many non-Greek friends. Being a part of Greek life is probably the best decision I have ever made (aside from deciding on Knox!) and I thoroughly enjoy being a part of it because it's very different from the stereotypical fraternities and sororities. I never thought I would ever be a sorority girl but now I can't imagine my life without it! But if Greek life isn't your thing, there are plenty of other things to do on campus. There are house parties basically every weekend and drinking is a popular weekend (and sometimes weeknight) activity. However, there are also activities that don't involve drinking. Many people simply hang out in their suites on the weekends or go to concerts, plays, and other activities that the college sponsors. It's so easy to make friends on this campus! Some of my closest friends are those that I lives with freshman year. The suite arrangement makes it really easy to make friends because you automatically know 7 other people. You also make friends with people from your clubs or sports. I think this atmosphere is due to the fact that most people come to Knox without other people from their high school, so no one knows each other--you're all in the same boat!

If you're awake at 2 am on a Tuesday, you're doing homework. Or at least you had better be doing homework. I learned that the hard way when I thought that Flunk day was the next day.

Parties are pretty prevelant here; the campus is located in the middle of a small town surrounded by cornfields. This can definately lead to bordem, and bordem can definately lead to drinking or taking drugs. But, the scene is pretty easy to avoid if its not your thing. Your freshman year, frats parties are pretty central to the social scene, but again, it is easy to find something else to do. Movie nights are big around here; our library has a great selection of films. Knox does a decent job of bringing speakers to campus, but they usually present on weekdays, so students do make their own fun on the weekends. If you can, bring a car! Not much is within walking distance, but a car can get you to Peoria or other larger cities, and if you have a car, you can avoid taking taxis to the movie theater or Target (they get really pricey).

Some of the most popular groups on campus are the choir, which has around 60 students, and the Greek organizations. Intramural sports are also very popular, as is Student Senate and a lot of the human rights organizations like SASS (Students Against Sexism in Society), etc. My involvement with choir has been one of the most positive experiences on this campus, because having a group to be involved with is a great way to get acclimated to life in college. We also go on tours every year over spring break, which is a really great way to get to know each other. Last year we went to Chicago, and this year we went to Spain. Students in the dorms here tend to leave their doors open a lot, but it depends what area of campus you live in. I live on the first floor, and everyone in our suite still leaves their doors unlocked and usually open as well. I feel very safe on this campus. There is generally a good turn out for sports events and guest speakers; guest speakers get more attendance than sports, though. Theater is also very popular here; our theatre department is very strong, and people of all kinds show up to theatre and dance shows. I find that there are enough people interested in just about anything you could think of on campus, that you'll get a solid amount of people coming to various events. Knox is a small campus, but I haven't found the dating scene to be difficult. One thing I've heard complaints about is that because this is a small campus, word gets around quickly about things, and it might be hard to avoid someone you have a bad break-up with. I met my closest friends through choir, and people I spoke to during orientation week. I had established my group of friends within a few days of being here, and it changed somewhat over time, but some of my best friends are people I met within the first week on campus. If I'm awake on a Tuesday morning at 2:00, which I usually am, I'm doing homework. Always. Some nights I'm up until 4 or 5, but the average is about 2. The traditions that happen each year on campus include: Play Fair, a big event for the incoming first-years to get to know each other and play games; Pump Handle, where every Knox student, faculty, and administrator shakes each other's hands within a period of a couple of hours; Flunk Day, when classes are canceled and students experience a day of games, carnival rides, and a foam pit, among other festivities. People party on a varied basis. There are parties going on every weekend or every other weekend, but people's partying schedules vary based on their class schedules for the term and how much work they have to do. Sometimes fraternities host big theme parties, but for the most part, partying happens on a much smaller scale, among groups of friends hanging out on weekends. Fraternities and Sororities are popular on campus, but they aren't that big of a deal, because there is no pressure to join or not join. They are there for people who are interested, and not an issue for people who would rather not be a part of it. Parties are not exclusive based on Greek or non-Greek, or even based on which fraternity or sorority you are involved in. They are a good way to create a social network, but it is very easy to find a social group at Knox that is not based on Greek life. I have many friends who are in various sororities and fraternities, though I do have a specific fraternity at which I spend a lot of time hanging out, because many of my friends ended up joining that fraternity. However, that does not mean I do not hang out with people from other groups. The system exists, but it is not as prevalent in the lives of the students as it might be at a bigger institution. Last weekend, I spent my Friday night with three friends of mine, sitting on our mattresses which we pulled out into the suite, watching DVDs of Looney Tunes cartoons that we checked out from the library. We bought a bunch of snacks from the C-Store and had a sleepover. On a Saturday night, you can find plenty of groups of people who aren't drinking, and if there are people who aren't drinking, they aren't going to pressure you to drink. I've never had a problem telling people I didn't want to drink; people are accepting of your choices. If you don't drink AND you don't want to be around drinking at all, you might run into problems, but people aren't going to bother you about it. There are often theater productions or movies being shown for clubs on Saturday nights. There is also a giant TV in the lounge of one of the dorms, which is for public use, so people often set up movie nights, etc. Music artists come to Knox occasionally as well and play in small settings like dorm lounges or in the recital hall. I've never had a problem finding something to do, and I often find there are too many things I want to go to, all happening at once! And if not, there's always homework to do. I've had many Saturday nights that consisted solely of homework.

There are so many activities to choose from on campus. And the social life is bumpin.

Many of us say that nothing ever happens at Knox. That's not entirely true. Things happen, it's just that you never hear about them until they're over. Signs on campus and notes in your mailbox aren't as affective as people think they are. Right now is Flunk Day season, complete with the rumors and the scares. It's exciting, but a little annoying. Not a lot of people enjoy being awakened at 5am to find out that it's NOT Flunk Day. But it is nice when Flunk Day actually comes. The day off is a blessing to most people.

I came into Knox thinking that I would never go Greek, but the sororities/fraternities on campus are /very/ different than the kind you'd find at a state school. The girls aren't cliquey or superior. Instead, they are philanthropically oriented, active in the Knox community, and just excited about hanging out together. Sororities don't live together either, which limits the amount of catty-ness that is inherent in gathering any group of girls together in one place. Fraternities on campus host parties usually every other weekend, and they do live together at houses. Each frat has a different feel, but again, they're all a lot more relaxed and diverse than the kind you'd find at a state school. Even though I started this out talking about Greek life, it really isn't that dominating on campus. Half the people involved, you'd never know were Greek just by looking at or talking to them. Students in the dorms leave their doors open, and if usually people in suites or floors get to know each other really well. A lot of friendships are forged there. If you want to party, you can party. If you want to just hang out, that happens a lot too. What you're going to do on the weekend really depends on the people you associate with.

Social life is centered around the fraternities. Each has its own following. But fraternities at Knox College are not like other school's systems. Knox's greek life is non-threatening and overall very open to other people. There is no "brother's only" mind-set all people are welcome at the parties.

There's not much on a weekend that doesn't include alcohol. Knox is extremely gossipy. So no matter how you spend your weekend (or weekdays for that matter), other people on campus will know exactly what you did after the 10th round of beer pong last saturday... Students do prop doors open, but we're not supposed to. Galesburg is an extremely sketchy town (filled with plenty of unemployed sketchy individuals) and things will get stolen. Athletic events are only popular for die-hard fans. Knox knows that the "prairie fire" isn't amazing...so not too many students tend to go to games. If I'm still awake at 2am on a Tuesday, I'm either studying or going out to steak and shake with friends.

People on campus are pretty sociable. We are a small enough campus that you can't leave your building without stopping to say hi to someone you know or chat with a friend. Residence halls are divided into suite of 8,12 or 16 students with a common area onto which all rooms open, and common areas are the center of activity in many suites. Dorm room doors are almost always open and the atmosphere is trusting enough that most students leave their doors unlocked or open even when they aren't in the dorm. The Knox gender ratio is fairly balanced and by sophomore year it seems that most students have a campus boyfriend or girlfriend. Many form very close, long-term relationships, and the rumor goes that 70{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of Knox students will marry someone from Knox. There are many active clubs and Greek organizations on campus in which students can become involved. Fraternities dominate the party scene, as there are few other venues for parties on campus. Drinking is common on weekends, but tends to occur within the confines of small groups of people in dorm rooms or suites and is usually not extremely excessive. The administration turns a fairly blind eye to drug and alcohol use if it is not disruptive, but I get the sense that they are trying to become more restrictive. Apart from drinking, there is not a lot to do on weekends. There are often parties you can go to, whether or not you're drunk, but many people choose to pre-game for these. There is nowhere off campus you would really want to go, even if you were over 21. The best option that does not involve drinking would be watching movies or hanging out with your friends in the Gizmo. It would be really nice if there were more campus-sponsored activities such as concerts and movies in which students could participate on the weekends.

There is always, always something going on. The best and most talked about tradition...easy. Flunk Day. End of story. (It will be, I guarantee it, your favorite day of the year. For the rest of your life.)

There is always enough to do if you are involved and make a little of your own fun. You can do the whole greek party scene, but it is just as easy to have your own parties or not to party at all.