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The most popular group on campus I think is the greek community. There is a large amount of students who are apart of it and are also actively apart of the greek life. I am involved in the greek community and I absolutely love it. It has been great and I have meet some really great people. People leave their dorm doors open all the time. Athletic events are popular depending on the sport, most popular would be the hockey games. Guest speakers are pretty poplular as well as the theater. The music programs are really great. I met my closest friends through my dorm and sorority. If you are awake on a tuesday night at 2am you are most likely studying/doing homework in the basement of your dorm. Green Beer Day would be the biggest event that happens every year. It is to celebrate our "stolen" St. Patrick's Day because our spring break always falls over St. Patrick's Day. People usually start partying on Thursday but not everyone. Most start on Friday. Parting during the week tends to be tough due to the academics. Last weekend was Green Beer Day.

If I'm awake at 2am on Tuesday I, as well as anyone else, is at the library studying.

Organizations-wise, none really make an enormous appearance on campus aside from the Glee Club and various publications -- the Miami Student, Amusement, Inklings. I work for the latter two, and they're always filled with competent individuals passionate about their work. I usually meet my closer friends through these groups.

frats i am involved in cac, my board tries to get people to go to our sporting events students have there doors closed if i am awake i am probably drunk or high hockey is huge we had collin powell never been to a play we having a saying something about people marry there college girlfriend here i meet my friends in my dorm last year frat stuff people party alot frat huge i got wasted and went to the bars not drinking, then getting high

We need more attendance at athletic events, speakers, theatre, everything. Too much student apathy. Miami brings some of the best speakers and it is too often that students will not know about it or read about it the next day and wish they had gone. If I am awake on a Tuesday at 2am (always) I am studying. I met almost all my friends through living on my freshman quad, and then we just met people through each other. TOO MUCH GREEK. It makes you want to vomit.

Frats and Sororities. Glee club, any varsity sports team, remnants, cheezies. Im in Cheezies and Glee club, I sing and perform for many people in and around the campus area, not to mention i will be performing in China in June. Yes. People dont attend athletic events enough. Guest speakers ( only for class) theater...as most students would say on this campus...we have a theater??? Dating scene...try one night stands, or long distance relationships. I am personally not like that, and have had a girlfriend that I love and adore here at miami for nearly 11 months. I met my closest friends through extracurriculars, or at athletic events. Im usually with my girlfriend, or just browsing the web. Green beer day. Way too much. Fraternities and sororities...are just an excuse to haze people. Last weekend, I spent time with my gorgeous girlfriend, and her other field hockey teammates; I also went to Valporaso to watch the Miami B-ball team play a double overtime game for the bracket buster. You can go bowling, see a movie, just have friends hang out, go to shriver, go to cinci or hamilton. I work out, play basketball, hang with friends.

I met all of my closest friends in my first year residence hall but a lot of people make friends through the many clubs and groups on campus. If you're awake at 2 a.m. on a Tuesday you are probably on facebook. People seem to go out 2-3 times per week. There are those who go more than that and those who rarely go at all. Fraternaties and soroities are pretty popular but it's not necessary to be in one. Last weekend I traveled to Madison, WI for a club tennis tournament. If you're not drinking on a Saturday night you could rent a movie, go uptown for coffee, see a play, take a walk, hang out with friends, or go to the rec. You can do pretty much the same things as you would at any other midwestern school. Off campus there are some great hiking trails really close by as well as Hueston Woods state park.

THERE IS SO MUCH TO DO AT MIAMI UNIVERSITY!!!!! The sense of community at Miami is amazing and if you're ever bored, I swear, it's your own fault. There are over 350 student organizations (and if you can't find one you like, feel free to start your own). On the weekends, there are hella parties off campus, if you're into that kinda thing. If not, there are several different types of social gatherings around campus or students can just hang out in their residence halls, which is always fun. Whatever you want to do, you can probably do it, seriously.

Partying is big--people lovvvve their parties here. Sororities and fraternities are constantly having some party or another, and people are always having house parties. It was kind of overwhelming at first; I did not come to school a partier and really have not turned into a "partier," but I definitely enjoy going out. This isn't New York City, so don't expect a really hot club scene, but there are a good number of places, and people have their favorites. Some of the bars are 21 and up, so that kind of sucks for the younger crowd, but there are still a good number of places for them. Brick Street, Stadium, Pachinko's and 45 East are good for dancing, 18 and up. Skipper's is the bar everyone goes to--at all hours, and their outdoor patio is usually full of people. We've got some great restaurants open late too, for the hungry...and often inebriated crowd. Bagel and Deli is a favorite--great bagel sandwiches. Bruno's sells pizzas on the sidewalk outside their restaurant on the weekends, making it more accessible to the people on their way after going out. You can also get take out calzones from D.P. Dough, apparently really great when you've had a few drinks. I personally love dancing, so if I'm uptown, it's usually at 45 East. The dance floor is a little less clautrophobic, and you can go downstairs if you need a break. It's also easier to request songs. Brick Street is a classic--and on Mondays, they have karaoke, which is always fun. Uptown bars usually have local bands playing on the weekends, which is cool for a different kind of vibe. If you don't want to dance, you can always go to Kofenya, which is a coffee shop uptown that has local acts playing acoustic on the weekends. They also have board games and great paninis if you want a more chill atmosphere one night. A lot of people come here during the week to study as well. There are also more non-drinking activities, although you can do pretty much any of these things and still have a blast sober. But they do offer "AfterDark," which is movie screenings on Friday nights, or other events, like concerts that come to our student center on the weekends. The most popular extracurricular on campus is Greek life. No matter how small the community supposedly is, it's everywhere on campus. But there is also the theater crowd, musicians, both singers and instrumentalists, and a lot of great writing organizations. I used to write for an on-campus magazine, MQ, which is mostly opinion/columns of things students are interested in. Miami does bring in a lot of guest speakers, and they are generally pretty popular, ranging from former Speakers of the House to authors doing readings of their books. There really are a lot of things to do on campus, and if you aren't interested in Greek life, you just have to dig a little deeper to find your fit.

The sororities and fraternities are the most popular on campus but they are not everything. I love how Miami probably has a club/group/organization for everything and if there is not one that you want to join you can form one. All the intramural sports that Miami offers are amazing. There is so much always going on Miami's campus seven days of the week. You can always find something to do.

The most popular groups on campus are without a doubt fraternities and sororities. They do own a lot of the bars for parties on a Friday night and have their greek week festivities that take over the campus. That's not to say that there aren't other outlets. I'm really involved on campus, have met great people through these organizations and I'm not a sister. The student government is really productive and active on campus and Campus Activities Council is a great group to get involved in. They put on events like homecoming, parents weekend and little sibs weekend. Aside from these traditional groups found on every campus Miami offers over 300 groups with things like "parachute club" "tae-kwan do" "men against rape," really anything that you would be looking for. there's a fair at the beginning of the year where a variety of organizations and groups set up tables to pass out brochures so students can find out what they are all about. I signed up for the student newspaper and was writing a story for them by the following week. It's easy to get involved if you choose too. In freshman dorms, students are really willing to meet people. THey leave their doors open, they go to other floors to meet people--everyone is really open to meeting new friends. All freshman are feeling awkward, uncomfortable and like the freshman they are. Since everyone is in the same boat it's nice. The older dorms are a little harder because people are already set in their friends. The events offered on campus vary and are really great. We have concerts like O.A.R., guitar hero competitions, Colin Powell came to speak, the CEO of Bob Evans, we have dance performances and african culture exhibitions. There really is something for everyone. Students attend these events sometimes because they have to and a few out of interest. It really depends. when it comes to dating it's pretty much the same as every college campus. Long distance boyfriends and girlfriends fade rather quickly (though not all) because of all the new people you get to meet and experiences there are to enjoy. Freshman year everyone lives it up and few are looking to settle down. There can be one night stands, there are the bar makeouts, there's the friend from the dorm who becomes a little more and incest amongst friends. You're surrounded by 16,000 other 18-24 yr olds so in that sense it's a little easier to meet someone but it's still just as nervewracking dropping the "how you doinngg" line in a bar to someone. My closest friends are the ones I originally met in my dorm. We all just somehow found each other and after activities done on freshman orientation days and dinner get togethers we became the best friends we are. Friends from classes I see out but perhaps don't hang out with as much on a regular basis. One great event at Miami is green beer day. THis is the day before Spring Break and in celebration of St. Patty's day everyone basically buys any of the numerous shirts proclaiming how they tend to start drinking and make it last all day. Teachers get pretty strict and police come otu to play, but the day is a great last hurrah before the week away. It's a big drinking school, as I imagine most colleges are. We are small town and there's not too much to do. Organizations on campus still try to make non-alocholic events available to the campus. There's concerts and comedy skits that are brought. There's youth groups that meet on Friday nights as an alternate. The towns close by have a drive-in or a skating rink. There is still other options, perhaps not a ton, but always somethign to do. This weekend I went to the comedy show then drinking at a friends house, then uptown to dance. That's a pretty standard weekend for students which is why as you get older and have more friends with more houses or apartments to party at. It's hard if you're not a guy and not in a fraternity to meet people. Unless you find a solid group of guys from the start who are with you in the non greek boat. Girls have it slightly easier, cause um, we have boobs. So we can get into frats even if we're not in a sorority and have hot friends. Intramurals are a great time at Miami. We're known for broomball, which is a sport we call our own that people sign up to play. All sports are available for the non-die-hard athletes out there.

Groups at Miami are all over the board. Greek life and Campus Crusade for Christ are two particularly strong and prominent groups on campus. Also, the student government and intramural sports are big. In terms of varsity sports men's hockey is really the only team that garners a significant amount of support from students, but the athletic community itself seems to be a very tight knit group of people. In my time at Miami I got involved with numerous organizations and two of my favorites were being part of the student radio station and writing/editing for campus publications. These are smaller organizations, but because of this you get great hands-on experience and make great friendships. Social life outside of organizations is tons of fun at Miami as well. In college your weekend begins on Thursday nights. This usually means going Uptown to bars with friends. You have to be 18, minimum, to get into bars Uptown and some are 21 and up. The bars are a lot of fun and are the main source of entertainment during the weekend. There are places to dance, play pool or just sit and talk. Many bars have specialty nights as well such as 90s night or dollar draft beer night. Big house parties are few and far between, and don't usually welcome strangers or freshman. The exception to this rule is fraternity house parties that usually get pretty crowded. Day drinking and drinking games such as beer pong are also two of the pleasures of college life. People get pretty rowdy on weekends so it is important to go out with people you trust and know will look out for you if things get out of hand. Know your limits when it comes to drinking, because there are many consequences if you get in trouble. For starters, any run-ins with the police result in a "code" through the university. This is a mark put on your record that can get you kicked out if you get multiple codes, depending on the level. Codes also come with a form of punishment, like sitting through very, very long alcohol awareness classes on Saturdays. Another reason to practice some self-control is that the police reports get printed in the school newspaper for the students and professors alike to read. And they do. All in all if you are smart about your activities it is easy to stay out of trouble.