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The most popular groups and largest groups are thon groups. We also have clubs that involve our race which is vey helpful in meeting new people around campus that can relate to us. People do party but its less than half. Many are in the libraries others work and some chill with frriends. On a typical Saturday the school has events every weekend to keep students entertained, such as movie nights, arts and craft, dances, and concerts. Off campus activities can involve shopping, cafes, food, concerts, plays, marathons, and volunteering.

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Greek Life, joining a fraternity or sorority is fairly popular. THON is a dance-marathon that we have once a year to raise money for children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The school also offers hundreds of clubs and different intramural sports teams.

The most popular groups on campus are probably THON and Greek Life. THON is a dance marathon every year, which is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. It raises money for the fight against pediatric cancer. In 2013, they raise over 12 million dollars and there were over 15,000 volunteers (about 25{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of campus). The weekend long event is huge at Penn State and it is something on Penn Staters minds through out the year. Greek Life is also big, with about 15{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of students participating in, but it is not something that you need to do to fit in. I am involved with Onward State, the largest read student-run independent news source in the world. There are about 50 students and we are a range of different majors. There are lots of media groups on campus, and it is a good way to expand your writing skills, which are important in every industry. Students around campus usually do not leave their doors open, except in East, where all the freshmen live. Athletic events are extremely popular, especially in the fall. Students care a lot about the football team. Women's volleyball, soccer, field hockey and lacrosse are all popular as well. It's really a great way to get involved and feel connected to the school. Guest speakers, bands and presentations occur almost every weekend at Penn State, and there is something for everyone. It is really worth the student activity fee to attend all of the Penn State events that are available. The dating scene is definitely different than in high school, people go out to lunch or to the movies a few times usually before making it anything serious. I met my closest friends through Onward State, especially by going to socials and taking the opportunities to talk to people outside of meetings. If I am awake at 2 am on a Tuesday, I am likely finishing up some report or homework. Homecoming is a huge tradition every year, where we have one of the longest homecoming parades in the country. People usually party Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays leaving the rest of the week for work. On Saturday nights there are free movies, concerts and other events held at the HUB for free. Off campus there are lots of restaurants to go to.

Penn State has an incredible variety of student groups and activities. As a student, I was heavily involved with the Association of Residence Hall Students, the on-campus student government. As a group, we met weekly to host events for students, help make decisions about on-campus living, and communicate with Penn State staff members about the opinions and advice of students. There are frequently concerts, distinguished speakers, career fairs, sporting events, and many other helpful events that add to the excitement at Penn State. One of the largest organizations at Penn State is the Penn State Dance Marathon, which is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. With over 15,000 student volunteers, the organization was able to raise over $10 million for pediatric cancer research last year. In the residence halls, there are always activities and events as well. Resident Assistants are responsible for planning community-building events to help residents meet each other, find study groups, etc. There are also many opportunities for involvement off-campus. Located in a rural area, there are many parks and outdoor-related activities, as well as exercise trails and hiking routes. In the town of State College, there are movie theatres, a mall, lots of downtown outdoor shopping, and a large variety of delicious, affordable restaurants.

PennState is known for THON, a 46-hour, philanthropic, student organization and charity dance-a-thon to raise money for pediatric cancer, in alliance with the Four Diamonds Fund of Hershey Medical Center. Almost every student organization is involved in THON. We have 3 weekends where students disperse across the East Coast to stand outside shops with cans to collect donations. This year, we raised a whopping $10.6 million. Along with THON, I'm also involved in Grace Notes, a christian acappella group, currently serving as President. We perform around campus and in various churches of our members. I'm also involved in Thespians, a theatre group on campus that is currently rehearsing to debut their spring performance of Aida. I've just recently joined the Songwriter's Club, which hosts various coffeehouse open mic nights for students to enjoy and perform. Being involved is the easiest way to meet people, especially those with common interests. These organizations also allow for an allotted time where the members will be able to converse with each other. With our fast-paced society, it can be hard to settle down and spend time with friends. This is a surefire way for people to find time to really hang and chill with new friends. The one question everyone has: if you're not drinking on the weekends, what else is there to do? PennState offers Late Night At The Hub, an effort to get students to do something other than party. They bring in bands and guest performances, offer arts & crafts, show different movies, have a game room, and provide free food. Students can also find numerous activities to do downtown with friends. You can hang at any cafe, scope out the laser tag scene, listen/watch street performers, etc. We're also a 15-minute drive from a lake beach, a 10-minute drive from Mount Nittany hiking trails, across the street from an arboretum, and a bus ride away from a mall.

There are a host of different groups ranging from ethnicity, to entertainment to sports that it is hard to pick the most popular. I guess THON groups are very popular. Many African-American ethnicity groups are also popular like the NAACP or Black Caucus. I am currently a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and also a diversity reporter at the student newspaper, The Daily Collegian. Students are advised to keep their dorm rooms locked for security reasons. We hear about shootings on campuses, why take the risk? Penn State boasts an excellent football program. We have guest speakers coming every other day. Many organizations bring guest speakers. We have a local State Theater downtown as well. We have football season, THON, cultural events organized by student clubs and organizations. Party scene is pretty robust here. Penn State was ranked#2 party school in the Princeton Review if I'm not wrong. So that gives an idea about greek life. Speaking of partying, State Patty's Day is the student created holiday that takes place in February--a day on which students find it justifies to drink all day long. I don't drink, so I don't see the fun of it.

On the surface Penn State might seem like a campus of white kids. Rich white kids. Or white hick kids. But since coming to school here I have learned that is not the case. Penn State is a pretty diverse place. We have a very active LGBTQA association at our school that puts on events and spreads awareness. For the most part, this group of students is well respected on campus. The A stands for allies, and most Penn State students would own up to being an ally. Most students wear Penn State gear to class. It is acceptable to wear sweatpants and a t-shirt to class. Very few students will even wear their pajamas. Besides on career fair days, when students wear a suit because they are trying to get a job, most students will wear jeans and a polo or a sweater or some kind of nice, but casual shirt. Most of the students are from Pennsylvania, but there are also a lot of students from New Jersey. Penn State also has a large number of international students. At the dinning commons you would see students grouped as Fraternity brothers, Sorority sisters, international students, and then your normal everyday average student. Greek life is big at Penn State, but not everyone does it. Greek life is big, because our school is big. If someone is into Greek life, then they will be able to find a sorority or fraternity to belong to. If someone is not into Greek life, then they will not feel out of place at Penn State. At college, especially in State College, it is easy to live in a bubble. But professors and students keep each other politically aware. Around election time, flyers are handed out and special events are held so that all students can be well educated about all sides of the issues. Penn State is definitely diverse when it comes to political parties, but I would not say that political party choice influences how a student would fit in at Penn State. Because there are so many students at this school, it is easy to find a place to fit in whether it is the Pokemon club or a fraternity.

I'm not going to lie, Penn State is considered a party school...and if this scares you, don't let it. I am not interested in a big party scene myself, and I've had nights where I've been up at 3 in the morning eating pizza, playing twister, and watching movies in a dorm basement with friends from work. There are ways to have fun and you certainly won't run into it frequently if you aren't looking. There really are enough different types of students, that you will find a comfort zone. For example, I met my best friends through the jobs I've had, and through a blue band audition (even though I didn't make it.) Two totally different groups, and yet the experiences have been great in meeting new people.

A lot of people are involved in THON, community service, and sports clubs. I met most of my friends through my organizations.

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Penn State is so big that popularity is hard to judge. Every student is different and makes friends their own way. I have made many friends through the dorm floor, classes, and various clubs I have been in. Football games are very popular events in the fall. I met my closest friends from my dorm floor freshman year, and we introduced each other to our other friends and became a big group that is very close to this day!

Here at PSU we have close to 900 student organizations! There is definitely something for everyone. If you cannot find a student org to join that interests you, then you are encouraged to start your own! We have everything from Greek life, musical groups, dance ensembles, honor societies, and volunteer work. We even have a Harry Potter club, My Name is Bob club, Cookie of the Month club and Penn State Pizza Eaters club. One of the most widely known student activities on campus is the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, more commonly known as THON. THON is year-long fundraising effort that engages more than 15,000 students in the fight against pediatric cancer. It culminates in a 46 hour no sitting, no sleeping dance marathon held every February. There are tons of ways to get involved either directly in THON by being a Committee Member or Captain or getting involved with fundraising through a separate student organization who benefits THON. At PSU, there are also various levels of athletics. We have intramural, which is the least competitive. There are also club sports, which compete regionally and nationally. Finally, we have division 1 athletics. On the weekends, there is something called Late Night Penn State in the student union building, commonly referred to as the the HUB. Late Night features free movies that are out of theaters but not yet on DVD. There are also free crafts, concerts, comedians, and laser tag along with discounted Sbarro pizza and Starbucks!

Here at PSU we have close to 900 student organizations! There is definitely something for everyone. If you cannot find a student org to join that interests you, then you are encouraged to start your own! We have everything from Greek life, musical groups, dance ensembles, honor societies, and volunteer work. We even have a Harry Potter club, My Name is Bob club, Cookie of the Month club and Penn State Pizza Eaters club. One of the most widely known student activities on campus is the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, more commonly known as THON. THON is year-long fundraising effort that engages more than 15,000 students in the fight against pediatric cancer. It culminates in a 46 hour no sitting, no sleeping dance marathon held every February. There are tons of ways to get involved either directly in THON by being a Committee Member or Captain or getting involved with fundraising through a separate student organization who benefits THON. At PSU, there are also various levels of athletics. We have intramural, which is the least competitive. There are also club sports, which compete regionally and nationally. Finally, we have division 1 athletics. On the weekends, there is something called Late Night Penn State in the student union building, commonly referred to as the the HUB. Late Night features free movies that are out of theaters but not yet on DVD. There are also free crafts, concerts, comedians, and laser tag along with discounted Sbarro pizza and Starbucks!

I think probably the most prevalent student organizations revolve around THON. THON is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, and many Penn State students are actively involved in helping the cause: fighting pediatric cancer. Then, there's football. That's probably a major source of Penn State's fame. The games are incredible, and you really cannot go through your four years of undergrad without attending at least one game; it just completes the Penn State experience.

Sororities and fraternities are very popular. There are also a lot of dance groups including the one I'm in, the international dance ensemble which has about 50 people and we learn about 10 dances from other countries taught by people from those countries and perform them at an end of the semester show. Some students leave doors open in dorms but that fades as the semester goes on. Athletic events are ridiculously popular. There are some great guest speakers that come here, from Jane Goodall to Obama to Cousteau. A lot of hooking up but there are also many great guys in science majors who want a relationship. I met my closest friends through dancing events and clubs on campus. If I'm awake at 2am on a Tuesday, I'm studying. I played board games, studied, and went to a ballroom dance social last weekend. There is something called late night every thursday-saturday night where you can make a craft, watch a recent movie, play board games, go to a dance plus other activities that change throughout the semester. Off campus, you can hang out at somebody's apartment, go to the movies, go bowling, paint pottery at 2000 degrees, go to applebees' trivia night, go ice skating, hike mount nittany, etc.

The most popular student activities are the obvious ones. Joining a sorority or fraternity is a big part of my school. There is actually a whole block dedicated to these groups. I am not yet in a sorority but I will be pledging my next semester. These are important because they help people feel even more connected with our school and other students.

Being in a social fraternity and a pre-law fraternity I feel that I am qualified to say that being a part of Greek life is probably the most important, entertaining, and fulfilling decisions I have made during my undergraduate years here at Penn State. I have an enormous social group due to these organizations and more opportunities/connections for later down the road than I know what to do with.

THON is a 46 hour dance marathon that takes place at Penn State every year. It is the largest student run fundraiser in the world and a great tradition at PSU.

Promo Video for the 2008 Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon

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Penn State students have a great range of interests. Many students love athletic life and attending football games. The games are a great way to unite all Penn State sports fans. There are also many students involved in the arts, such as theater or music. Almost every day or night there is some theatrical show or a musical performance that a person can attend on campus, and most of them get a great audience. Other students are involved in academic clubs, such as Women in Business or the PSU Marketing Association. These activities help students bond with others of the same major and studies. Penn State students are eager to be involved and open to newcomers. Most organizations love attracting new members and getting more Penn State students involved in what they love. Personally, I am a huge fan in getting people excited about THON, Penn State's dance marathon. Socially, Penn State is a great place to meet people. I would say that partying is a major activity that goes on at the university, and students love to be a part of it. It certainly is a great way to meet other Penn Staters. Greek life is very large at Penn State and it helps propel many community and campus-related activities. Outside of the typical college party scene, Penn State does offer Late Night activities that don't involve drinking and a large number of students do attend. Both on and off campus, there is a wide range of involvement across Penn State and I think few students have trouble finding a place where they feel at home.

Perhaps that most popular student activity at Penn State is the home football games. These games give the entire student body an opportunity to support their school. It is also well known that Penn State's student section is one of the best cheering sections found in college football. These games are an event that is talked about for months before and after they happen. However, one criticism of these games is the tailgating scene that happens before the games. It has become a Penn State tradition to drink heavily for hours before the football games begin which can lead to underage drinking and student indiscretions. Overall I would say that home football games are an extremely positive example of Penn State pride and comradery among students and alumni.

The best part is football games, I doubt that's changed at all. You'll never see a school become more alive than on game day.

Most freshman live in East Halls which makes it easier to meet people and make friends because everyone is one the same level and probably don't know many people. Frats and sororities are pretty big at PSU, but are not necessary to have a good time. Some people find that joining one helps make the campus feel smaller. Football is the biggest (by far) sport on campus. Mopst other sports are not attended by the student body.

Football, Frats, Sororities, Parties, Rallies, Guest Speakers, Hanging out, Bars. There is absolutely everything to do here, you just need to mettle up and go find what you want to do. When moving in the first time there is a good chance that you'll be friends with someone living down the hall for the rest of college. Even when you wouldn't think of them as someone you'd get along with in high school, you find yourself enjoying people of all types here. Sometime it's difficult to escape drinking on the weekends, however there are some awesome shows at the downtown theatre, local bands, and national acts. HUB Late Night is pretty sweet. As said, absolutely anything you want so long as you look for it.

Social life: lots of frats. If you want to party get involved in greek life. Your closest friends will start with the people on your dorm floor freshman year and by senior year you will know so many people there. Awake on a Tuesday at 2? You are just getting home from a friends apartment spending the night downtown. If you are 21 you are just returning home from one of the bars. Saturday nights could involve going to the HUB for events they hold there, lots of sporting events are always going on too. If you don't drink there are plenty of people just like you, you'll definitely make a ton of friends. Homecoming is so much fun.Football season is amazing and legendary...you must tailgate.

Don't go to frat parties if you aren't friends with anyone in the frat. You will not get beer and you will just stand around being bored with nobody to talk to. Try to make friends with apartments so that you can party in apartments with them.

People generally lock their doors if they're going out or to class, but probably not if they're in the bathroom or down the hall. Most of my friends are from my dorm, or through other friends. Most people party every Friday and Saturday, as well as Thurs. Some people start the weekend on Wed. and others drink every night. Sororities are not at all important. Frats are if you don't know people with apartments and you want to party. If you don't drink, stay in and watch a movie or play games with friends. Or go to late night at the HUB, they always have pretty new movies, even before they're on DVD.

I am on the club lacrosse team. It was a good way for me to make friends my freshmen year and keep up with a sport that I love. The biggest organization is THON. It is an all year thing. You start out tell people about it, then you show them. We help collect money for the Four Diamonds Fund. WE HELP KIDS WITH CANCER. It is an eye and heart opening event. The first time I went to THON weekend, I knew I was hooked. I love it and the best part is seeing all of the kids :)

PSU is packed with opportunities to see theater and FOR FREE. No Refund Theatre (a group I'm in) puts on a show practically every weekend of the school year. Another group, Thespians (more of the musical theater types) put on shows as well. My inbox is constantly flooded with news about guest speakers and lecture series'. As far as parties go it seems that students start partying on Wednesday and finish Sunday morning. The only days the bars aren't packed are on Sunday and Monday. Depending on the time of year Tuesday is somehow a big day too. For the underage crowd University Park is pretty frustrating. The only things to do downtown for underage students are to sit at Starbucks, or go to a movie. I also hear that the Hub does some pretty cool activites though (laser tag? billards?). If you are under 21 it's also a great time to get involved with groups around campus. THE BIG event of the year at PSU is THON. Prepare yourself if you come you WILL NOT STOP HEARING ABOUT IT. THON is a great cause (raising money for kids with cancer) but sometimes I wonder if students do it more for themselves than they do for the kids? Just being honest! No Refund Theatre is big into THON so I'm not partial to non-THONers. Anyway, THON is a big event that goes on at the Bryce Jordan Center where almost every group and sorority on campus raises money and then they stay up for 48 hours with their designated sponsor child. THON used to be about dancing but has turned into a whole slew of activities.

A lot of people say you meet the most people by leaving the door open during the first week of classes. This is true, but that's just because they're close to you, not necessarily because you get along with them. Join clubs, do what you like, but also meet people when you first get here because without that you have nothing else really. I live off campus and so do most people, and if you don't drink, you probably won't have a good time. If you're responsible, and you don't hobble around town like an idiot, you won't get caught. Don't be a prude, go out and have a good time, and you'll meet tons of great people, just be responsible.

most of the time dorm doors are closed. Relatively decent non drinking activities sponsored by the school

The #1 activity would have to be football. The demand for tickets is so high that for the 2007 season, they sold out in 45 minutes. Tied into football is the drinking culture. As a freshman, the main attractions are the frat parties, especially for girls. As you get older, though, the trend shifts towards apartment parties and the bar scene. Greek life is fairly large, too. There are a lot of frats and sororities on campus, so if that's what you're into, you have a lot of options to choose from. If drinking's not your thing, there are still a lot of things to do. LateNight Penn State has activities every Friday and Saturday night, and even though they're kind of lame, they do show decent movies every once in a while, and everything there is free to students. Intramural sports are pretty big too, especially flag football and basketball.

Penn State does a great job making every on-campus activity important. However, football is definitely "king" here. Whether students like football or not, they all participate in some way: tailgating, participating in cheers, etc. But outside football, there are endless opportunities to get involved with. Just talking to people, people hear about all the things going on on campus, run by students or by the university. There is, like I said, a big Greek life. Students meet people through that or through any club, group or organization, but mostly through going out to parties or bars. It's really easy to meet people and make the university feel smaller and more intimate.

Penn State is stereotyped as a party school; it is true. There is virtually nothing to do past 9 PM on weekends unless you feel like making a voyage to the movie theater, or attending the abominable Late Night Penn State, which includes such riveting time-wasters as balloon animals and kareoke. Parties and alcohol pervade the campus; if you don't like searching long and hard for some obscure way to spend your time and wouldn't enjoy hanging out in your dorm all year - pick another school.

With all the new crime occurring lately, I don't know that people feel safe leaving their doors open anymore. Guys are dropping their pants and masturbating in a hallway. What's to stop them from entering a room with the door propped open? Plus, in many dorms, students aren't allowed to prop their doors open. I don't know if it's a fire code violation or what. Propping your door open is a great way to meet new people (as long as they're not trying to masturbate in front of you), and the university seems to be inhibiting that.

I am highly involved with the Wesley Student Fellowship. I am currently the president of the organization and it's probably been the best thing I could have done here at college. I have made incredible friends and since I've become active in the group, I've not spent one weekend drinking as my primary form of entertainment. We have wonderful alternatives of sports nights, dances, dinners, worship times, bible studies, and other fun activities. This past spring break we dedicated time to going on a missions trip to Ocean Springs, Mississippi to work on homes being rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina. Getting plugged into a group like this has been one of the most important and shaping things I've done here at school. I love my friends and intend to keep in touch with them well beyond graduation.

Greek life is huge at Penn State. It is not essential to join a sorority or fraternity, but most people feel that you must get involved in something. There are many chapters for one to choose from, and this in itself can be a bit overwhelming. Bars are very strict in State College, so if you are not 21 yet your only options are to attend frat parties or apartment parties. Football games are the thing to do on Saturdays in the fall and this always consists of day-long tailgates. I met all my best friends through joining a sorority. A Penn State weekend officially starts on Thursday night, but it is not uncommon to go out Tuesday-Saturday.

What can you do on a Saturday night that's not drinking? Dance, ski/snowboard/tube/sled, watch a movie, go out to eat, roam walmart and play with the toys (being sure to put them back when you're done), etc.

THON groups take the spotlight in ones you hear about. I'm in Axis, the non-politically active LGBT group that is mostly gay men who are recently coming out and need to find those like themselves to socialize. Although I'm well past this point, I'm still an officer and attend most events. If I'm awake at 2 am on a Tuesday, I'm either up because I procrastinated and forgot about an assignment, I currently have insomnia or an anxiety attack, or I am masturbating. People get sloshed and drunk. I choose not to and prefer to play World of Warcraft. There is Late Night Penn State, but this is mostly the racial minorities and the Schreyer's Honors College. The Schreyer's Honor College tends to be full of very ugly, uptight overachievers that have not yet proven they are smarter than I am. I'm serious, they are the most ugly kids in PSU, which is ranked in the top 5 colleges for pretty people (men and women). I would be in the college but chose not to apply b/c PSU was not my first choice school, and applying for honors programs at every one of the 10 schools means another application and essay--and I didn't have time to do this my senior year in high school while training for division 1 sport recruitment and being salutatorian of my high school.

Football by far the most popular team. But we have tons of sports. And Frats and Sororities are the most popular organizations. Specifically social greek organizations. But that's not all that's available. There is a club for everyone. I'm involved with FMLA, which promotes feminist rights like abortion, safer sexawareness, and sex education. Our biggest event is our Sex Fair, at which we have booths about things ranging from HIV to Sex toys and fantasies. It's great. Eco-Action is a really active group on campus. They have events about preserving local land and more national issues. They're always up to something. Some students leave their doors open, others don't. There's no universal standard. It varies from floor to floor, and even from room to room Athletic events of all kinds are immensely popular. Theater has a nice little scene with a couple different preforming groups and venues. There are all kinds of guest speakers on campus all of the time. No matter what you're into, there's probably a guest speaker here about that topic a least once a semester, if not more like once a month. The dating scene is alright. Mostly people hookup at parties. I have a boyfriend that goes to another school. I'll keep it that way. I met my closest friends mostly based on who I lived by and who they knew. You only need to meet a couple people and your network will expand like crazy over time. You can meet people in class, downtown, in your dorm, everywhere. I'm doing homework or sitting in my house with my friends chilling if I'm awake on a Tuesday. I'm not a big weeknight drinker, though most people I know are. The biggest event each year is Thon, a 48 hour dance marathon to support kids with cancer. It's a really big deal and they raise millions of dollars. The Vagina Monologues happens every year too, around Valentines day, and it's also a big deal. Plus football season, obviously, and STATE Patrick's Day, our own version of the Green Holiday because it usual falls on our spring break. People have house parties or Frat parties, most of the time. I'm not big on the frat scene, but at a house there are just a bunch of kids usually dancing and drinking from the keg. It's really easy to meet people, and a good time. I think Frats and sororities are stupid, and wouldn't care if they didn't exist, but some people really like partying at them. Last weekend I was at home for spring break. SAturday night you can do plenty of things without drinking. You can go to Late Night at the hub and see what's up there. They have all kinds of activities. You could see what was going on at the State Theatre or the BJC. You could lounge at the Hookah Lounge or see some local concert. Or a large variety of other things, I'm sure.

I cant say much about it except the HUB night thing on friday. it was good and people who dont drink and party its a good way to spend time. PSU is a party school so alot of bars and drinking and parties were observed. THere are alot of atheltic events guest speakers and theater. I met my close friends through the muslim student assosication. Each year there is homecoming, blue and white weekend farmers market etc.

Frats, sororities. THON. THON is the biggest event, after football games of course. Fall is for football, THON is every other weekend when there isn't football from August through February. Football games are crazy, the stadium is I think 3rd largest in the country, and it still manages to pack more than it should safely allow.

greek life is a big deal. My sorority is great. Some students in dorms leave their doors open. Athletic events are super popular. Guest speakers are not. I don't know about theater, because I have never gone. The dating scene sucks, I want a boyfriend, the guys think they're pimps, pimps=no girlfriends. If I am awake on a Tuesday at 2am, I am leaving the bar and going to hook up and/or drunk eat. You can find me at Canyon Pizza for 1$ slices or the nearest frat house. I don't remember what I did last weekend.

I am involved in a sorority that is philanthropic, service, and social. Students in dorms do leave doors open, however, it is not always teh best idea because I have witnessed some theft while i was living in dorms. athletic events are very popular, especially during football season. There are many guest speakers and students go willingly because most of the time importatn people come, who have useful and significant information to share.

I would say most popular groups would be Greek Life & Sports teams. I am in a sorority. I left my door open when I lived in the dorms. I think football games are quite popular, other than that I don't know. Guest speakers...depends on who it is. Theather, not so much. The dating scene...I don't know I have had the same boyfriend since high school. I met my closest friends through my sorority. This year, being my senior year, 2am on a Tuesday I am just getting home from the Gman. Lots of things happen year after year, THON, St. Patty's Day, Homecoming, Greek Week, Holiday activities, etc. I think people party here quite a bit, average would be 2-3 nights a week. Frats & Sororities are only important to those involved. Last weekend I had my friend from home visit and I showed her around PSU took her out to some of the hot spots and hung out with my friends. Lots of things you can do that don't involve drinking, movies, HUB late night, dinner, sporting events, etc.

Football is popular. Greek Life is big. THON is very important. Yes, students in dorms leave their doors open. I met my closest friends in the dorm and at work in the library. If I'm awake at 2am on Tuesday I'm probably doing homework or talking to my roommate. People party from Thursday-Saturday. Last weekend I went out on a date. Saturday night without drinking- movies.

There are lots of clubs and activities. I wasn't involved in this aspect, but I wish I had been. Athletic events were prominent, aka FOOTBALL! Drinking and partying and fraternities/sororities were big too.

Unfortunately, there aren't really that many thriving groups/organizations/clubs on campus that are student-run (this is why the religous ones tend to do so well - they're usually run by local pastors, what have you). Probably the most popular past times are intermural sports, "going to the gym," and of course "going out." This goes for girls and guys. During the week there are plays, movies, and concerts if you can figure out how to find out where and when they are (which can be a little tough). There are also occasionally dances and lectures and professional level entertainment events, like stadium concerts, ballets, celebrity speakers, etc., but they're spread out over the course of the year. If you want to have a good time at PSU, you really need to like to hang out and drink and watch football. The best times to be had are football games, without a doubt. They're like a celebration - thousands of people come into town, everyone parties and tailgates and watches the game together - and then parties some more afterward. When it's not football season, it's just not as much fun. In short, if don't drink, PSU is just not really all that great a place to be for a social life. I don't drink, and let me tell you, it sucks. There was a Facebook group for PSU students who didn't drink, I don't think it ever broke 100. And if you do pot? Again, I would say very bad idea. I don't do that either, but cops really love to "bust the reefers." It's kind of a 50's mentality almost, most people aren't into pot and I think good supply is hard to find in the area. And if you don't do anything? Again, unless you'd fit into a particular group (especially Christian groups), you're basically shit out of luck.