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Ummm... I love reading and spend tons of time in the library doing work... but its never kept me from going to poetry readings, film screenings or lectures given by faculty members, or from getting off campus for a day to go into the city.

I spend all of my weekends in the city, but I have a nice time at night on weekdays. My friends and I usually just relax outside or watch a movie.

Sarah Lawrence social life is somewhat lacking because everybody goes to New York on the weekends, but there are always fun dances and the ocasional party on the weekends. But this is by no means a party school and there are no sororities or fraternities.

There aren't many active clubs or teams on campus, and only a small percentage of the population is part of them, but that doesn't seem to bother most of the students. The theater scene is very active, but mostly for theater thirds and their friends. As far as on-campus activities, the ones we have aren't very popular, and on weekends, most people either hang out with their friends or go into the city. As for friends, the best way to meet people here is during orientation week, where all the incoming freshman just have fun and get to know each other before the year starts. That's when I met my close friends, including my current boyfriend. People complain about the dating scene here, especially straight girls, who say that there just aren't enough good guys to go around, but I know a lot of on-campus couples who do fine. Some girls just aren't into the more sensitive, artsy guys who make up the majority of our male population, but even for those who don't date on campus (and many don't, preferring to bypass the small-school drama that can spring up), New York City is only a half-hour train trip away, and many people date in the city. As for the guys: you're lucky. This is a college full of intelligent women, and there's a very good chance for guys here to find someone.

I like being able to go into New York whenever I want, be it a Tuesday night to see a game or a show, or to meet up with friends on the weekend. Even though a lot of people go into the city on the weekends, there's still always something going on on campus. It's nice to have the choice. There are actually a good deal of concerts and events happening all the time. Because people here are involved in so many things, at school or otherwise, attendance isn't always worthy of the performances or events. Most things that happen on this campus tend to be a smaller group of people, due mostly to the size of the school and partially to spreading thin so many interests. But both the fall and spring formal, as well as several other dances, concerts, and barbeques really brought out the community. It' s a lot of fun when that happens. In the spring, it's like the whole campus wakes up and comes out to play.

Parties are generally small. Events are rarely well-attended. However, I play softball with other students every Sunday and frequntly watch baseball games with other students. There are no frats. Going off campus is big, New York City is very close.

During the week there are no parties. Everyone is up till 2 working. On the weekends most people take advantage of no classes or meetings with professors during the day so people take that time to work so they can go to a party in the evening. The parties are never too wild. Usually there is an adequate amount of alcohol and marijuana. Your rarely encounter anything harder than weed. People are either dancing to music or sitting around talking about their conference projects.

It can be very difficult to make friends here, particularly if you do not do drugs, smoke herb, or are involved in the teatre program. There is a very small and limited party scene on campus, and in Bronxville you probably will not find anything either. I have been to 5, parties on campus this year, all of which took place in my apartment--So pretty much, if you want a party, you have to have a party. But when someone does decide to harbor a party, it's not too difficult to rally the troops.

If you want to have fun you can. the school pretty well clears out on weekends because everyone goes into the city, but the rest of the week is pretty good. the library is a good place to see people if you are so inclined and during conference week it is a regular party there (albeit one where people haven't slept in weeks and are freaking out about deadlines). The thing to do is go to brunch on Saturday and Sunday; the waffles are amazing and the majority of the campus shows up at some point. you can literally sit there all day if you are so inclined. there is no greek life, in fact, its probably pretty accurate to say that we came to this school to avoid such things!

Needs more social outlets. Town of Bronxville is not so receptive to students.

their are very few parties on campus and usually get broken up fast by security, gyspy parties that move from location to location are the exception,that doesn't mean that there aren't a lot of kick backs students smoking and drinking in their room with a few firends also parties tend to be fairly exclusive,, the school tries to put together events like formals and having bands and movies play set up by the programing board but usually they are not that sucessful, but there is always something set up by the school to do on friday and sometimes saturday night.

I've always been very involved with the campus life, and I'd say it's really double-edged. As a small school with a small endowment, Sarah Lawrence has a hard time putting on fun big events. However, there are a lot of active student groups on campus that inspire a wide variety of activities.

Clubs are pretty much just things to put on the resume and no one really takes their commitments seriously. Events almost never happen and when they do they are sparsely attended, horrible or both. The college has almost no extra money, so quality speakers and musicians don't come here. About 99{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of people smoke here, so that is a big activity. The dating scene is not very active and if you are a straight girl who wants something other than a one night stand, forget it. For gay guys and lesbians it is not too good because everyone here seems to have social and emotional issues. If you are a straight guy, you will probably get lucky once or twice even if you don't try, but most of the women are too damaged or immature to be worthwhile.

Since there are no frats and rules on parties are kinda strict people don't party very much. Most people find things to do in New York City on the weekends but when there are campus events people usually turn out.

I was on the swim team which was really awesome, but sports terms only last about two months. Usually on the weekends there will be something going on, but most everyone is gone so they aren't that fun. But then we do have some really rockin parties, the formals this year were a ton of fun, and people have great smaller parties around campus. The dating scene sucks if you are a straight girl, but NYC is close you can meet people there. That becomes a stress though when it becomes to much effort to travel back and forth.

Social life is mainly centered around small groups of friends. There are certainly some larger parties, but most people seem to spend the majority of their time hanging out with a few other people, cooking a meal, watching a movie, or going into New York. Organized activities exist, and are very important for some people, but aren't really a central part of social life.

The party scenes are pretty different here. There's usually somewhere to hang out with friends, but loud frat/soroity parties don't exist here. Most of the students are the ones who came here because there is no Greek life. Dorms are suite and town-house styled, so you get to know your housemates pretty well. With such a low male to female ratio, there's isn't a lot of heterosexual dating, but there's a lot of flirting, and Westpoint isn't far away!

Lots and lots of social life but alot of the time we have to fight against the school to get things we want tthings we want to do have even hear about they could make it easier for us it wouldnt kill them.

SUCK. most people go to manhattan or have small parties or dinners at their houses or dorms.

I think the only way to get to know a lot of people on campus here is by leaving your room and joining clubs and groups. I've been a member of the dance department and also work on an online magazine on campus. I find that these things not only keep me occupied, but have also allowed me to meet new friends, and destress. Most people will say that the dating scene is horrible but I don't think it's too bad. If you're a normal person looking for another normal person, it's not hard to find someone. The problem is that a lot of the girls throw themselves at guys, and so they guys try to avoid those kinds of relationships with girls. People party a lot in private, but there is definitely a party going on if you know where to find it. It's really fun to find parties and meet new people there, even though the parties are smaller and not as "crazy" as parties at other schools.

Things may have changed a bit since I graduated, but SLC was a social place if you took the effort. Because it's such a small campus, you can walk ten minutes (at the most) to see your friends, and there are often dances or events happening. There are shows, concerts, speakers, and general happenings happening most weekends. There's no greek life whatsoever, and that's how we like it. You can make great friends, though there is a bit of a problem with the social scene when most of the junior class goes abroad, though that often forces you to make new friends and branch out.

Ha! What social life?

Saturday nights generally involve showing up at a party, socializing for an hour, only to have campus security break it up, whereupon everyone moves to another party, somewhere else. Repeat this a few times (by which point the original party may be back in swing), and that's a typical weekend night. Sometimes a 'gypsy party' will be convened, comprised of breaking the city laws about open alcohol outside, and roam about campus from one secluded area to another, trying to outrun security or other authorities.

I met my closest friends during orientation week first year. There's a really welcoming environment, especially then, and a lot of people get to know one another.

There is always something happening at SLC. Every day you recieve in your email the "daily email" with a list of all the activities that are occurring on campus and what's coming up. We have everything from science lectures to theatre performances happening constantly here so no matter what day it is you can find something to do. There are traditions at SLC which are amazing like Orientation, Rocky Horror, Sleaze Week, Poetry Festival and Bacchanalia to name a few. As for drinking/drugs, SLC is like every other campus on the planet: if you want to find it you can and if you want to avoid it that is also easy. SLC is not a big party school, groups of friends get together and party but there aren't keggers or anything like that here. We don't have Greek life at all. A kegger would probably get less attendees on this campus than a John Huges film screening. I always describe SLC this way: Depending on whether you drink or not, SLC is a work hard play hard school. You get everything done and then you go out and do something relaxing and amazing, whatever that may be. Access to NYC via a 20 minute train ride makes this possible.

Most popular? No idea. I go to Chrisitan Union for encouragement and community. In my dorm, we leave our doors open, but it is not encouraged here. There are thefts. dating scene??!! HA! funny party? Hmmm.... I think I've been to maybe 8 this year. Lots and lots of studying

the sarah lawrence community is notoriously intraverted and large parties on campus are rare. that being said, small group parties that occur in people's rooms or even apartments do occur on a regular basis, it's just that the limit of 16 people (above which you need a party permit from the school) is pretty well enforced - at least after a while. also, to be fair, the school does sponsor a bunch of events which are usually excellent and horrifically under-attended, specifically during the winter when anti-socialness is at its worst.

administrations love to shut it down, students hang in small groups, also large dance parties occasionally, your average binge drinking, pot smoking, occasional cocaine use, lots of studying, hanging out in the library is a big social activity

There are no big parties at slc, but low-key gatherings are frequent on a weekend or not. theater, speakers, and music acts are the most popular events on campus, which are ample.

Social life is like everything else here, what you nake it. You can do a lot not invovling drinking or you can party. No frats or sororities. Dating shouldn't be a priority for college.

Social life is very divided on campus. Most parties are exclusive, but the dances bring everyone together. the athletic events are not big crowd-drawers. i'm really close to the people I live by.

About 5 different shows in the Blue Room changed my life, despite its terrible acoustics. I think there is a black hole on campus whereby tons of programs are programmed and yet it still manages to feel like there's nothing to do. It's Twilight Zone-ish. These thoughts are separate and disjunct, but whatever. It's all I got. SLC is a peculiar place socially.

A lot of work, studying -- parties are dispersed. Every "type" of individual is pretty much represented in some form or another.

Hillel and the Christian Union in my opinion are the two most active clubs on campus. Students in dorms don't generally leave their doors open. Athletic events are not popular. If I'm awake at 2 am on a Tuesday, I'm writing a paper.

SLC students party of Fridays, as in most other schools. There are less people here and less people who go all out to party, and the parties are numerous, so the parties are generally quiet and more intimate. An SLC party usually centers around a common bond the people attending have. In the past, SLC students have taken it upon themselves to throw baking, cooking, block, dance, folk, LGBT, gaming, and poetry parties or jams. Older students tend to only party when it won't interfere with a class or the work for that class, since while partying is very important to students, so too is being prepared for classes. Alcohol is prevalent in all places on campus, though students have differing tendencies towards the drink. Sometimes even the most dogmatic of drinkers will be up for a drug- & drink-free gathering if the focus is to their liking.

SLC has a sort of funny social life/atmosphere. It is much more cliquey than i expected. Students are quick to complain about things on campus but never act to improve them. On nice days students spend hours hanging out on one of the many "lawns." Students are much more social during nice weather--during the winter it tends to be barren and students barricade themselves in their rooms. Athletics at SLC are not spoken of nearly enough. Students dont often participate in athletics at SLC but boy are the athletics teams fun!! I swam for 3 of my 4 years at SLC (i was a co-captain my junior year) and it was some of the most fun. Athletics are very laid back and gladly encourage any and all students to play--even those who have NEVER played any sport. It is about commitment and good sportsmanship--not about winning (though winning is nice).

What is this thing you call Social Life? We have clubs. Everyone's involved. But it's more for the cause than for the social networking. We get things done and happen to have a good time while we're doing them, but really, parties just get in the way of school work. An exchange student recently told me that there's a rule against fun on this campus. I'm pretty sure she was right.

I think there have been a lot of great events hosted on campus and a lot of not so great ones. Bronxville is a pretty sleepy town, so I often go into the city a lot for social activities.

We need to build more community, there's a lot of great people out there.

I'm involved a couple of groups on campus and i really think that most clubs/activities on campus are really open and welcoming. as far as the dating scene on campus goes, sure there are some real dates, but most things morph through friendship and hanging out. One of my closest friends on Admitted Students day, and the other through her. Other good friends I met through classes, clubs ( there's this Sunday-night Potluck that happens), or parties. I need very little sleep, so I usually AM awake @ 2 am on a Tuesday, but I live in quiet housing, so I'm usually doing work and not partying. Wait, wait, we have fraternities and sororities? Wow, who knew?

Environmental group - popular!! I am involved in the volleyball team Some leave their dorm room doors open? Athletic events cater to specific people - not taken too seriously at all Guest speakers are very popular because SLC students take interest in different issues and topics that people have to speak about theater is super popular! I have a boyfriend and I have been with him since the second month of school so I cannot say much about my dating scene - I was lucky to find a SLC boy because there are so few - not a great dating scene - the rare exceptions - many people go to the city to look for someone - however there is a big gay community on campus so it seems to be easier to find a gay partner than a straight partner My closest friends live in my residence (my roommate and house-mate) If i am away at 2 a.m. on tuesday I am working hard because I have class that morning at 9:30 so I couldn't see myself staying up for anything other than to work People party pretty often but the parties are pretty lame - a lot of people go to the city to really party there are not fraternities or sororities at my school Last weekend I had a friend from home come visit me - we went to the city - then came back a hung out with a bunch of people - then i did schoolwork when she went home On saturday night you can hang out with friends - play scrabble - watch a movie - many things! Off campus - go to the city!! or bronxville! or white plains!...or Yonkers?

There are ALWAYS events at Sarah Lawrence, they just may not be the events you want to go to. There are probably 2 poetry events a week, since I am not into poetry I have never been to one, therefore have probably missed out on some interesting opportunities. There are science lectures and different intellectuals and politicians coming through, we have tons of arts performances, and few sporting events. However many of these on campus events tend to happen during the week when people are bogged down with work, often only leaving a few options on the weekend, therefore people go to the city a lot on the weekends.

Many people at SLC drink- many do not. It is not difficult to find groups doing either on a Thursday night. Both are made up of fantastic people who choose their respective activities for a reason that means something to them. There is also very little hostility between the two groups, as both interact during the day, whether in class or not.

Being so close to NYC, a half hour train ride to Grand Central (faster than if you lived in Brooklyn), you would think you would spend most of your weekends in the city, and some people do, but, for the most part, people stay on campus. What tends to happen is that people find a great group of close friends and stay on campus partying with them. Now, when I say "partying," it is not in the traditional college way of ragers with kegs. With Sarah Lawrence being so small it is much easier to regulate, so the parties are smaller and more well-hidden, but they do happen and are often more enjoyable than getting trashed in a fraternity, because maybe you want a little conversation with that beer. Also, a lot of the social life of SLC are in clubs and the arts. There are constant poetry readings, theatre performances, dance performances, art shows, club bbqs, guest talkers, and more that are actually interesting and engaging. Not to mention that at least once a weekend there is a dance and/or band in one of three large student dance spaces. These take the place of the large ragers from other schools, except that alcohol isn't as redily available (but with a valid ID there is a beer room, so not all is lost) The big deal about SLC, socially, which is now defunct, is that there used to be a huge dance called the Coming Out dance which celebrated Coming Out Month (October), where everyone got as naked as they could, which is almost everything, and got sweaty dancing together. It was indeed a night of debauchery, but because of alcohol abuse this event was cancelled. But the spirit of the Coming Out Dance lives on in each and every student and now people use any event as an excuse to get as naked as they can and enjoy some debauchery.

- Again, community building is something of an issue, but it seems to be improving.

Eh. Things are getting better, but they are not great.

SLC's social sich is pretty lackluster. If you find a group of people, you can make a good time, but many school sponsored events ten to crash. There are a few exceptions, and there has been some recent improvement, but people ten to just be too spread out to care about single amazing social events.

I am involved with Hillel, the Jewish student club on campus, but a lot of the participants aren't Jewish. Hillel is one of the most active clubs on campus. They provide a space for students to be involved in Jewish holidays and observances, but they also sponsor really cool concerts, plays, speakers, panels, discussions on all sorts of things. This year they brought the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, Tovah Feldshuh came to speak, Michal Govrin an Israeli author. They also try to create a dialogue through speakers and events about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict and really try to present speakers from all sides.

I've been a part of TransAction the last two years, a new transgender activist student group. We've managed to change all of the single-stall bathrooms into gender neutral restrooms - truly gender neutral with no pictures of men or women on them. Furthermore, we helped revive Deb Ball, the oldest college AIDS fundraiser.

people like to drink