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students leave doors open except when the creepy guy from lyons is stealing things in dorms. athletic events are extremely popular, if they're football or basketball or hockey. guest speakers, idk, i've never been except when my profs are the speakers. they're always during class. dating scene? no. hookup scene. except that now i'm dating a very nice boy and we've been friends for ages and the reason we dont go OUT out is the lack of availability of cars. people party every thurs, fri, and sat nights. usually people pick two of those nights to drink, one if the next week is going to be really hard work and all three if you dont care any more. frats/sororities dont exist; your dorm is like that because they're single-sex and relatively small. mine only has 130 people in it.

If you don't like football, you'll learn to love it. Or be shunned. Athletic events are extremely popular. Dorm life is important, you tend to get to know almost everyone in your section and in the dorm. Studying is big too, everyone works very hard Monday-Thursday, and then lets loose for the weekend. School isn't easy, you have to put in a lot of time. There are too many traditions to list. This school is built on tradition. Typical parties consist of drinking beer, playing beer pong and other drinking games, talking, or, if your at a freshman dorm party, being shoved into a dark tiny room with 50 people, drinking cheap beer and grinding on each other. But the boys dont get lucky at the end of the night, thats against the rules.

There are incredible opportunities here. It's easy to be part of whatever you want. I have trouble picking between activities, even. and there are always some great speakers, from brilliant thinkers to famous comedians. There are always late night events at our nightclub, Legends, for those who don't want to go out to the parties. The dating scene is totally weird. If you go to the dining hall with a boy 2 or 3 times, people might start to spread rumors. Also, if you date someone for more than three weeks, you'll probably be with him for three years. Casual dating is difficult to come by. People are either totally single, or practically engaged. I, however, am dating.

I think one of the most popular things on campus is Legends night club which provides everything from dancing to concerts and open mic night to poetry reading to comedians and shows. I think that it is one of the most dynamic places on campus and always has something interesitng going on during the weekend. I really enjoy going there. I am heavily involved with ISI which is an inter-denominational youth group that meets on campus. I just love it because there is a balance of roughly half Catholics and half 'others' in the group which encourages so much open discussion. If anything there are probably slightly more 'others', but I really really enjoy the group. The people there are just so encouraging and truly make a family network around you. The dating scene is pretty weak at Notre Dame, but that is kinda the case in many colleges. There is hooking up and then there is often 'in a relationship' with very little in between without a true college town around them. My closest friends I met through the dorm and through random events and through other people. There are so many traditions at Notre Dame I couldn't even get started....most of all though, there is football. I feel like most people are doing something on the weekends. Whether it is a party one of the nights or both of the nights, I feel like more people than the average student would expect just have chill weekends with dormmates and friends more often than not. There are always tons of things to do without drinking, Legends often supplying some of those things.

im involved in community alliance serving hispanics. i think it's a great club because it organizes different service opportunities around the south bend community to help bridge the gap between the latino community and the local population in terms of education and healthcare. our programs range from shadowing doulas/interpreters in the hospital, teaching diabetes classes to after-school tutoring for kids. we have organized other events, like benefit dinners that have been a success.

The football and other athletic events are huge social draws. Literally everyone goes to the football games. The glee club is a popular male singing group that most people love to hear. Dating at Notre Dame consists of two extremes- hooking up or getting married, so really there is not much dating. Closest friends are usually the people who live in your dorm or people you met in frosh-o. If I am awake at 2 am on Tuesday, I am doing homework. We have way to many traditions to enumerate. People here like to work hard, and play hard, so there is a fair amount of partying, but we are by no means a party school. We don't have frats/sororities, our dorms serve a similar purpose. Saturday night without drinking might include seeing a movie on campus or a play, going to a fashion show, comedy show, or event like Latin Expressions, or possibly a concert. There is a club on campus where there is usually either a concert or dancing. Off campus is really only about eating and going to off-campus parties.

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Football games are a must, but basketball games are awesome as well. A lot of people are involved in service clubs, cultural clubs, and student government. Dating: most people at ND seem to be dating to find their life partners - the person they will marry in the Basilica, have kids with, put those kids in ND cheerleading outfits, and then send here one day. Meeting close friends: most of your close friends are the people in your dorm. Dorm unity is really emphasized here. If you're awake at 2 am on a Tuesday, what are you doing? HOMEWORK. How often to people party? Usually limited to the weekends, but there's always people that can go at it every night of the week. Frats/Sororities: None. (Good) Dorms serve as the tight-knit communities instead. You live in the same dorm (usually, unless you transfer) for as long as you live on campus, which for most students is all the way through junior year.

-Athletics (esp. football) are huge -work hard/play hard mentality (sometimes dangerously so) -always something to do...you could fill up your whole day and still barely scratch the surface of available activities -what you make of it

The first thing you need to know is that everyone, and I mean everyone, goes to the football games. Notre Dame doesn't have Greek life, and the dorms sort of take the place of that. There's a lot of dorm spirit, and students usually live in the same dorm for the years they are on campus. A lot of people party Friday and Saturday nights, but there are some people who aren't into that, and a very few people who spend their weekends studying...

countless options. Pretty much anything you want to do, you can do. Dorms replace frats, but not in the same degree for partying. Football is king. The rest of the sports teams are important too. But nothing rivals a football weekend or even all football season at Notre Dame. Dating situations aren't ideal, but it happens.

lots of religious activities, lots of drinking on weekends, lots of entertainment events on campus like musicians, magicians, etc, no greek life

The most popular group on campus is definitely Right to Life. This group is also controversial because of the tactics they sometimes use and because the administration gives them special privileges. The other most popular clubs are usually sports related or service related. Notre Dame probably is one of the most service-orientated colleges in the country. Athletic events for men are usually extremely popular, especially football, but women's events do not usually draw as large of crowds. The dating scene is not the best. It usually involves people looking to get married right after graduation or people just looking for random hook-ups on the weekends. There also is not much to do off campus because South Bend is not really a college town. There are usually a decent number of activities on campus on weekends for students who do not want to go partying.

We work hard and we play hard. Athletic events --- extremely well attended. We're kind of a big deal when it comes to sports. My favorite thing about Notre Dame is the social life! It's so wide open: If you want to party, you can find a party and you can find friends who will want to party with you. If you don't want to party, there are always fun sober activities and other non-partiers to hang out with. A lot of students have a mix of partying and non-partying friends and social life. There is no giant gap between them. There is no "cool" group. This isn't high school anymore --- people make friends with people who are nice or with whom they share a common interest.

Legends Hip-Hop night is a must!

Athletic events are very popular when the teams are good. Everyone goes to the football, men's basketball, soccer, and hockey games. Less-well-attended sports are track, golf, fencing, crew, laccrosse, baseball. On the weekends people mostly go to parties. There's not a whole lot to do besides that. And if there were alternative activities, I don't think anyone would go, so they wouldn't be successful.

There are all different kinds of groups, whatever you want. Like I said, there's always something going on around campus.

Activities are huge here. Everybody has something extra that they love - it's funny everybody has some little hidden talent, and some times you just stand back and realize that your friends are these amazing, talented people, and it's just a "wow, that is completely awesome" moment. I'm on the skating team here, and the girls are great. The team is really close and everyone meshes really well. Social life can be as mellow or as crazy as you want, there is definitely variety. You'll find students watching movies in the dorm on Saturday night, or strolling in from the party circuit around 4 - like I said, variety. It makes things really mellow, and pressure free, because you can just about do whatever you want without feeling like you're forced into a specific way to spend Saturday night.

Dorms are a huge part of the social life. A student's dorm comes with stereotypes, such as the pretty girl dorm, the fat girl dorm, the obnoxious boy dorm, and so on. People know the other people within their dorms very well and often leave their doors open. People often complain that single sex dorms negatively the dating scene and makes it more difficult to meet the opposite sex. I met my closet friends through activities within my dorm, If I am awake at 2 am on a Tuesday I am studying/talking with the other girls who are studying in the dorm lounge. People party usually every Friday, Saturday, and often Thursday night. These happen in the boys dorms or off campus. We don't party too hard, though. There are always events available other than parties, such as concerts and dances at legends, shows, sporting events, or Flipside activities. I can usually find something to do.

Lots of Parties on weekends. Dorm doors are usually open. No frats. Severe shortage of weed. Last weekend I got hammered on Friday at an off campus party and ended up inside a construction site in South Bend. Saturday I chilled and watched a movie.

I think the most popular groups/organizations are probably the interhall and intermural athletics. Each dorm has their own set of teams for various sports and they all compete with other dorms throughout the year. This helps intensify not only Notre Dame pride, but also dorm pride. We are very close with the members of our respective dorm and we do whatever we can to show everyone that closeness. We all work together and have a great time. People party on the weekends and it is not difficult to find those parties, however, I have never once been pressured to drink. I am not a drinker myself, and I have never had a problem with either finding somewhere to hang out that does not serve alcohol or going to a party that does and not drinking. Nobody has any problem whether you want to drink or not. It is simply your choice and that is all there is to it.

A lot of people get involved with interhall sports. There are TONS and TONS of volunteer activities to get involved with, so a lot of students, including myself, do that. Students in their dorms do often leave their doors open and most students get really close with the people in their dorm. Athletic events are, of course, HUGELY popular. If you don't go to the home football games you may as well not even go here. There are generally a good amount of guest speakers and theater events. The dating scene is fairly nonexistant. I managed to get a boyfriend, but the dating scene is more "we've been friends for one semester, now let's take things further." I met my closest friend through a class and then got to know all of her friends and that's how I made my group of friends. If I'm awake at 2am on a Tuesday I'm most likely studying. There are tons of dorm events/traditions every year....your dorm will have multiple dances and formals that are similar to prom or homecoming, but are waay more fun. People party A LOT. Don't be fooled by the academic reputation into thinking we don't party, because we're Irish and we drink. A lot. There are no frats/sororities, thank God. Last weekend was St. Patrick's day so my friends and I had a little party, drank a bit, and danced around to music. On a Saturday night without drinking you can chill in someone's room/dorm, go to a SUB movie, go to a sporting event (hockey games!), hang out at LaFun or Recker's, go see the live entertainment at Legends and then stay for the night club, go to a theater event or movie at DPAC, or go off campus to a movie or out to eat, but we generally don't go off campus.

Popular groups: Right to Life, Volunteer groups like Circle K, religious groups like Iron Sharpens Iron Popular teams: football and basketball I am involved with Le Cercle Francais. Our group is dedicated to organizing French cultural events and providing opportunities to speak in French. There is no required time commitment for members. We simply encourage people to attend the events and give the officers their input and ideas. The dating scene can often be awkward due to the single sex dorms and the perception that most male/female relationships are serious romantic ones. Notre Dame students have a reputation for marrying other Domers at a young age. "Ring by Spring" is a common expression used for seniors who get engaged. It's not uncommon. Closest friends: through other friends made during Freshman orientation 2am Tuesday: work No Greek life. The dorms serve as a sort of substitue for this. There is a lot of dorm spirit and dorm officers/commissioners organize events. Not much to do off campus but go to bars to drink and/or dance.

Most Popular Groups: Circle K, Campus Ministry, College Republicans, Center for Social Concerns, Undergraduate Admissions (Tour Guides), Recreational Sports teams. A Group I'm Involved With: Student Senate; 28 senators elected, one from each dorm each year, meet with the Student Body President, VP, and administration to write student policies and reactions to recent events, debate in a formal political manner. Students Leave Doors: Open, unlocked, all the time. Athletic Events are: Constantly attended by everyone. Even soccer. Guest Speakers are: Usually well-attended Theater Events are: Usually well-attended, especially student-run productions! The Dating Scene: Sucks!! We call it "Notre Dating"; nobody here knows what a real date is. I Met My Closest Friends: In the dorm and through classes Freshman Year; be outgoing! At 2am on Tuesday, I'm: Studying. Traditions: Too many to name. Most fun: Keenan Revue, Football games, Fisher Regatta (boat race across the lake), Dillon Pep Rally, loads of other dorm events, Midnight Drummer's Circle before Football Saturdays. People Party: Any night of the week they want, but on average about twice a week. Frats: Don't exist, but dorms are similar and are super-important. Last weekend: I went to a student-run musical on campus, went to dinner off-campus at a local South Bend pizza joint (Rocco's), took my girlfriend to Tippecanoe Place (the old Studebaker Mansion) for brunch, played in the snow (in March!), watched movies with friends. Saturday nights: If you don't party, you can do tons of other stuff. There's always something going on, though a majority of students probably drink on Saturday. FlipSide, student-run group, plans cool events each week. Off-Campus: I go to Chicago, go to the Dunes on Lake Michigan (45 mins), eat at local joints and national chains, occassionally shop.

The social sphere @ ND encompasses almost everything you can imagine. Literally, everything. There is an opportunity for everyone, and this is a more valuable time than any other to just try out new things and be adventurous with clubs, service trips, concerts, seminars, etc. You tend to meet your closest friends when you aren't looking for them, honestly, although your dorm is your best source for your lifelong friends. But don't discount other dorms either!! And there is so so SO much more that you can do with your life on a Saturday than go out and get trashed somewhere. You'll only find that if you're looking for it.

There are so many clubs to get involved in that it is almost overwhelming. We have a club night at the beginning of the year and you can sign up for almost anything you could possibly want and sign up for as many as you think you might be interested in. There are club sports like water polo and gymnastics and religious, political and social clubs as well. I am involved in the water polo team and I am one of the captains. It is a really fun club and we are actually ranked second in the nation right now which is really exciting! We travel all over the country playing over 40 games in one semester! Depending on what kind of intensity you are looking for you can probably find it at ND. We have people on the team who had never played before they got here as well as people who have played for 7+ years so it is a fun mix. Students typically don't lock their doors in the dorms because you need an ID to get into the building and our campus is pretty safe in general. There aren't typically any issues with theft although it does happen on rare occasions. Football, basketball and hockey games are extremely popular as are other smaller sports and they are so much fun to go to. There is usually some kind of sporting event going on and students are always going to cheer other students on! Typically through your dorm and your classes you will know at least one person on almost every sport team so it is really fun to go watch them! We have an amazing theater program and building with many opportunities to go watch a play or musical throughout the year. There are also guest speakers just about every week on a large variety of subjects and students are alerted through fliers and emails about things they might be interested in. Dating here is pretty serious. There isn't so much of a hook-up culture here as there is a more serious dating scene. People here tend to have a lot in common and really get to know each other. There are a lot of couples here and people joke about "ring by spring" meaning that many people expect to get engaged by the end of their senior year. My closest friends are in my section of the dorm and on my water polo team. If I'm awake at 2am on a Tuesday I am probably in the library with a couple friends studying for my test the next day or in La Fortune (the student center) grabbing a bite to eat and hanging out with some friends. Each dorm has its own traditions like dorms and events such as Alumni's "Bun Run" through the library during finals week. People party just about every night, so if you are really looking for something to do you can probably find something. There are a lot of bars off campus that upperclassmen go to and underclassmen typically have dorm parties which may sound lame but are actually really fun. There is not Greek system here so dorms are your social center and where you will typically meet all your friends and do a lot of activities. If you don't want to party or drink, we have movies playing every week that are different and you can go watch with a couple friends, or you can go to a concert on campus. Some clubs have activity nights where they all go bowling or ice skating or things like that. Dorms typically have dances or activity nights too which are so much fun!

The football team is obviously the most popular team on campus even though they weren't good this year we all know thats gonna change. I feel like most students leave their doors open because it would be wierd to lock them except for when you go to bed cuz you don't want some creep in your room. My closest friends are my roommates and people from my dorm. I've made some other cool friends from people in my classes. People party a lot here. Drinking is huge. Last weekend was the weekend before break so I stayed in with some friends and played drinking games all night. You can always go to parties and not drink on Saturday night, which I sometimes do. Off campus is more parties which equals more drinking.

I work for the newspaper, the Observer. We are a completely student run newspaper and are consistently ranked in the top ten of student newspapers. FOOTBALL is insanely popular. I don't know anyone who doesn't go to the games unless they're too drunk to stand. People party typically thursday-saturday if you're an underclassman. The rest of the days are for homework. Once you hit 21, people go to the bars on some week nights. Like most college campuses, there are certain hot bars for certain days of the week. A typical weekend night goes like this: us girls pregame in our dorm room, we go meet up and drink more in a guys room, and then we go to an off campus party. Come home, and eat food, then to bed.

You can always leave your door open (except on football weekends). Everyone goes to football games, and a lot of people go to basketball games. Anyone can participate in any kind of activity, really. Every dorm has athletic teams open for participation. As far as dating goes, it's a subject that gets a lot of attention at Notre Dame. Many people date for all four years, followed by a "ring by spring" of their senior year. The single life entails, for a lot of people, drunken hook-ups. However, a good deal of people are content to sit around in their dorms on weekends, either drinking with their friends or just watching sports and playing video games (at least for guys). During the week, most people spend a lot of time on homework, as most are very intense about their studies. Thursdays are, sometimes, good nights to go out, or at least to drink in the dorms with friends. There is always plenty to do without drinking, and plenty of people who don't do it much. There are a lot of parties in the dorms on weekends. Off-campus parties are usually the best because there are really no rules and they can go past 2 AM, unlike in the dorms. Almost all parties are hosted by guys, and unless you know the owners of the house its hard to get into a party. They are generally most interested in giving girls free alcohol, for reasons that are apparent. It's really disgusting and upsetting to me, but at least there isn't any concern of girls being roofied or anything like that.

Met my closest friends freshman year in my dorm. Most dorms leave doors open and people are in and out of friends rooms.

The football team is obviously the most popular, but basketball should get more recognition.

Pretty much Notre Dame offers the same as any university for clubs and teams. I am involved in football boosters. This group is in charge of putting the gold paint on Notre Dame football helmets. The helmets are made of real gold. This stuff is not fake. We also later on at night go clubing outside of school at Corby's a big restraunt downtown. It's famous for outside parties for Notre Dame. It's famous for Rudy as well the movie made on campus about a football hero. The students have to leave there doors open unless there sleeping. Strict britals policy. Females are only allowed in males rooms during certain hours of the day often between 9am-12midnight. We don't have curfews because athletics and stuff runs late. I usually have a class at 8am on tuesday so I am sleeping or studying in my dorm. We might go outside in the yard and throw snow on Tuesday at 2am also. Students love to throw snow at faculity cars and windows. There are hateful teachers we don't like sometimes. Football is the traditon in the fall, winter it's throwing snow outside and Spring it's the big BLUE GOLD GAME for football. People never party at all at Notre Dame. Only during football season at tailgates. Drinking is forbidden on campus grounds even for the public. People get fined all the time or arrested sometimes. Parties are only on the weekends but off campus. Students binge drink at Corby's on weekends or local bars. there are like four bars within walking distance of the football stadium. But you must first have to pass the big gated entry. Security is a mess and it's tight. Notre dame has no frats or sororities. There not allowed on campus per security and also per the Priests. Drinking is not allowed its a dry campus. Last weekend I did homework and went to the movies with my girlfriend. There are several movie theatres near campus. The debartlo proforming arts center allows students to attend movies free of charge sometimes. Often times its like only three dollars. Saturday. you can go to sporting events on campus, go to movies, if you have work-study you can work in the library or other jobs. Saturday's are also common for classes or final exams. Saturday's sometimes they might have special lectures that require you to attend class. Saturday is a passion for exams. teachers have finals on saturday or midterms. so this does not have drinking. What can you do off campus. well off campus your a civilian so you can do what ever you want reasonble by law. Notre Dame though does have strict code of conduct. Meaning a faculity can turn you in if your drinking off campus. Because in the handbook it's a dry campus. you can get kicked off campus or out of school.

Hockey, Basketball, and obviously Football are really popular. There are also tons of dorm sports teams and especially in guys dorms those games can get pretty intense. People tend to party Thursday-Friday although it is also common for people to stay in on weekends and study, just depends on who you are. I leave my door open, some people lock theirs. Last weekend I went to dinner and the symphony with the members of my Graphic Design class, we all brought dates.

There are over 300 clubs and orginizations on campus, so there really is something for everyone, and if you can't find one you like, it's pretty easy to start your own (unless you're gay) and the University will give you money for it. My favorite thing I'm involved with is being a tour guide (which we get paid foor, so it it's technically a job, not a club) becaue you get to influence how kids see the school. You may be the only student they meet on campus and it's fun to help people get all the info the want about the school and try to give the best impression you can of the student body and the University. Dorm life is huge at ND. Since we don't have a greek system and all the dorms are single sex, a dorm is kind of like a frat or sorority, but you son't get to choose who's in it. Each dorm also hads a mascot and has formals and interhall sports and competitions. Most people stay in their origninal dorm for at least 2 years, usually 3, and a lot of people stay in for all 4 yrs. The dating scene sucks. Kids who are dating are on the verge of marriage at any second. It probably wouldn't be too hard t find someone to hook up with (especially at a party) but there's a super weirdly high percentage of holy kids who ae waiting for marriage and think making out verges on sin. I think this anecdote sums up dating at ND: One time I got drunk and hooked up with a kid who was cute and seemed cool and normal until we were finished and he said, and I quote, "Well, I guess I'm going to hell now" He wasn't kidding either. 99{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of people who are up at 2am on a Tuesday are studying. The other one percent is either crying because they've given up on studying and have accepted the fact that they're going to get a bad grade, or praying. People party, but not nearly as much as other colleges. I'd say the average ND "party" is 10 guys sitting in a circle in their dorm room drinking more than 3 but les than 8 natty ices. Most people need to be slapped around a little and reminded that they're in college and yu only get that chance once. No frats, but lots of sausage fests. There are actually a fair amount of things to do if you don't want to drink, b/c there's a pretty big percentage of kids who don't drink or drink very little. Off campus parties are significantly better than anything that could go on in the dorms. They're not terrible usually: a lot of beer pong, lound music, drunken grinding, and maybe a cop or two later on in the night. There are some bars that are easy enough to get into with a fake, but some that you really do have to be 21. The bars aren't great though.

I'm not going to lie to you- the academic scene at ND can be pretty rigorous. But the kids that come here are those who are up to the challenge. I've never let schoolwork come in the way of my social life. I still find time to participate in clubs and hang out with my friends. Tailgating weekends on campus are INSANE. The 10,000 or so people that are on campus literally quadruples in a matter of hours. No matter how much or how little you thought you cared about football, it will all change here. Football season is intense and I'm pretty sure our 8 AM tailgates rival some college's party scene. If you aren't into the whole party scene, there are clubs that offer alternative activities to drinking. That's not my cup of tea, but whatever floats your boat. The one thing that's pretty crappy here is the dating scene. It seems like almost everyone is either in a serious relationship or is looking for an easy hook-up. Casual dating is pretty much non-existent. And guys- just because you're coming to a Catholic school and might be expecting prude girls, I know quite a few ladies (if you can even call them that) that would change your mind. Dorm life is far better for guys than it is for girls. Being a girl, I spend nearly all my time in the guys' dorms. They operate like fraternities, girls' dorms act like summer camps. Parietals suck. Unless you're a dude, and it's easy to sneak a lady friend to your room. Breaking them in girls dorms? Feasible, but tricky.

There isn't any Greek life at ND and the dorms are single-sex, therefore, your dorm basically becomes the basis of your social life. Partying is pretty rare among underclassmen on weekdays, as ND imposes "parietals," which state that no member of the opposite sex is allowed in dorm rooms past 12 AM on weekdays or 2 AM on weekends, and it is strictly enforced. But most students are busy studying during the weekdays, so it doesn't make a huge difference. Plenty of students here are uninterested in drinking, so there are definitely activities available for them to do during the weekends. If you are interested in drinking, though, there are often "dorm parties" on any given Friday or Saturday night, and although parietals start at 2 AM, if you want to party more, the parties move to student houses or apartments off-campus. There are taxis available to drive students off campus for $2-3 per person, so it is really simple to get somewhere on a Friday or Saturday night without worrying about a designated driver. Some students travel to Chicago a couple times throughout the semester, which is less than a 2 hour drive. There are a lot of activities sponsored by SUB (Student Union Board), such as concerts or stand-up comedians. In my second year, I have seen Third Eye Blind, Ben Folds, Ben Lee and OK Go