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娱乐篇派对兄弟姐妹会社团活动运动健身
Thesociallifeiscenteredaroundthegreekcommunity,fratpartiesandthebarsinevanston.MondaynightkegsandthursdaynightDeuce.weekendsareactuallymuchmoretamehere.Theaterpartiesoccupytheweekends.Othernightsarejustpeoplehangingoutindormswiththeirdoorsopenorintheiroffcampushouseswatchingtv.Peoplespendalotmoretimeatthelibrarythanyouthink.Peopleliveinthelibrary.
Ithinkfraternities/sororitiesareextremelyimportantonNorthwestern'scampus.BecauseclosetohalfofthestudentsareGreek,thesystemcreatesabond.JoiningasororitywasoneofthebestdecisionsImadethisyear,especiallybecauseIdidn'tcometoNorthwesternthinkingthatIwantedtorush.ImetsomanygirlsthatIwouldn'thavemetotherwise,especiallybecauseIliveSouthCampus.
Thesociallifecanbegreat,butyouhavetochoosewheretoputyourefforts.Thegreeksceneisthemostuniversallyaccessibleoutletforthestudentbody,butoffcampustheaterparties,partiesthrownatathleteburrows,andpartiesfundraisingforvariousclubscanbefoundeveryweekend.Itjustdependsonhowopenmindedyouare.
Forgetaboutthedatingscene.Unlessyou'reatafratpartymostguyshereareundesiredortoobusytomaintainarelationship.Theymakegreatgayfriends,though.FraternitiesandSororitiesarenoteverythinghere,butthereareatonofstudentsthatgogreek.Theyaren'tusuallythetypicalstereotypethough.
Sincenooneisascoolorinterestingasme,Ikeeptomyself.Idon'twantanyoneelse'squestionablemoralsandopinionstoinfluencemeinanyway,soIstayinmyroomandhaveconversationswithmypillow.Northwesternisgreatbecausethereisnopressuretobesocialatall.
DanceMarathonisaHUGEdealoncampusandeveryonetriestoexperienceitatleastoncebeforetheygraduate.It'sliterally30hoursnon-stopdancingtoraisemoneyforacharity.Peoplegocrazyoverit.Also,Greeklifeisabigdealoncampus.
Imetmostofmyclosetfriendsinmydormfreshmenyear,andthenaddedabunchmorewithmyfraternitywhenIrushedthatwinter.Somepeopleherearesocial,othersarenot,butnearlyeveryoneisfriendly.Wehaveanincrediblynice/politestudentsbody.Inthedininghall,IalmostalwaysheremayI,please,andthankyouwhenpeopleaddressthekitchenstaff.Ifindthisrefreshingduetothestereotypeofcollegestudentsascompletelyself-absorbedwithfeelingsofentitlement.Onthesideofactivities,I'vealreadymentionedthatmostpeopleareinvlovedwithsomething.Additionally,manypeopleattendmoviescreenings,footballgames,guestspeakersorthemusicalgueststhattheuniversitybringsin.Prettymucheverystudentgroupyoucanthinkofishere,butthereisnothingparticularlyunusual.Theatreisespeciallyprominent.I'mnotanactorortheatrebuff,butItryandattendatleastoneshowaquarterbecausetheytendtobereallyhighqualityandIoftenhavefriendsinthem.Infact,IhaveheardthatbreakingintothetheatresceneisoneofthemostcompetitvefacetsatNorthwestern.Intermsofsociallife,drinkinghasitsplace,likeatanycollege.PeopleliketogooutonMondaynights,Thursdaynightsandtheweekend,butitisn'tuncommonforothermidweekstufftogodownaswell.Still,therearetonsofsocialthingswhichdonotinvolvedrinking,likegoingtoChicago,orseeingashowetc.Greeklifehasastrongpresenceoncampus,andasamember,I'dliketothinkthatitdiffersfromGreeklifeatotherplaces.Manypeople,includingmyself,claimtheyneverwouldhaveconsideredgoingGreekelsewherebutenduprushinghere.Thefraternityisstillnotthefocalpointofmycollegeexpereince,butIthatmyhouseisveryinvolvedinphilanthropyandwehaveahandfulofnon-drinkerswhofindGreekliferewarding.Still,themainGreekhouseslackdiversity,andthereareproblemswithbingedrinkingandnegativestereotypes/socialstratificationamonghouses.YoudonothavetobeGreektohaveanactiveandvibrantsociallife.Manyofmyclosetfriendsarenon-Greekanddonotsufferbecauseofitatall.DatingatNorthwesternisokay,butnotgreat.Toillustratethis,IwenttoaconcertoncampusfromthebandOKGO,whereduringabreakbetweensongs,theleadsingeraskedthecrowdifNorthwesternwasaschoolforlovers?
TheunisonanswerwasaresoundingNO,andtheguitarplayerwastakenaback,stammeringIthoughtallschoolswereforlovers.Thisisindicativeofsomeofthefrustrationthatexists,buttherearestillgood-looking,niceandavailablegirlsifyoulookhardenoungh.Also,inmyexperience,ithelpstojoinafraternity.Finally,Northwesternisafunplace.WehaveafewcooltraditionslikeDilloDay,analldayconcertinthespring.Nevertheless,Ireiterate,itsnotastateschoolatmosphere.Thereisn'ttheexcitementaboutsportsoroutrageouspartiesth