Columbia's Social Scene?

Achilleus
Wed, 29 Nov 2006 01:32:58 +0000

buffysmg - while there is a good amount of “just hooking up” going on here, there is also a good amount of “serious” dating as well. The article is BS.

To all else - many people have already hit the nail on the head when it comes to the social scene here. There’s lots going on, but it’s not like at other ivies (or other schools in general) where there is a definitive place to be on a given weekend night. We have fraternities which tend to throw big parties at the beginning of each semester, but for the rest of the semester tend to cater only to themselves and the greek community. I’m a brother in one of the fraternities here on campus and we throw our doors open at the beginning of each year mostly so we can meet people and see if there are guys we want to join. Other than that, you need to be a brother to enjoy the social benefits that the fraternity offers.

There are plenty of bars around campus and, of course, New York City has plenty going on.

The student councils try to throw “parties” on campus every so often but, in my experience, these aren’t very good. If you like to have lots of options in terms of social life, Columbia is a good place to be. If prefer to have nightlife laid out for you and go to huge parties where all of campus can be found, you may do well to look elsewhere.