Social life at Swat vs. Bowdoin

interesteddad
Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:05:09 +0000

I believe that my daughter’s biggest challenge at Swarthmore was finding the time to do everything she wanted to do and she had to pick and choose. For example, I don’t think she was a regular at the weekly indie rock shows at Olde Club on campus, however she never missed a dance recital, large scale event (except the New Pornographers when she was in China or India), or the annual screening of The Graduate the night before classes start in September, or the annual spring Worthstock – all day rock n’ roll and bar-b-q in Worth courtyard the day after classes end in May.

She and her friends had their own impromptu events. For example, freshman year, they did a sushi and sake party in the dorm where they made literally hundreds and hundreds of pieces of sushi (covered two banquet tables) for a Saturday night party.

What counts as a social event? I know my daughter went to the fireside chats with four or five candidates for the Dean’s position (free pizza!), discussing their views on being a Dean at Swarthmore, and sending her thoughts to the committee. That’s pretty typical.