more email responses!

AnnaK — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:06:00 GMT

Wow, I've been getting a lot of emails lately! Yay! Here are a few responses for you.

Jenna asked: "One of my concerns is going to a college where everyone goes home on the weekends and the place is dead. I think it would be nice to go home on occasion but I really want to become more independent and don't plan on making that trip home every weekend. Does this happen at Butler? Do a lot of people go home on the weekends? Also what do people do on the weekends at Butler?"

This is a great question, because so many people at Butler are from relatively close by. However, Butler students are very independent and love getting involved on campus. So while yes, it is easy for most people to get home whenever they want, not everyone does all the time. It seems as though out of all of my friends here, maybe 2 at a time will be gone for a weekend (or out visiting another school), but everyone else will still be around. I wouldn't be too worried

On the weekends, we do...everything. Some people go to frat parties, some go out to Broad Ripple (my favorite!), some stay in and play Super Smash Bros. Brawl for 12 hours straight, some go shopping, some partake in the on-campus events like movies or Greek functions... there really is a lot to do!

Suzi asked: I read what you said about Ross, and that definitely seems like I would enjoy it more. So basically, I was wondering where you met most of your friends at Butler? Are they mostly people from your dorms? Because in that case, is it hard for girls in Schwitzer to meet boys? Also, where do people usually live their sophomore year?

Suzi, don't worry, girls in Schwitzer still have a ton of fun! There are quiet girls, party girls, in-the-middle-girls, super athletic girls, funny girls, mean girls, sweet girls, whatever girls - in both Ross and Schwitzer. It depends on the people, not the dorm. I'm sure you will find friends everywhere. I met most of my friends at the beginning of the year during orientation, at Playfair (which is part of freshman orientation), and randomly through classes and around campus. A lot of my friends that I see more often are in Ross, yes, however some of my favorite people on campus live in Schwitzer, and a lot of them hang out in Ross a fair amount of time. To answer your last question, many sophomores will have participated in Greek recruitment, so a lot of them move into their fraternity or sorority houses, but those who don't typically live in Residential College - aka ResCo.

Yael asked: "I was wondering if you can tell me what it's like on campus? Are you involved in Hillel at all? If you are can you give me some ideas of what you do? Also, I'm considering rushing...and I was wondering if you can give me a little better of an idea about the sororities and what it's like."

Campus is beautiful. It's never too empty or too crowded, there are a lot of trees, the buildings are beautiful, pretty much - life is good. I am somewhat involved in Hillel, although not as much as I would like to be. There are weekly meetings and Shabbat dinners which are wonderful, but unfortunately I am usually so busy from class I can't go [:'(]

About the sororities - they are all different, but they are also sooo similar. I recommend when you come to campus, go over to each house for lunch or dinner before recruitment to get an idea of the different personalities within each house. I recommend that you go twice, because you may come out with a totally new perspective on each house. Sorority life is a lot of fun, and I love that at Butler, everyone supports everyone else. We truly participate in friendly competition. We are a true embodiment of the term "Greek community" - that's what we are - one huge family that lives in a bunch of different houses

Alright everyone, I hope I answered your questions well, and I hope your college-choosing decisions get easier and easier! Go bulldogs!

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