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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In a nutshell, this is what sucks about Chicago social life.  If you don't want to go to frat parties and get blasted, but you actually want to have fun during your college years, there's not a whole lot else to do.    [/quote]
Oh please.

I was only talking about in dorms. South and Max P people mostly don't make friends in their dorm through their houses and have to resort to dorm parties because there isn't much of a house culture there. That doesn't mean that's all they do. It means they make friends the way people do at every other school that doesn't have houses. Class, clubs, student organizations, etc. etc. Max P and South only part a lot in relation to other UChicago dorms. They're pretty much the same as dorms at other schools.

If someone thinks there isn't anything to do here they don't have an imagination.

First of all, there's the city of Chicago. There are tons of concerts (and the Symphony is like $15 for students). Museums (most of which are free with a student ID). There are interesting places to eat, neighborhoods to explore, parks to wander, architecture to look at, football, basketball, soccer, baseball and hockey games to attend and on and on. Then there's all the stuff to do on campus. Get involved in University Theater. Join any of the other dance teams, which range from ballroom to ballet to contemporary. There's like 5 acapella groups and a few different choirs. We have a UChicago Symphony and Chamber orchestra. Hack@uchicago organizes a party with free food every Friday where people hang out and talk and program. Do research (which many people find pretty fun). Join the Maroon or the South Side Weekly or, if you're sarcastic, the Shady Dealer or Off Off Campus (a comedy troupe that alumni of which created Second City). We have an ice rink on the midway. There are cheap films at Doc Films almost every day. Intramural sports get intense (look up Sportsfrolic or the annual Crown vs Alper broomball game). Go roofing with your friends. Sit around and debate philosophy until 5 am.

I couldn't even list all the things you can do for fun here. Our motto "where fun comes to die" is so frequently misunderstood it's just frustrating at this point. It means that we like school. We are here for academics, and we like learning. People see us working all the time and they think our fun is dead. That's not true, we do have fun. It's just that on top of all the normal things we do for fun, we find school fun too. [/quote]

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