<p>I keep seeing mention of off campus house parties and fake IDs at local bars.</p>
<p>Do any of the students participate in Late Night Marquette? Is that still active?</p>
<p>The website advertised it as an activity offered instead of drinking, with bowling, bingo, movies, live music, good food.</p>
<p>Seems like a good alternative especially during the winter, for those who don't want to travel too far in the cold.</p>
<p>You know, I’m sure it does still go on. As well as the other things you see signs for in the dorms, like scavenger hunts and ice cream socials. There are weekend retreats for leadership and campus ministry, and lots of clubs . . .BUT I cannot tell you if your son will feel comfortable at any of those activities or find his “people” there, you know?
I do think that kids who don’t go to parties have a harder time getting socially settled in college, and judging from the “Pet Peeves” thread that is raging on the Parents’ Forum, that is not a problem exclusive to Marquette or any one school.
I am also starting to think that I may not be the best to share info with parents from much more far-flung places. It could be that Chicago qualifies you as a “local” at Marquette, even though I still contend that most Chicago kids DO NOT go home anything like every weekend. But certainly part of what makes Marquette a great fit for MY kid is what has proven for us to be an ideal distance from home, far enough away to be independent and close enough for two-way visiting.
It’s just tougher to be farther away. Not impossible, perhaps ultimately rewarding – but certainly for freshmen, it’s tougher.</p>
<p>Marquette was, and I am sure, still is, like any other medium-to-large school. Whatever type of “activity” you are looking for, you can find it if you try hard enough. Looking to drink? Pretty easy to find (like pretty much any other college). Looking for hard drugs? Significantly harder to find, but if you really want them, you can probably get them. Looking for good clean fun? Plenty of opportunities for that.</p>
<p>IMHO, whatever activities a kid participates in depends way more on the kid than the college.</p>
<p>Thanks, Stacey, for your encouraging words. As my husband says, I always like to “Prelive the crisis”. </p>
<p>Really was interested in my OP to find out if those things are still offered. As schools are always doing renovations, didn’t know if the annex and the theater was still around.</p>
<p>Theater and annex are still there. I don’t know whether or not the specific programs you mentioned still exist.</p>