What is the general vibe of the social life here? Obviously most of the parties are Greek affiliated - how often is there a party going on? Do people spend more time at bars, fraternity parties, etc? How often do people (that aren’t dropping out lol) go out? How big do the parties get? How often do more “specific” social events occur like date parties, formals, themes etc? Although I would enjoy a vibrant social life, this is more out of curiosity than anything else.
Social life is pretty lively for those who seek it. I think the median person probably goes out perhaps a little less than once a week, but a sizable population goes out a lot more.
Parties can get big, getting shut down is pretty common, especially for “open” frat parties (there is really no such thing as a truly “open” frat party if you are a male student). Also, expect “Block” parties to get shut down too.
My daughter is pretty social but in a more demanding major. She goes out about once during the week and one or two nights Friday-Saturday. During football season she’s at pregame parties every Saturday of a home game. Often those Saturdays she doesn’t usually go out on Saturday nights.
She goes to 3-4 date party/ formals semester. The formats held by the frats are often outside AA. She had one overnight in Canada.
There are definitely people who go out way more. She doesn’t go to bars all that much, occasionally. Some people go way more. Once kids turn 21, they go to bars a lot more for sure.
My daughter is in Greek life so that’s the majority of her social life but she’s involved in some organizations with occasional parties.
There is also a huge contingent of kids that don’t go to any big parties. Who have fun and a great social life in other ways. They go out to eat or cook/ hang out at somebody’s house or apartment.
Ok that sounds great! That sounds like the perfect amount!
For contrast…lol. My kiddo lives with the Nerds on North. They play games in someone’s apartment or the community center, or have a Netflix night at someone’s apartment about once a week. Sometimes they go to UMix, or events on campus, sometimes they get invited to parties, go on dates, etc. My kiddo’s major is very demanding. She probably goes out 2-3 times a month, and sees friends at her/their apartment pretty regularly. In her social group, studying is an accepted priority and few people drink regularly. I think you can be as much of a partier or as much of a homebody as you want at UMich. Something’s always going on and there are so many people, you’ll find a community you click with.