<p>Wow I'm surprised there are like no threads on this. I loved Muhlenberg! I was wondering what the social life is like here? Is there a lot to do on and off campus? And how are the parties, fun or lame since it's a smaller school w/ a lot more women than men?</p>
<p>i"m wondering the same thing. please offer some input. thanks in advance</p>
<p>The social life's really what you make of it. I know people who basically stay in the dorms, and I know people who are out partying all the time. There are almost always organized activities and/or trips on the weekends so if you're not into the whole party thing that's an option.</p>
<p>Parties are kind of hit or miss. I've been to a few where you need to know people to get in, which are really nice, and many more where it's basically all freshmen because they let everyone in. With my group of friends though "party" more often means "10 people in a dorm room". Haha. And there are almost always people out in the quad, too.</p>
<p>Feel free to PM me if you have any questions. (: I'm always glad to help.</p>
<p>rachmt - I think because Muhlenberg is so small, you don't get the quantities of posts/posters here on CC. It shouldn't be taken as a reflection on the lack of a social life at the school. Chellybelly pretty much sums it up correctly.</p>
<p>Is Muhlenberg remote? Are students w/o cars stranded on campus?</p>
<p>Well, there's a shuttle service but it only runs on certain days (Wednesday and the weekends, I think) from like 6-10. So if you need to go to Target or something and it happens to be Monday you'll need to find a friend with a car... And there's stuff within walking distance, like the 19th street theater, and the farmer's market, but honestly, yes you will probably feel a bit stranded at some point...</p>
<p>okay so im a freshman at muhlenberg. some background info: im pre med- and i am doing well, i live in walz, and i go out allll the time. the party scene is def what you make of it. i go out every thurs, fri, and sat. most parties you need to have connections, but theyre really easy to make. the frats are good, its been really hard to go lately because of some issues, but if you know someone you wont have a problem. the sports houses are fun too. if you wanted to thers a party everynight somewhere, but there is no pressure to party. the school always has something going on for people who dont go out and party. any more questions post them on here ill be happy to answer.</p>
<p>Raincity: Any racial problems on campus like at Lehigh?</p>
<p>thanks raincity. what would you say your favorite and least favorite things about muhlenberg are?</p>
<p>Any responses to posts #8 and #9?</p>
<ul>
<li><p>racial tension?</p></li>
<li><p>most favorite things</p></li>
<li><p>lest favorite things</p></li>
</ul>
<p>While the diversity isn't great, there really isn't racial tension among the minorities that are there.</p>
<p>Most and least favorite - well, I'm a parent, so I don't think I count.</p>
<p>I don't know anything about racial tension, but then, I'm in the white majority and tbh I only know three black kids. So I'm not the one to ask.</p>
<p>Favorite thing, I'd say, is the atmosphere and the people. For the most part, everyone I've met here has been amazingly friendly and nice. There's the whole door-holding thing, which I think is great. One of my friends told me that she was in line to get food and she had left her meal swipe in her room, and the girl behind her swiped for her. People are really nice here.</p>
<p>Least favorite thing is Allentown itself, but I'm hoping the city will grow on me... I'm used to tightly-packed eastern MA, so super-spread-out PA is weird to me and I just don't feel it so much.</p>
<p>Yes, chellybelly... the door holding thing is unique and awesome. I often forget about it when I'm there and 'should' be holding a door for someone else. I am heading to the 'Berg this week for my daughter's a cappella concert, so hopefully this will be a gentle reminder to me to hold doors open for people!</p>
<p>"While the diversity isn't great, there really isn't racial tension..."</p>
<p>"I don't know anything about racial tension, but then, I'm in the white majority and tbh I only know three black kids. So I'm not the one to ask."</p>
<p>^^ While the absence of racial tension is always a good thing, it sounds like diversity is definitely an issue. I've always wondered why schools in PA have no more urm students than schools in ME.</p>
<p>Plainsman, had you heard anything specific about Muhlenberg?</p>
<p>In a number of guide books, M'berg is described as white and wealthy/preppy -- a J. Crew campus. The posts above ("I only know three black kids"/"diversity isn't great") suggest the student body is quite white - - is the rest of the description accurate?</p>
<p>The only students I know a M'berg are day school grads (and white), but that's a pool of just 3 students.</p>
<p>While Muhlenberg may be described that way, please don't assume that's all there is on campus. I guarantee you that my daughter is not a J. Crew lover, and while we are considered upper middle class, we are not as wealthy as some kids. </p>
<p>Was just there this last week for a concert and to bring my daughter home after finals. Several of her friends she introduced me to are UM; I would say that you're more likely to find some of the less preppier students within the theater department (which is where she's at). They tend to be a bit quirkier; they also make up a decent proportion of the campus.</p>
<p>Teriwtt, while I understand that none of the campus descriptions is fully accurate, they often do capture a campus' flavor or feel. My brother's alma mater, Notre Dame, is very much a predom White, politically conservative jock school. There are, without a doubt, urm students, more progressive students and evne those uninterested in sports on campus, but the general description is true and many would advise a student seeking diverse and liberal experience to look elsewhere or at least to proceed with caution.</p>
<p>Not than M'berg is ND, but a school where students tend to dress up/dress preppy, where a significant portion of the sudent body is involved in Greek life, and where most of the quirky students are clustered in a department in which D has little or no interest isn't a really good match for D. And as a realist, I know that D is unlikely to find everything she want on one campus, so the wisest course is to cast a wide net, investigate and then whittle the list down to a managable number to visit/apply.</p>
<p>I fully expect most of the students at any pvt LAC/uni to be affluent and White, that's why we're investigating other "fit" factors (progressive politically, hippish, more than just a handful of black students, not too far from home, etc.).</p>
<p>I wouldn't say a significant portion of the campus is involved in Greek life... I think the official stat is like 14% or something. I personally didn't want a school where Greek life was big at all, but actually some of my really good friends are in sororities. It really isn't a significant part of campus at all.</p>
<p>As for the "J. Crew campus" description... one of my friends at school actually is a J. Crew model! Haha. Seriously, though, I'm certainly not preppy but I fit in perfectly here. To be honest the preppiness of campus kind of threw me off when I visited- but it's not a big deal. What you choose to wear really isn't a big deal in college (I mean, I'm sure to some people it is, but not to most).</p>
<p>It can be difficult to get a handle on some of the stats; one guide book listed Greek participation at over 30% - - I am far less concerned by 15% participation.</p>
<p>As for the preppiness, I'm sure it's not a big deal form many students, but D is black and hippie-ish so any there is a racial difference in addit to or on top of any social differences. Certainly somethig to keep in mind and to look out for if we visit.</p>
<p>Again, I will agree that there are not very many black students on campus, but I think you have to look past numbers and consider the interaction.</p>
<p>D1 attended Syracuse; lots of diversity and very Greek. But there wasn't a lot of interaction between groups, especially the Greeks and non-Greeks. It had better diversity, but was more segregated.</p>
<p>At Muhlenberg, D2 says that, although there are definitely different cliques, there's a healthy respect and lots of interaction - Greeks and non-Greeks are good friends. Belonging to one group doesn't exclude one from having friends in other groups. I didn't see this at Syracuse where D1 was Greek.</p>
<p>You eventually have to feel comfortable wherever you're at, but I do think Muhlenberg is one of those schools that appears to be somewhat narrow in regards to student population, but those there definitely get along; there aren't the turf wars you see on some campuses where there is a much larger diverse student body. So don't let statistics purely guide your decision.</p>