Social Life

<p>It's obvious the Rose-Hulman is a very good school academically but I was just wondering what it offered socially? I mean, I'm not looking for a Univ. of Miami type school or anything but I don't want to be in my dorm studying the whole time. Do people keep to themselves and stay in there rooms a lot? Are is there any party scene? Is it obvious that the M/F ratio is very male favored?</p>

<p>If you want to have a social life at Rose-Hulman, you can. It is true that there are some people that spend a lot of time in their dorm rooms playing games and studying. But there is an equal number of students who are very involved on campus.</p>

<p>There are basically two ways to have a social life. You can either join campus clubs/organizations or join a fraternity. Rose has tons of clubs. There are professional societies (IEEE, ACM, ASME), sports teams, technical clubs (Efficient Vehicles, Robotics Team, Human Powered Vehicles), humanities clubs (Drama Club, The Rose Thorn, literary magazine), service organizations (APO, Circle K), and many more. My roommate was a member of the Efficient Vehicles team and formed some great friendships. I joined a service fraternity and met tons of people that way.</p>

<p>If you come to Rose, you should be sure to rush your freshman year just to see what the fraternities are like. They have distinct personalities, and one may fit your liking. The people who join fraternities have a tendency to socialize just with their frats…but that’s not a rule. The party scene is centered at the fraternities. There aren’t many parties outside of frats, as far as I know.</p>

<p>It’s also important to note that a lot of your socialization freshman year will come from life in your residence hall. Depending on how good your RA and SAs are, your floor will have frequent floor events like dinners, canoe trips, hiking trips, etc. You’ll end up hanging out as a group in various people’s rooms talking about nothing in particular. BE CERTAIN to keep your door open as much as possible to encourage others to stop by and say hi.</p>

<p>The M/F ratio is high. VERY high. Although it is getting better every year, there’s still a long way to go. I think we graduated 2 girls from my major (EE) last year. However, other majors are a bit more mixed. The AB/BE majors as well as Chem and ChemE majors tend to have a higher concentration of women.</p>

<p>What about the ROTC folks at Rose? I would assume they are quite busy between studies and such. Any feedback on that group?</p>

<p>My sophomore adviser freshman year is in Army ROTC and also in a fraternity. It is possible to do other activities if you do ROTC, although of course you probably won’t be able to do as many things as other students.</p>

<p>Was your sophomore ROTC adviser happy with the program? Any thoughts on Airforce ROTC?</p>

<p>My SA does seem happy with the program and he’s gotten a lot of opportunities he probably wouldn’t have had otherwise. I don’t know very much about the Air Force program, but I think it’s pretty similar in structure to the Army program. That said, ROTC isn’t for everyone. If you hate getting up early or physical activity, it’s probably not for you, but there are many advantages as well.</p>

<p>I don’t know what you’re talking about Nick! As a ROTC guy I find myself having more time for stuff because you learn better how to manage your time early on. Air Force ROTC is easier than Army as far as what you do in school, it’s just harder to get an AFROTC scholarship. If you can get into Rose, you are academically qualified to get a 4 year Army ROTC scholarship that will let you graduate rose with zero debt. You cannot say the same for AFROTC. They are more selective and have fewer full ride scholarships. The AFROTC program spends most of its time in the class room whereas Army actually goes out each week and runs around the woods “Playing Army” is the best way I can describe it.</p>