Around Town

My friends and I go to the farmer's market almost every Saturday - it's the biggest market I've ever seen. We also sometimes go downtown to eat dinner and walk along the river. There are restaurants and a small movie theater right near campus, but getting to the mall requires taking a car or bus.

Check out downtown and West Des Moines!

On any given night, there's always several activities happening. There are clubs you can join (including Greek life if that's your thing) and several great restaurants surrounding campus.

There aren't any extraordinary things to do for fun, but it's exciting to see Des Moines and get to visit local restaurants and bars.

The Des Moines area has a lot to offer if you investigate. The shopping centers are very nice, and there are countless dining options. There are outdoor activities to do during fall and spring, as well as indoor events, such as rock climbing, movies, bowling, etc. Keep in mind that in college, it is essential to make any situation fun, which is possible.

Des Moines is a small city and you have to really look for things to do off campus. If you are bored though you can play pool at Olmstead or rent movies from the library, but you kind of have to look for fun. There are parties on campus, but since the school is small, the party scene gets repetitive.

Drake LOVES to party and thirty-percent of students are involved in Greek life, so there's no shortage of places to go on the weekends if you're into the whole college party scene. In addition, even among those who aren't Greek, many students take advantage of the readily available fake ID market, and there are plenty of bars near campus. I knew there was going to be a lot of partying at Drake, but as someone who likes to party but can�t drink, even I was surprised by how intense the party scene is. I would say probably 20% of students go out (either to bars or house parties) at least 5 days a week and about 85% to 90% of students go out on the weekends and drink. If you do the math there, that leaves one or two people on your floor on Friday and Saturday nights who aren�t drinking or partying. If you aren�t into the party scene, get ready to be bored. Your first semester it might seem like there are lots of fun activities, but campus-sponsored events get old and seem childish real fast and Des Moines isn�t exactly a hotbed for interesting NA entertainment.

There are many clubs to do and get involved.

Drink

Being an Iowan I have to admit it is hard to find things to do outside of Des Moines. But Drake is in Des Moines! There are plenty of shows going on at the civic center or games to watch at Wells Fargo Arena. Hanging out with the people is great in general.