Around Town

Elon has a really great cultural calendar put out every semester with a list full of impressive speakers, shows and performances. The Student Union Board also does a really great job putting on activities such as movies on the lawn, late night meals, concerts, hypnotists and bingo games. Elon's beautiful lawns and great weather throughout most of the year are definitely conducive to good Frisbee games and outside time. You can rent bikes from Campus Recreation or take the Elon Bio Bus into Alamance Crossing to dine or shop! Elon is NOT a commuter school - nobody leaves on the weekends so there is always something going on. It's also kind of in the middle of nowhere, so people really do stick around and don't leave campus all that often. Freshman year, I hardly left at all. Sophomore year I had friends with cars so we would drive to the movies, out to dinner or to Target more often. Not much happens downtown Burlington but it is worth exploring on a Sunday afternoon! It's quiet but has a few cute furniture and thrift stores and a great Co-Op where a lot of people go for healthy, fresh food. All in all, I would say Elon really gives you no reason to leave campus - there is always plenty going on and enough fun to be had without having to go very far or spend any money!

Organizations such as Autism Speaks, Intramural Sports, Advertising Club, etc. Acapella concerts, club sports, events such as The Color Run and The Zumbathon

Movie theatre, bowling, shopping, eating out, hiking, canoeing, nights in with friends.

There are always different sporting events or cultural activities on the weekends. Elon isn't very far from Greensboro and there is TONS to do there. Elon is close to shopping centers and many restaurants.

Join a club! There are many socially oriented clubs such as sports teams and ballroom dance team. Or get your friends together and do a movie night in a classroom using a projector, there's also a local bowling alley that has unlimited bowling Friday/Saturday nights for $10 for 3 hours!

Students are very involved in campus, so there's always something more you could be doing with your time, it's impossible to get bored here if you put in the effort to be involved. Plus, the nightlife is great if that's more your style.

There are many activites offered on campus as well as a fun social scene. Students do sports, intramurals, fundraisers, and generally soak up the beautiful NC weather. Burlington has the most restaurants per square foot in the country so there are plenty of places to eat out. Raleigh and Greensboro are a short drive away.

Elon doesn't have a big social scene, so most weekends are spent at fraternity or athletic club parties, or the two bars near campus, with nights ending at Late-Night McEwen (our dining hall that's open till 3am on the weekends). For the non-partyers, our Student Union Board has events every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, including concerts, movies, and game nights; also, many other clubs host events, dances, and our A Capella groups perform quite often. Basketball and football games are highly attended, and our baseball team is among the best as well. With Greensboro and Raleigh also within driving distance, you will never be able to claim boredom.

Students hang out everywhere on campus, the weekends there are always events being held by the Student Union Board, like: movie screenings, comedy shows, acapella shows, Bingo. If not there are always parties off-campus too, which are fun.

Not everything at Elon is based around partying. The intramural sports are huge, Alamance Crossing is a great place to hang out, and Elon is close to both Greensboro and Raleigh.