Campus Life

The Dining Hall isn't that great (although rumor has it they are changing food service providers) but everywhere else is pretty good. The Emerson Cafe has awesome sandwiches, there is a private entrance into the Dunkin Donuts next to the Little Building, I am completely obsessed with the stir-fry at the Max (located on the second floor of Piano Row), and if you aren't too lazy to walk over, the Paramount Cafe is probably on of the most underrated places on campus. The people are great and the food is phenomenal.

Though the food hasn't been the highest quality, it's constantly improving. The comments section in the dining hall is actually taken into account all the time.

Again, not a campus resident, so I don't eat the food. The Emerson's Cafe is pretty good and there are lots of places around to get food.

Okay - the dining portion at Emerson is the best and worst. For one, you have the dining hall - which is absolutely the worst. Not very healthy options and the food just isn't good. I rarely like to go to the DH. On the other hand, EmCafe, Max, and Paramount Cafe are all very good! The Emcafe is like a less classy Panera. They have really good breakfast sandwiches, paninis (I recommend the pesto chicken one), and soups. Good on the go place. The Max (in Piano Row) is also really delicious. They're open till 2am (grill closes at 12 though) and consist of a convenient store, made-to-order meal area, and the grill. They have everything from a full on meal to a small snack during a late night study session. My favorite here is the buffalo chicken tenders and pizza. Both good choices. Also, they have a super nice staff! Paramount Cafe (P-caf) is, you guessed it, in the Paramount building. They mostly have snacky food and a grill-style meal cooking. They have burgers, burritos, fries, sandwiches, etc. Pretty good food when you're at the studios rehearsing late at night. As for the meal plan options - they kinda don't have the best options. If you live on campus you're put on the Flex plan (101 meals & $650 board bucks per semester). This option is what most on-campus students stick with. The board bucks are used everywhere but the dining hall, and they go FAST! Keep an eye on how much you're spending!

I rarely eat on campus, but there are lots of great places to eat in Boston.

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Most of our dining locations on campus are great, and offer vegetarian & vegan options. I just wish they were all open 24/7!

Emerson offers a wide variety of dining to suit all types of eaters. Vegetarians, vegans, omnivores and carnivores. Emerson has a few dining places: The DH (Dining Hall) that offers a buffet style course where you may choose as you please. The Max (At the Max Mutchnik center where you can get your choice of freshly made before your very eyes, pizza, stir-fry, falafels, salads, pastas and quesadillas!) and Paramount, which offers delicious fast food to satisfy your cravings!- by fast food, we mean veggie burgers, garden burgers, and any other such type.) Finally there's the Em Caf. (Emerson Cafe, where you can get a cup of coffee, have a bagel, croissant, muffin, salad, sandwich and any other such cafe style bite!) Finally, if that isn't enough, you can use 'EC Cash' to go to various nearby restaurants like Boloco (for burritos and Mexican style food) or at CVS for snacks!

On-campus dining is a bit wibbly-wobbly. The Dining Hall is a buffet and while most of the time there are good items in the 'home cooking' section, sometimes there will be nothing exciting in the rotation. You can make requests via the comment board though. There's also the Max in Piano Row which serves pretty good burgers n' fries, Emerson's Cafe (the Starbucks clone with some yummy sammiches), and Paramount Cafe (which I've been told is good). The Dunkin Donuts that has a door leading into the Little Building is not affiliated with Emerson, so don't try to use your BoardBucks there. Offcampus dining is good because it's Boston, but it can get pricey real quick. In the middle of the buildings we have an alleyway that leads to City Place, which is its own food court that has fairly cheap-ish prices on food.

There is one dining hall in the Little Building, a cafe in Piano Row, another in the Paramount, and a cafe on the street. The dining hall is not the best, unless you live in Little Building it's kind of a chore to go there. It does have a vegetarian section, but it has a limited menu. However the ones in Piano Row and Paramount are fantastic. Pizza, pasta, a milkshake machine- it's great. And the Emcaf on the street is great for coffee and breakfast before class.

There is a small, but thriving Greek Life on Campus with seven recognized fraternities and sororities and a few who are attempting to gain recognition.

It exists, but there are no houses and it's not a big deal.

Emerson's police force is wonderful. They're always on top of things. If it's late at night and you need to walk home from Paramount but feel a little unsafe, you can call the Emerson police and someone will walk you home. They're super nice people, and are on duty for us 24/7. As for the environment around us, it's pretty safe but there are always precautions to take in the city. For one, there are three clubs right on Emerson's main campus street. So on the weekends, watch out for drunks.

Our greek life here is not very large, but those who participate seem to really enjoy it.

Emerson College does indeed offer Greek life. There are a few sororities and fraternities that you can join. Greek Life isn't one of the main things at Emerson, but it definitely exists for those who are interested.

We have like, one or two Greek orgs? You hardly ever see them around unless it's at the Org Fair or one of their rare fliers.

There are two fraternities and two sororities. One fraternity is actually co-ed and involved with networking with alumni.

My experience with Greek Life wasn't a very good one, but many students have found it to be extremely helpful when trying to make friends. There are strict hazing rules, so no need to worry about that!

There isn't much of a Greek Life, but I know it does exist, somewhere . . .

Though somewhat limited in scope, Emerson offers both traditional and non-traditional greek life. Fraternities: Sigma Alpha Epsilon (national social), Phi Alpha Tau (local professional), Zeta Phi Eta (national professional co-ed), Alpha Pi Theta (local social). Sororities: Alpha Epsilon Phi (national social), Kappa Gamma Chi (local professional), Sigma Pi Theta (local support). Yet another side of Emerson, the greek system offers its own benefits and unique experiences. It offer many different things for many different students for different reasons.