Around Town

Join a club, a sports team, and make as many friends as possible. With an endless amount of friends, you always have something to do.

For fun there are community service projects and trips to the state fair, skiing, snowboarding, hiking, etc.

There are a few student clubs and organizations you can join at ESF, and you have access to all of SU's clubs and organizations if you wish. You'll have to look around and find something that interests you. People tend to start up impromptu games on the quad, like the normal frisbee games and such. People in the dorms start card games or other games in the lobbies, or gather up to watch show premieres. Every Friday there is an Insomniacs event from 10PM-2AM in Marshall, each one has a different theme and is hosted by a different student club or organization, so they're cool to check out.

Syracuse has tons of stuff to do in the city...concerts, comedians,..etc. There are also plenty of clubs at ESF that you can join from trivia club to Engineers Without Borders.

There is a lot to do for fun on and off campus. There are many many events going on every weekend at both ESF and SU, so there is never a dull weekend in the city. Free buses run to Destiny USA mall every Friday and Saturday, so that is something fun to do as well! The huge cemetery behind the dorm hall is also a cool place to explore and relax in during the nice fall days before winter hits. It's a great study spot as well!

clubs and organizations host a lot of events, there are a lot of shopping places, cafes, food places, bars, tea-shops within a walk of campus. The Westcott Theater is close by and has some good (music) shows. The carousel mall is very close by car and there is a free bus there on weekends. Downtown has many hidden gems but many students don't venture down there often. The bus down there is sort of unreliable and you probably don't want to walk that far often, especially if you get sketched out by homeless people and beggars on the street. Much of the nightlife is based around the off-campus housing scene and SU frats/sororities. Personally, if you go to ESF, I would recommend staying away from the Greek life at SU, but if you are that kind of person, go for it. But there are parties going on off-campus every weekend and there are basement music shows going on a lot. But that's not all that off-campus offers because many clubs have off-campus events such as potlucks, movie nights, tea parties, and get together's.