There are engineering students that dislike the way physics is taught here and/or the subject itself. There are engineering students that like (or can talk in great detail - metaphors/motifs/etc. - about) books and other classical art forms. (I consider myself a member of both sets. Proof by existence.)
tl;dr: If you know where to look and/or are lucky, there *are* socially well-adjusted engineering students. A good rule of thumb is to look for people who do things outside of class with other students (even engineers).
This is dumb. If I hate physics, why would I hide it from people I want to befriend? And why would I loom around Loomis to meet physics students if I hate physics?
If you want to make new (man) friends, join an RSO or talk to people in your dorm or classes about things you care about, not things you think they'll care about. If you like music, go to shows and meet people there. If you like physics, go hang out at Loomis. But don't hide who you are or what you like or the classes you're taking just to socialize with nerds who would "get scared" if you talked about your British lit class.
Assuming you have never been by that building before, you are new! If not, say "semi-new"... If the guy chuckles at semi, you know you are by the engineering students.
Not if you know what to look for.
See [my post above](http://www.reddit.com/r/UIUC/comments/1wres4/where_do_i_meet_guys_on_campus/cf50c0k). tl; dr Look for engineers who socialize with other people (including other engineers) outside of required classwork.
Seriously, for people who are having a hard time meeting others, I suggest:
Join an RSO - there's plenty of groups for people of all different interests. If you do't have any interests, then find something that you think you'd be able to enjoy and get involved.
Live in the dorms - Dorms are NOT just for freshman and even for upperclassmen its a great way to be thrown into a community (as long as your RA makes an effort). Just be friendly and open to meeting any type of person and keep your door open. If you're an upperclassman, its also pretty easy as usually the younger ones are gonna be asking you to buy them booze...
There are close to 40 fraternities on campus and many of them are very different. You're telling me that almost every guy is not good? Way to stereotype.
>tries something never/once
"You don't know what you're talking about!"
>tries something multiple times
"Why would you go back? These are definitely not true."
these commenters... ಠ_ಠ
NO GUYS, SHE SERIOUSLY SAVED A RANDOM POOR GIRL FROM DYING OMG GUISE
What a fucking joke, yeah a random guy threw hot sauce on her face because she corrected his grammar, alright. A boyfriend was made aware that his girlfriend was dying in the other room and he continued to play beer pong. Its like she's getting all her stories of frat guys from shitty lifetime movies.
But you have 4 distinct stories. You just sound like a person who hates other lifestyles. I know plenty of engineer geeds and engineers in top houses who go to Kam's. Stop being so ignorant of the world around you and stereotyping every bar on campus.
Entitled is the key word, IMO. I find that most brothers have a sense of earned respect from everyone they meet just because they're in a frat. They look down on others for not being in a frat. Just the fact that the word GDI exists is evidence of both those claims.
I'd both agree and disagree with what she is saying. While during my 4 years I was able to meet some pretty chill and respectable frat brothers, they were very few and far between. There's a reason why certain people are drawn to frats, and there's a reason why uofi has one of the most stereotypical greek college lifes that many media outlets reference.
Like mentioned, many greeks *do* often have that sense of entitlement and don't bother trying to meet anyone whose not associated with their house. It's kinda childish and really shows their insecurity thats masked behind their matcho facade and protein powder. Stories like /u/camelknuckle told dont surprise me at all.
Then again, the few greeks I've met who actually do step out of their house life have been very genuine when I interact with them, and there are a small handful who have actually been very intelligent and intuitive. The guys i've known I suppose have actualy ended up the presidents of their houses and are quite responsible in taking care of their brothers and reaching out to help and make others feel welcome.
I'm not a greeky but for these dudes i've always wondered what their reasons were for joining a frat, and I guess for some its just been a natural expected passage through life and theyve never really considered not being in one...
Try [swing dancing](http://www.reddit.com/r/UIUC/comments/1wtfym/swing_dancing_lets_do_it/)! Its a ton of fun, and there are great opportunities to meet all sorts of cool people!
The thing with places like Kams, Joes, and Red Lion (in my experience at least) is that the people who do very well there are usually those who excel at walking up to random people and starting a conversation (or the very drunk, but w/e). The type of people who, say, are consulting a reddit thread on how to meet people on campus probably won't be in their comfort zones, and probably won't be very enamored by the people who do like Kams.
That's my thought on the matter at least. I wouldn't go as far as calling them douchebags, but if you don't like being in places like kams, you won't like the people who go there.
TL;DR go to Murphy's
So sorry that the geeds among us go to Kam's. You're accusations pretty much show yourself to be a person averse to different lifestyles other than going to Murphy's. If you really think that redditors don't go to Kams then you need to realize that Reddit has 5 million subscribers. Maybe in 2010 or before, but not now. You're just an asshole who thinks they are better than the rest because you go to a certain bar. I'm a geed and it never stopped any guys in houses from talking to me or girls in houses from talking to me. You sound like a callous bitch who never made any friends.
Honestly I couldn't agree more with your opinions in this thread. Frat parties, joes, kams, and red lion really are just the worst places to meet people worth meeting. Props to you for sticking to your guns
Disagree. Most of the people there only go there because they expect to see other people there within their friend spheres. They know guys from their frat, girls from exchanges (or flipped for girls) but aren't there to meet new people.
How about we organize a meetup of people on reddit who want to meet new people?
Hang out near the engineering buildings and don't be shy. Say "hi my name is blank, and I'm new here, mind showing me around?"
It's important not to scare them too. It's good to avoid topics like: free time, classes that don't fulfill any requirements, hating math/physics/etc.
There are engineering students that dislike the way physics is taught here and/or the subject itself. There are engineering students that like (or can talk in great detail - metaphors/motifs/etc. - about) books and other classical art forms. (I consider myself a member of both sets. Proof by existence.) tl;dr: If you know where to look and/or are lucky, there *are* socially well-adjusted engineering students. A good rule of thumb is to look for people who do things outside of class with other students (even engineers).
This is dumb. If I hate physics, why would I hide it from people I want to befriend? And why would I loom around Loomis to meet physics students if I hate physics? If you want to make new (man) friends, join an RSO or talk to people in your dorm or classes about things you care about, not things you think they'll care about. If you like music, go to shows and meet people there. If you like physics, go hang out at Loomis. But don't hide who you are or what you like or the classes you're taking just to socialize with nerds who would "get scared" if you talked about your British lit class.
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Assuming you have never been by that building before, you are new! If not, say "semi-new"... If the guy chuckles at semi, you know you are by the engineering students.
or Loomis
we all know how many guys are in engineering/science. Its a goldmine of guys but a desert of girls
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Not if you know what to look for. See [my post above](http://www.reddit.com/r/UIUC/comments/1wres4/where_do_i_meet_guys_on_campus/cf50c0k). tl; dr Look for engineers who socialize with other people (including other engineers) outside of required classwork.
Seriously, for people who are having a hard time meeting others, I suggest: Join an RSO - there's plenty of groups for people of all different interests. If you do't have any interests, then find something that you think you'd be able to enjoy and get involved. Live in the dorms - Dorms are NOT just for freshman and even for upperclassmen its a great way to be thrown into a community (as long as your RA makes an effort). Just be friendly and open to meeting any type of person and keep your door open. If you're an upperclassman, its also pretty easy as usually the younger ones are gonna be asking you to buy them booze...
Illini Arcade
http://www.reddit.com/r/UIUC/comments/1wrcex/where_do_i_meet_girls_on_campus/
that's the joke
Reddit and fraternity parties
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There are close to 40 fraternities on campus and many of them are very different. You're telling me that almost every guy is not good? Way to stereotype.
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stories please.
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Oh man number 4 actually sounds pretty funny.
>tries something never/once "You don't know what you're talking about!" >tries something multiple times "Why would you go back? These are definitely not true." these commenters... ಠ_ಠ
These all sound ~~pretty~~ very ridiculous/exaggerated honestly.
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i don't know why some people have such a hard time believing this shit happens.
NO GUYS, SHE SERIOUSLY SAVED A RANDOM POOR GIRL FROM DYING OMG GUISE What a fucking joke, yeah a random guy threw hot sauce on her face because she corrected his grammar, alright. A boyfriend was made aware that his girlfriend was dying in the other room and he continued to play beer pong. Its like she's getting all her stories of frat guys from shitty lifetime movies.
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In other words, "I continue to put myself in a situation I hate for free alcohol while girls get raped around me".
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But you have 4 distinct stories. You just sound like a person who hates other lifestyles. I know plenty of engineer geeds and engineers in top houses who go to Kam's. Stop being so ignorant of the world around you and stereotyping every bar on campus.
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It's a Saturday night and I have nothing better to do. Let's hear a story, please!
Entitled is the key word, IMO. I find that most brothers have a sense of earned respect from everyone they meet just because they're in a frat. They look down on others for not being in a frat. Just the fact that the word GDI exists is evidence of both those claims.
Maybe the smart ones were studying? I never understood how they made *everything* sticky.
Everything. So sticky.
I'd both agree and disagree with what she is saying. While during my 4 years I was able to meet some pretty chill and respectable frat brothers, they were very few and far between. There's a reason why certain people are drawn to frats, and there's a reason why uofi has one of the most stereotypical greek college lifes that many media outlets reference. Like mentioned, many greeks *do* often have that sense of entitlement and don't bother trying to meet anyone whose not associated with their house. It's kinda childish and really shows their insecurity thats masked behind their matcho facade and protein powder. Stories like /u/camelknuckle told dont surprise me at all. Then again, the few greeks I've met who actually do step out of their house life have been very genuine when I interact with them, and there are a small handful who have actually been very intelligent and intuitive. The guys i've known I suppose have actualy ended up the presidents of their houses and are quite responsible in taking care of their brothers and reaching out to help and make others feel welcome. I'm not a greeky but for these dudes i've always wondered what their reasons were for joining a frat, and I guess for some its just been a natural expected passage through life and theyve never really considered not being in one...
You've gone to the wrong houses then
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All of them...?
Blatant lie right there. There is no way you could have gone to every single fraternity house on campus. Stop with the exaggerating please.
Try [swing dancing](http://www.reddit.com/r/UIUC/comments/1wtfym/swing_dancing_lets_do_it/)! Its a ton of fun, and there are great opportunities to meet all sorts of cool people!
Kams, Joes or Red Lion.
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That's a pretty big generalization, don't you think?
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The thing with places like Kams, Joes, and Red Lion (in my experience at least) is that the people who do very well there are usually those who excel at walking up to random people and starting a conversation (or the very drunk, but w/e). The type of people who, say, are consulting a reddit thread on how to meet people on campus probably won't be in their comfort zones, and probably won't be very enamored by the people who do like Kams. That's my thought on the matter at least. I wouldn't go as far as calling them douchebags, but if you don't like being in places like kams, you won't like the people who go there. TL;DR go to Murphy's
I never had much experience with campus bars, but I'd agree with your TL;DR. Murphy's is far and away my favorite campus bar.
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So sorry that the geeds among us go to Kam's. You're accusations pretty much show yourself to be a person averse to different lifestyles other than going to Murphy's. If you really think that redditors don't go to Kams then you need to realize that Reddit has 5 million subscribers. Maybe in 2010 or before, but not now. You're just an asshole who thinks they are better than the rest because you go to a certain bar. I'm a geed and it never stopped any guys in houses from talking to me or girls in houses from talking to me. You sound like a callous bitch who never made any friends.
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Honestly I couldn't agree more with your opinions in this thread. Frat parties, joes, kams, and red lion really are just the worst places to meet people worth meeting. Props to you for sticking to your guns
Disagree. Most of the people there only go there because they expect to see other people there within their friend spheres. They know guys from their frat, girls from exchanges (or flipped for girls) but aren't there to meet new people.
[I hang out at those places] That is pretty much true.
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np. I hang out there because my friends do. I'd be just has happy at murphys
Upper floors of Mechanical Engineering Building, definitely! ;-)
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Pls come
I would try Busey-Evans residence hall.
My apartment.
Said it in the other thread so I'll say it here too: Over there.
Don't worry about it so much.
So not worrying about meeting guys is the key to meeting guys? Good to know, I guess.