Campus Life

Getting the most of campus life.

• This is your chance to create yourself anew. Leave behind high school and become the person you want to be.
  
• Don’t be scared to go to events, because you don’t know anyone. Everyone else in the same boat so it is really easy to meet new people and make friends.
  
• Be willing to try new things and expand your comfort zone (but in a smart way).
  
• Take your time. You are going to be here for four years. You don’t have to do everything at once.
  
• Figure out what you want to do and go for it. Make the most of these four short years.
  
• Getting involved is really key to enjoying your time here. It adds a lot of value.

Is not drinking okay?

• It’s no big deal.
  
• People are cool about it.
  
• Actually having someone who can be the designated sober one is really cool!
  
• Being able to remember the whole night’s antics can be rewarding in its own way. Friends tell you stories that they never thought they would. [Hmm, tell me more.]
  
• Don’t feel the pressure to drink or party. The respect level is there.
  
• It really is cool to not drink.

Telling someone they’ve had enough.

• It might take a couple of goes, but they will thank you in the morning for cutting them off the booze and not letting them drive.
  
• Stand your ground. If they tell you that they are not drunk, they are drunk.
  
• Try to get them out of the situation, take care of them.
  
• Get their friends to get them out of there.
  
• Tell the bartender to stop serving them.

Residence and roommates.

• The more involved with the house, the more fun you will have.
  
• Probably ninety-five percent of the friends you will make the first year will be from residence.
  
• Think about who you are going to ask to be a roommate. Sometimes your friends don’t make the best roommates.
  
• Don’t stay in your room. It is really important to have other places you can go.
  
• Communication is key with a roommate.

Things to do in Fredericton.

• Frisbee in front of the SUB.
  
• The Fredericton Playhouse always has great student pricing for all their shows and events.
  
• Clay Café is a lot of fun.
  
• Go to the market on Saturday.
  
• Intramural sports.
  
• In the winter there is skating and hockey in Queen’s Square.
  
• Tons of trails for running, biking or walking.
  
• The Harvest Jazz and Blues festival.
  
• Get involved with your departmental or faculty society.