Campus events vary by institution and can include sports rallies, fundraisers, guest speakers, concerts, and department-specific events. Calendars are published, but unscheduled events are advertised. Intramural sports and fraternity/sorority events are also common.
The types of campus events available to students and faculty vary by educational institution and their offerings of clubs, fraternities, sororities, sports teams, etc. Many colleges and universities feature regular events that focus on specific sports teams, such as basketball, football, baseball, and hockey; these events may include rallies, parades, and other types of celebrations. Fundraisers are popular on campuses, and they can take many forms and benefit a variety of different causes. Guest speakers also often cause special campus events such as lectures, films, presentations, and so on.
Many colleges and universities publish a calendar of campus events at the beginning of the school year or periodically throughout the year to allow students and staff the opportunity to schedule attendance at events. As events can be scheduled at any time of the year, some may not be listed on the calendar, so central campus areas often display advertisements for specific unscheduled events. Concerts are usually organized throughout the year, sometimes without notice, as bands and artists often have rapidly changing schedules.
Colleges and universities often plan events relevant to specific departments. The English department, for example, might schedule a guest speaker who specializes in poetry, linguistics, or fiction. Engineering departments can schedule events with outstanding engineers or sponsor engineering competitions. Music departments are likely to schedule regular departmental performances, whether by students, staff, or other prominent musicians.
Other campus events may vary by region, city, state, and so on. Politicians are likely to visit college campuses, particularly around election times; Elected officials can use colleges and universities as a backdrop for political speeches and election events specific to local officials. Another option for guest speakers or lectures includes college alumni.
Intramural sports as well as intra-fraternity or sorority events are also common events on campus. Intramural sports allow non-high school athletes to compete against each other or against students from another school. Intramural teams can be gender-specific or mixed, and the intensity of activity will depend on the experience level of the players. Fraternities and sororities often compete against each other in a wide variety of academic, athletic, or other activities. In many cases, fraternities and sororities will seek out other students on campus to include them in such activities, and often sponsor engagement events to get more students to join the fraternity or sorority.
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