The types of campus events available to students and faculty will differ depending on the educational institution’s clubs, fraternities, sororities, sports teams, and other offerings. Many colleges and universities host regular events centered on specific sports teams, such as basketball, football, baseball, and hockey, which may include pep rallies, parades, and other types of celebrations. Fundraisers are common on college campuses, and they can take many forms and benefit a variety of causes. Guest speakers, as well as lectures, films, and presentations, are frequently the subject of special campus events.
Many colleges and universities publish a campus events calendar at the start of the school year or at regular intervals throughout the year to allow students and staff to plan their attendance. Because events can be scheduled at any time throughout the year, some events may not be listed on the calendar, so advertisements for specific unscheduled events are frequently displayed in central areas on campus. Concerts are frequently held throughout the year, sometimes without notice, due to the fact that bands and performers’ schedules frequently change.
Campus events that are relevant to specific departments are frequently planned by colleges and universities. A guest speaker in the field of poetry, linguistics, or fiction, for example, may be scheduled by the English department. Engineering departments may host events featuring well-known engineers or sponsor engineering competitions. Regular department performances, whether by students, staff, or other prominent musicians, are likely to be scheduled by music departments.
Other campus activities may differ depending on the region, city, state, and so on. Politicians are likely to visit college campuses, especially around election time; elected officials may use colleges and universities as backdrops for political speeches and local election events. Prominent alumni of the college are another option for guest speakers or lectures.
Intramural sports and intra-fraternity or sorority events are also popular on campus. Non-varsity athletes can compete against each other or against students from another school in intramural sports. Intramural teams can be coed or gender-specific, and the intensity of the activity will be determined by the players’ level of experience. Fraternities and sororities frequently compete against one another in a variety of academic, athletic, and other activities. Fraternities and sororities will frequently reach out to other students on campus to include them in such activities, and they will frequently sponsor pledge events to recruit new members.