Life experience

The college culture here at Drexel University might not appear at it's surface to be a learning environment, but it certainly is making us smarter.  No, going to a frat party won't teach you  much in the field of mathematics beyond polishing your simple addition and subtraction (Hey! That was a bounce! That's two cups!), but the party may just teach you a bit in the field of behavioral science.  There is something to be learned through every experience in life and Drexel's culture is no exception.

Let's take a typical party for example.  For starters, it is definitely possible to learn something about the way people interact.  For instance, one could learn about the mating rituals of college students just by walking down into the basement turned impromptu hip-hop club.  One might also be able to observe the rites and rituals of the Fraternity and Sorority pledging phenomenon by going out back and observing what is known commonly as a "keg stand."  Of course, these things are not academic knowledge, but they are still useful bits of information, especially when considering college mating or pledging.

The most important knowledge to be gained, though, is knowledge of one's self.  By having new experiences, meeting knew people, and being in new situations, there is ample room for self growth.  The Drexel culture, not unlike an other culture, can shed light on our own individual personalities through the choices we make.  And, the better we know ourselves, the happier we will ultimately be.  Learning about one's self won't end after graduation though, it is a process that we have been going through our entire lives and one that will probably never cease.  This is probably the most important thing every student will pull away from their experiences here at Drexel.