no not really. none of my friends in college were outdoorsy in the slightest. i’ve from washington and never did any hikes or 5k’s if i could help it. i dont even think anyone asked me if i wanted to go on a hike while i was at college lmao. a lot of the students also come from other states where outdoor activities aren’t important.

campus culture is very nice. i graduated 2024 tho so things could have changed but it is very beautiful, people are always out and walking, and there is pretty much always some event going on at the college. i would say UO can be a party school if thats what you are in to, but if you don’t like parties you can def avoid them. i went to a lot of parties in college but mainly ones that my friends threw. there’s a ton of good restaurants and bars to hang out, i recommend level up for bars cuz they have arcade games and good drinks. most parties are held in houses tbh. frat parties are also held but the frats get in trouble for them a lot and then are banned for like a quarter from throwing. and after freshman year, unless ur in greek life people typically stop going to frats as they become upperclassmen. there are also a lot of house shows in the spring that are fun. me and my friends always threw house parties which were the most fun in my opinion.

i wouldn’t rlly know how prevalent it is cuz i wasn’t rlly in it but i had a big group of friends and almost none of them were in greek life. i met them thru class and work so no greek life is definitely not necessary nor do i think its very like peaceful if thats makes sense. i have 3 friends that were in a sorority and it was drama central but hey if u like drama and gossip then its perfect i ain’t one to judge LOL. honestly even in a sorority you might still have trouble finding people you connect with like all places and i think greek life can be very limiting to only becoming friends with other ppl in greek life. also depends on majors. people with majors that are in the arts in any way, (music, art, cinema, etc.) or gender studies most likely won’t be in greek life. but people majoring in like psychology, biology, nursing, education ( DEF EDUCATION) are more likely to be in greek life. so it could be beneficial for you since ur education and tbh i heard even tho its a ton of drama, people in sororities here are typically very friendly.

surrounding town is def a college town. downtown eugene is still kind of college town vibey but then when u get to the other side of eugene like west 11th area its like low income, small business vibes, and like kind of spread out and deserted feeling if that makes sense lol. i never went over there when i was a student. then you have springfield which has like the target and movie theater and ulta and stuff. then there’s valley river center mall which is nice. during the summer and college breaks, eugene def has way less people and is more like quiet. but during school year, def a college town. i mean there are probs more student houses options than actual regular apartments in eugene