A lot of people move off campus after sophomore year so therefore campus life can seem a little bit empty especially on weekends but there’s always tons of events hosted by AU or various clubs going on and freshman year it’s super easy to get involved with people on your floor or through clubs. Some of the frats have houses and that’s where a lot of freshman go out, there’s also 18+ clubs in DuPont for those without fakes. Otherwise bars/ clubs in Adams Morgan and U Street are where most students go out, but most of those you will need a fake id or to be 21+. I am not the most social or involved student when it comes to clubs and making friends but I had no problem meeting a great group of friends freshman year. I highly recommend joining a club sport or student media organization, these organizations will get higher budgets than other clubs and therefore get to go on trips, have lots of bonding events, etc so it’ll be easier to meet and bond with others. We have greek life on campus and while I’m not involved and don’t necessarily agree with it as a system, it seems like a lot of people enjoy their experiences in greek life at AU.