Around Town

I joined the ultimate frisbee team, and it is loads of fun. I also have a lot of fun playing mariokart and smash bros with friends.

Anything outdoors. Inter mural sports, club sports, varsity sports. Clubs. Volunteering. SO much.

Frisbee, soccer, anything outside! The Outdoor Program leads trips almost every weekend, with everything from rafting to rock climbing to birding. Every student gets an OP Scholarship fund to help cut down on the (already reasonable) costs of the trips, so hopefully every student can participate in at least 1 trip if they're interested. Community service is also very popular, with many weekly activities to join.

Really I can not stress it enough how great this community is. Whitman and Walla Walla keep surprising me with the amount of activities not only on campus but also off campus that it provides. I personally play a varsity sport here at Whitman and I am very involved with the community. I never have days when I have nothing to do but in a good way. I enjoy being busy in daily activities. There are so many great things to do and if there isn't anything special going on like events or parties, there is always something to do with your close fiends like go to town buy ice cream, or watch a movie together. We have a great balance of activities that involve the outdoors and indoors. Its just a wonderful college that does its best to keep its students happy, and I am living proof that it is working!

Undoubtedly you have heard how small and rural Walla Walla is. While it may not have many clichéd hotspots for college students, anyone who complains that there is nothing to do either hates the outdoors, ignores all the college sponsored events, or is not taking enough classes.

Most people spend their free time outside, going on hikes or bike rides, or going to the rock wall. A lot of students also just get together and hang out. Everyone is willing to go out onto the main field (Ankney) and chill out if its a nice day.

At Whitman there is always something to do whether it is joining clubs, going to parties during the weekend, taking strolls, getting athletically fit at the Rock Climbing Wall, or simply going into town.

The Whitman campus always has events going on. If you are a party person, you can always go to the greek parties which happen pretty much every weekend. The town of Walla Walla is small, but like I said, I think the college puts of enough events to keep you entertained. We have a group called WEB, which is the Whitman Events Board, and they bring guest speakers to campus, put on movie screenings, bring a kind of well-known artist every year to perform a concert.

Many events such as movie screenings, public speakers, student musicians, etc. are put on during the week. Lots of people go to house or frat parties on the weekends, but there is no pressure to be involved in the party scene.

There are multiple clubs to join, intramural sports, rock climbing wall, functions at sororities and fraternities are just a few examples.