And if you can t find what your interested in, just find a few friends and apply to start your own group. Boston University, statistically speaking, is the safest area of Boston. In 1996, the University was ranked the safest college campus in the United States and received the Jeanne Clery Award for campus safety. The University takes proactive steps to ensure student safety, and has its own fully deputized police force of more than fifty academy-trained police officers, who are also emergency medical technicians. There is also an escort security service that walks and drives students around campus at night.
Most students find a car to be an unnecessary hassle in Boston.
Because we have the resources of a city at our fingertips, we have many options for social outlets. The city is a very popular place to go, but the campus also has many different activities day and night, from movies and lectures, to concerts and dances. For an idea of what s happening on campus today, check out the Campus Calendar . Yes, it includes about 6 percent, or about 1,000 students, of the University community. There are thirteen fraternities and eight sororities.