[LAblondeGPhi]

I went to UCLA, and it often felt like what you all are describing as a suitcase school. All fraternity parties, exchanges, and chapter meetings were held during the week. Thursday was the big party and bar night, though Monday had sizeable bar thing due to a Margarita Monday in the village. Friday, Saturday and Sunday weren't so hot. People seemed to disappear over the weekends.

I knew plenty of people who would regularly go home on the weekends and the sorority was always a little empty. The vast majority of the student body grew up in California, so a chunk of them were always within a car ride away, and then add in sporadic trips up to northern California for the rest of them.

Fall is an exception, of course, because of all the football games. I think if we had a stadium within walking distance to campus (like USC or many other schools), it would have been better for keeping people around even if they weren't going to the games.