Campus
Life
At Southampton we work hard and play hard. We want you
to have fun! Because the campus is small and informal, you'll
get to know people easily. Our 16 residence halls, where more
than half of Southampton's students live, are the center of
social life. Dorms hold parties and compete in athletic competitions
throughout the year. There's always something to look forward
to - Spring Fest, Night Club Night, the Lighting of the Windmill,
Senior Dinner and "coffeehouse" at the Cove, not to
mention our summer "All For The Sea" concert
which raises money for marine and environmental scholarships.
Headliners have included Crosby, Stills & Nash, Tina Turner,
James Taylor, Foreigner, Tom Petty, Rod Stewart, Jimmy Buffet
and the Allman Brothers.
Chester C. Wood Hall, our student center, is a great place
to meet and eat. Here you'll find our student activities office,
lounges, Rathskeller, bookstore, post office, deli and The
Cove.
Getting involved is easy here. With nearly 50 on-campus clubs
and organizations you're bound to find something that interests
you. Write for the student newspaper, join the student government
association, work at our radio station or join our theatre
company.
If athletics are your passion, Southampton is the place
to be. We offer a wide range of opportunities to compete and
have fun year-round. Our Division II intercollegiate
teams, known as the "Colonials" compete against
other colleges in men's soccer, basketball, lacrosse, volleyball
and tennis, women's volleyball, soccer, softball, basketball
and tennis. For less structured competition and fun, choose
from one of our sports clubs or intramural teams.
At Southampton Graduate Campus, students get involved both on
and off the campus. Here's a shining example:
Curtis Small sees a lot of himself in 9-year-old Kenji
Canty, a fourth grader at Southampton Elementary School.
Like Curtis, Kenji is a bright young student who loves basketball.
They're both from single-parent homes.
Curtis, who overcame several obstacles growing up in Brooklyn,
NY became a Southampton Graduate Campus success story. In 1999,
he led the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference in scoring
with 22 points per game. The next season, the 5-foot-11
junior guard paced the best Colonial squad in years with
14 points per game as the team ended the year with a 12-11
conference record.
Now, as a volunteer with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Program, Curtis is sharing life lessons with a younger student.
He and Kenji meet once a week at the College. Fourteen other
Southampton Graduate Campus students also volunteer in the program.
"Bigs" and "littles" not only play sports, but use the College's
facilities to design pottery, bake cookies and study marine
life. Slam magazine profiled Curtis in a recent issue.
"When I heard about the program I felt it was my responsibility
to be a role model, because I didn't have that growing up,"
Curtis said. "I try to stress to Kenji to do your schoolwork
first and the sports will always be there. He's listening."
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