I. Complete the gaps in the following article with a word from the box. Life on campus

University campuses in the USA are small, independent communities with campus life very active. There is usually a student 1 that oversees all students' concerns and activities. There are diverse students' associations whose activities range embraces practically all possible students' 2 . Sports associations and clubs play an important part because sports are always paid great attention to in American universities. But there are also numerous associations, clubs, and discussion groups or societies engaged in politics, art, drama, poetry, and what not. A campus newspaper is usually published by students themselves, and a lot of concerts, cultural, and theatrical events are organized where students perform - though often outside actors and artists are invited. Some of students' associations and societies may seem quite strange, exotic, or even 3 - for instance, associations of sexual minorities. There are also very selective associations which may be difficult to join. These are called “Greek” organizations, known as 4 or sororities - one example of which is the famous Phi Beta Kappa. The name of the society founded in 1776 originates from the first letters of the Greek expression philosophia biou kubernetes meaning “philosophy, the guide of life”, which is the society motto. College and university students may be elected to this fraternity usually in their senior years. To become a member of such a fraternity or sorority a student has to pass successfully through a complicated election procedure and meet a number of criteria. It is considered a great honor to be elected as a member, and a sign of social 5 to be black-balled.

Students' groups and associations are often discipline-focused (a history club) or they may be concerned with some national language and culture (Spanish, German, Ukrainian language and culture clubs); they may also be focused on some particular issue (minorities' rights and development, ecology, etc.). There are different associations of students according to their national origin, or associations of foreign students by countries (Chinese students, Korean students, etc.). A lot of students' organizations are broader community-oriented and action-oriented - for instance, those that provide assistance to physically handicapped, sponsor lecture series and drama events, and a lot of others of this kind. Many of students' 6 associations are branches of large national ones, such as the Rotary Club, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, the League of Women Voters, and a number of others.

What seems to be the most attractive in all these groups, clubs, societies, and associations is the fact that they are absolutely voluntary, all the 7 originates from students only, and all the activities are organized solely by them without any outside interference. On the other hand, there is some degree of overseeing to prevent excesses. This supervision is usually provided by the Office of Student Life accountable to the dean of students. But such supervision really has the only aim of preventing excesses and is in no way prohibitive in nature. For instance, nobody 8 different students' protest actions on campus that are quite frequent and often directed against the university administration.

If classroom behavior is quite informal, the campus life and behavior is still more informal. Students and faculty members really feel at home on the campus and in university buildings. So, nobody is surprised at seeing groups or single students 9 on the lawns without their shirts and shoes or sitting (sometimes even lying and sleeping) and relaxing on the floors in the corridors of academic buildings.

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