Gday,
The beer lovers club is a bit blokey, but at the start of the year curious young hotties all go to the BBQ so they can feel like "rebellious Uni students". You know how it is
They all gravitate to the alcohol so you can set yourself up well if you are prepared to socialise and not get too drunk. But later in the year it gets kinda old. Choc lovers has a lot of girls it seems. I didn't join many clubs but I wish I had - try cycling or swimming or something sporty...anything but the chess club! Join the gym too.
That big patch of grass "South Lawn" is a lot better than "Union Lawn" (you'll learn which is which). South Lawn is the "cool" area and gets pretty crowded on warm days midweek. However the groups here are large and kinda cliquey - it's rare that you'd find lone girls or groups of two. There are jocks and AMOGs EVERYWHERE here! Better pick-up areas are on the concrete north of the union building and near the bank on the opposite side.
It is a "smart" Uni....some girls talk to you as if they have their head stuck up their arse and have no idea how to communicate with someone of lower class (I went to a public high school...you will come across snobby heiresses and millionaires and that kinda sh1t)
And it may be difficult to seperate from your friends during O-week but try to push yourself to be independent. Some people stick together and so miss the chance to make new friends...and then you're pretty f*cked. Stick with your tour group on the first day...and if there's nobody that great in it just go your own way and mingle with randoms on the 2nd. I wish I did that....my group was lame, but I was still mega-AFC back then!
I did Info Systems and yes, there were 0 hotties, unless you like Asian chicks. Is that what you're doing also?? Because I was one of the people dressed in red during the open day! Don't be intimidated because they're older than you either, the 3rd and 4th year chicks are better.
And the union is just a big building towards the north of campus (you can't miss it) with lots of takeaway shops, a magazine/Cd library, small bar (which is dead an unpopular) and a bunch of other student services. You join it automatically, but don't have to participate in union protests and meetings and sh1t like that.
Just have fun, don't be too nervous and remember that everyone is dying to make new friends.