While the social experience at other law schools may be lacking (or nonexistent), the scene at King Hall can only be described as thriving. There is never a shortage of events for students wishing to discuss their favorite professor or intentional tort outside the classroom. On any given weekend (or weeknight), King Hall students meet for trips, parties, and other extracurricular activities.
Among the most anticipated of King Hall extracurricular events is King Hall Softball. Once a week for two months every fall, a dozen or so student teams with colorful jerseys (and names) duke it out on the softball diamond. Don’t be fooled by those claiming King Hall softball is about exercise and camaraderie: law students are incapable of passively participating in any competitive event! While score is kept and close calls vehemently argued, participants always make amends in time for post game festivities. On the final Friday, teams compete in a winner-takes-all tournament. Whether you start your own team or drift as a free agent, King Hall Softball is guaranteed to please. In the spring, the King Hall Bowling League pits teams of four against each other at the MU bowling alley.
The less athletically inclined can enjoy a variety of other social events. The highly anticipated annual Fall Rafting Trip is open to students who enjoy the sun, great company, and rafting-friendly beverages. In the spring, students look forward to Aokiorama—a variety/talent show with acts by both students and professors. Aokirama is named after beloved former King Hall professor, Keith Aoki. The King Hall Legal Foundation organizes the annual spring KHLF Auction, which provides summer grants for students who work in public interest projects. At the Auction, students, faculty, and members of the community bid on donated items ranging from works of art, language lessons, and self-esteem boosters to paintball trips, wine-tasting and private dinners with professors.
Alumni mixers are wonderful opportunities for King Hall students and alumni to meet and interact. Alumni at firms in the Silicon Valley and San Francisco host summer events for 2Ls and 3Ls. The Alumni Board occasionally hosts catered social events in the King Hall courtyard. See: Alumni Page.
Private parties and events in downtown Sacramento and Davis allow law students to cut loose and let their inner teenagers shine. Because Davis is such a small City, a King Hall contingent is always a force to be reckoned with on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights in downtown Davis. Partygoers enjoy Thursday nights at Sophia’s, Open Mic nights, potlucks, toga parties, 80s parties, and the annual Halloween party.
Rarely a day at King Hall passes without a lunchtime or afternoon event organized by one of the more than thirty student organizations. (See below.)
