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Depends on who you talk to. I, personally, don't drink, and I know a lot of other people who don't, but make no mistake, there ARE some drinkers at IU.

These are not true. -Only 17{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the IUB campus is Greek. -IUB is a party school, but what college isn't. College is an oppurtunity to get away from home, so most students take advantage and drink and party more than they would if they were at home. -You do not have to party or drink. There are plenty of other oppurtunities on campus to get students involved and keep them out of trouble. -IUB is a large school, but that does not mean you have to feel like a number. Get involved and get to know your professors, it makes life easier and allows you to meet different types of people.

The choice is yours! There is absolutely no pressure for you to do anything. Yeah, people do go out everynight on the weekends, but that happens at every and any college.

I would say that the drinking stereotype is wrong because a majority of teh people I know here don't drink at all.

I already discussed the validity of the first one. With more than 10 percent of IU subscribing to Judaism, there are a lot of JAPs. That being said, not all are interested in partying five nights of the week, just most of them.

The partying stereotype definitely has its flaws. There are people who do that just like at all the big ten schools. It is such a big school though that it is really easy to find a large group of the student body who are not into that scene at all and are very academically competitive and driven. The stereotype about the snobby girls on the otherhand definitely has a good base. I was actually surprised, as a born and raised Hoosier with family in Bloomington, to find how unfriendly a large amount of the student body seems to be when compared to other campuses I have been on. I had never really heard that many bad things about IU students, except from Purdue fans of course, but once I got here I was surprised I hadn't heard more.

Both of the previously mentioned stereotypes are in fact true. While it's upsetting and pathetic that guys in frats have to resort to raping women in order to get any action, I love the fact that I can always find a party.

To an extent, these sterotypes are accurate. IUB students are very supportive of football and basketball at their two main sports. However, other sports do not recieve the same recognition.

To an extent, but not really.