Kansas State University Top Questions

Farm kids, diversity, lots of racist, crazy sorority girls

Common stereotypes of students at K-State is that athletes are like celebrities, and the Greek organizations on campus are an entire different world. I'm pretty sure that being an athlete or a member of a Greek organization has a lot more responsibility than just being an average student.

One stereotype of students at my school is that everyone loves the color purple and that my school is an extreme party school. First, not everyone loves the color purple here. Some people simply like and some people absolutely can't stand it. Second, Kansas State is not simply a party school. Do parties happen here? Yes. Does every single college student party on the weekends? Of course not.

One of the big ones I would have to say is Greek. We have a very large Greek community and everyone who isn't Greek is considered a GDI. This is very true that we do have a large Greek community but it is by no means our entire campus. Half of my friends are GDI's and they have just as much going on as we Greeks do. in addition we have many different ethnicities and foreign exchange students.

The stereotype of students is fraternity and sorority students. Yes, this stereotype is accurate.

Kansas is known for its abundance in flat, boring land. Because of this, agriculture is a huge part of life here. Students at Kansas State University tend to have the stereotype as a bunch of farmers who are going to school to learn more about, well, farming. Of course this isn't true. Though the school does offer an excellent agriculture program and the major is popular, there are a variety of other majors.

That we are hicks or red necks, this is not true. And this stereotype may come from the fact that we have roots as a agriculture school.

The common stereotype for Kansas State University is that we are all hillbillies from small towns majoring in agriculture. Kansas State is known for their agriculture program but there are hundreds of different majors to choose from at K-State. My school does have a large Greek life and with that, comes many stereotypes. Being a large state school (24,000) we also have many athletes. I think at times most of the stereotypes are accurate, but I don't feel as though people are judged because of the groups that they choose to be involved in. K-State is a very welcoming campus, but of course there is always going to be stereotypes. Whether you are a rocket scientist, or a sorority girl, there are so many students on campus that you are bound to find your niche that you feel comfortable in.

I believe the stereotype of a KSU student is a student who likes study, but knows how to take a break and relax. I am always able to find classmates who will study with me, but if i wont to go out to dinner or the gym there is always someone as well. I believe another stereotype of KSU students is that they have very strong school spirit, this is true, we love our school!

They typical K-State student stereotype is the good 'ol farm boy. While we do boast an excellent agriculture program, that stereotype isn't accurate. Our largest college is the college of arts and sciences and we have engineering and architecture programs that are considered to be some of the best in the nation. There is also a thriving Greek community that has members from all different walks of life, from Western Kansas to Johnson County and from California to New York. The one thing all K-State students do share in common is pride for their school and purple as a favorite color!