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I think anyone can fit in here on campus. All thats required is that you care about your work and participate. There is so much diversity here, all races and religions. There are many different churches that you can go to. I took the Safezone workshop, which gets straight people to ally to the LGBT groups, and i feel like they are very accepted here. I am also part of OPIE, which pairs an english speaker up with an international student who is learning english or needs more help with it. Right now i've been meeting with 2 Saudi Arabians and a Malaysian. A large percent of Students here are from northeastern Ohio, but there are people from all over the united states and the world. Many students are politically aware, and i think Ohio is predominantly liberal. There is a group for everyone. Greek life is pretty big on campus, including social and honors fraternities, there is a lot of participation in plenty of different groups also. Many times teachers will have students work together on something, and it really shows how totally different people can get along really well.

Athens is a very LGBT friendly town and OU is an LGBT friendly campus. It is also a small town so don't expect a bunch of gay bars or anything, but know that it's a supportive environment. OU has had some trouble retaining students of color. Mostly because of the rural setting and the high predominance of white students. That said the President of the University and the VP for student affairs are both people of color and I think that says a lot about the Universities values concerning diversity. It's definitely a left of center student body, but there are plenty of conservatives around as well. I think there is healthy debate about political topics on campus.

The campus is primarily white. However, I have seen a lot of Asian foreign exchange students. I am not sure, but if I were to guess which students would feel out of place it might be African-Americans. Since there are not all that many and having Athens be in the middle of rural Appalachian Ohio, it seems like it could be that way. OU students seem quite involved in politics. I have seen all kinds and I am not sure which side is more dominant here.

There's nothing that unique about the student population that I see. It's a normal distribution of financial backgrounds. It's a college, of course it leans to the left, more than others. I'm not the best person to ask about this, find someone with more of a social life.

I have taken a interest in several groups on campus dealing with race, religion, the environment, and animals. I believe no student would feel out of place at OU. Students like to wear jeans or sweatpants and a t shirt.

there are alot of student groups for just about everytihng here

It's diverse!!

Well the only experience I've had with any group at all is Student Ambassadors, SDS, and members of the Green Network. Most students are wear casual clothing to class. But not casual like sweatpants casual. It's nice casual. I have noticed that a lot of the foreign exchange students tend to keep to themselves or with others of the same or similar nationality. The majority of students here are VERY politically active/aware. There is a good variety of left, right and center students here. I think the majority of incoming freshmen tend to be center because it's not really until later in your college career that you start to pay attention to those sorts of things, and start caring about who is in what office.

Race, religion, and other such differences aren't really noticed by the people I have met here. They usually treat everyone equally just like everyone should be treated. There are a vast variety of differences but no one really cares if your black, white, gay, or straight, you are equal all around.

The campus is not very diverse ethnically, but very diverse ideologically.