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I suppose that stereotypes must have an origin. So, to say that no one fits into that category would be inaccurate. But if I were to describe PSU students to someone; I would say that PSU students are highly motivated, career driven people who have a passion for school spirit and a sense collective unity. We love our sports teams, work hard and play equally as hard. We are also diverse in that every college and every major here is competitive and challenging and each person seems to have a passion and desire to work to their highest potential. To put the cherry on top, not everyone knows Joe Paterno, but I'm sure no one would be opposed to meeting him.

Typically, yes. Stereotypes are always given this negative vibe. But, we work hard so we can party hard. The vast amount of opportunities here are unlimited. If you can't find a group to fit into, then you must be not between the ages of 17 and 30. We even have a large amount of people above 30 that fit in. It's almost like Penn State sat down one day before they put this whole town together and said ,"Let's create a place where every stereotype could come and have their own place." Our groups are very easily expressed through a quick bar tour, Tony's Big Easy for the popped collars and "sorostitutes", LuLu's for our clubbers, Candies for the Black persuasion, Zeno's for the hippie crowd, Pickle's for our sports fans, the Phyrst rep's a rowdy euro scene, and last but not least a place for our typical flannel wearing PA people, the Rathskeller. This is still leaving out so many bars worth a shout out. The best part about Penn State though, is that we all have a sense of togetherness. We don't mind to see these different people try out something new. If anything, people support when someone jumps out of their comfort zone and feels out of place.

somewhat. while we do drink and party, we still study really hard. all college students drink and party...we shouldn't be singled out. we have pride in our school because we love it here.