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The stereotype at my school is a bunch of kids who just go to college so they can party. People think that everyone who goes to Mizzou doesn't care about their education or their future. This is far from the truth because there are a lot of extremely smart and future-oriented students. With that being said, you still do have all of the frat kids and jocks that you would see at any large university. The University of Missouri has some nationally recognized programs including Journalism and Business, which attract a lot of talented kids from around the country. For these reasons, the stereotype of Mizzou is not completely true because in the end, pretty much every student is here to get their education, rather than just partying and messing around during their time here.

One of the stereotypes given to students at Mizzou is "Greek kids". Greek life at Mizzou is very important for some students, and many people have misconstrued thoughts about what it means to be "Greek". For example, people think that if you join a Frat, all you are thinking about is getting laid and partying all the time. In reality, those things are only a fraction of what being Greek is all about (aside from getting laid, that is a personal thing). There are many things involved in going Greek. Examples include meeting new people, being involved in community service, philanthropy, getting good grades, and becoming apart of something. I am not Greek, but I know a lot of Greek students and they see their Frat brothers and Sorority sisters as family. Most of them say that going Greek was the best thing they have ever done. It really forces you to be involved in the community. After meeting so many people that are Greek, it makes me wish I could go back in time and join a Sorority.

A lot of people see Mizzou as a greek school. With 28 fraternities and soon to be 15 sororities, a lot of students choose to go greek. Those who aren't greek are known lovingly as GDI's (God Damn Independents). Either way, there are stereotypes on both sides. As a sophomore I've spent a year with a no greek affiliation and this year I joined a sorority last minute. Honestly greek or non-greek doesn't really matter because I have friends who are greek and who aren't. There are also plenty of opportunities outside the greek community. Mizzou is really about what you make it, so all in all stereotypes shouldn't matter!

A lot of people see Mizzou as a greek school. With 28 fraternities and soon to be 15 sororities, a lot of students choose to go greek. Those who aren't greek are known lovingly as GDI's (God Damn Independents). Either way, there are stereotypes on both sides. As a sophomore I've spent a year with a no greek affiliation and this year I joined a sorority last minute. Honestly greek or non-greek doesn't really matter because I have friends who are greek and who aren't. There are also plenty of opportunities outside the greek community. Mizzou is really about what you make it, so all in all stereotypes shouldn't matter!

You'll run across the typical fraternity or sorority member, out of state journalism scholar, country boy or enthusiastic Tiger fan now and again. However, I've made one of the most eclectic and diverse group of friends in the past two and a half years. So many people who I wouldn't have expected to meet, I now call friends.

Such a large school is hard to stereotype - there are thousands of exceptions to every rule. People point to the large Greek population, massive turnout for football games, large number of parties, huge presence of the Journalism school and average academics when they look at Mizzou. Greeks and football fans are of course very visible, but there's really so much more going on beneath the surface. For every frat boy waving a foam finger in the bleachers, there's an engineer working equations in the library stacks.

While Mizzou is a fun campus with plenty of party options, it is by far not all that this campus is about! There are so many things to do on campus and in the city of Columbia that don't involve alcohol if that's not your thing. What I love about Mizzou is how diverse it is as a school, and really any stereotype given could not completely encompass this huge university.

I wouldn't say that there are any well known stereotypes about students at the University of Missouri. I went to high school in Missouri and we heard about Mizzou all the time, and I never heard of any. MU is a very diverse university. There are students from all walks of life. There are a lot of Greek students and Greek centered events, but they are in no way the majority. There is something at Mizzou for each type of student. The university is committed to diversity in all ways.

Although almost 25{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of students are greek, this is not the only way to make friends. Many people become close with people they meet through their residence hall or clubs.

At Mizzou, most students are greek. It seems like it's an overwhelming number but besides that we're just like any other school. Mostly white with a wide arrange of different types of students. Lots of Journalists!