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I would say that the stereotype of OU is that it is heavily Greek. While this is true to an extent, there is much more variety at this school than it is given credit for. There is a growing hipster population at OU, and there are also plenty of hippies and exchange students. One thing that all of the students at OU seem to have in common is that they all seem to live and breathe Sooner football (even the hipsters). Almost every student participates in tailgating for every home game throughout the fall, joining the additional 100,000+ Sooner fans who converge on the town.

The University of Oklahoma has somewhat of a reputation of being a party school, this reputation applied most strongly to the greek students. While many students are involved in greek activities and students are (sadly) often judged by their peers on which house they belong to, partying is not any more popular at OU outside the greek system as it is anywhere else. Many greek students seem to really enjoy partying; however, there are students in every house that do not subscribe to the typical greek partying lifestyle. While regular, frequent partying and drinking are the norm among some students, they are not the norm for the campus as a whole.

The common stereotype of students at OU is that every student is heavily involved with the greek community. This includes all the stereotypes of heavy drinking, partying, and avid football watching. To an extent, this is true. OU has a strong greek influence, but by no means is it the only community on campus.

One stereotype at the University of Oklahoma is that the majority of the students are involved in Greek Life. Walking around campus, you would assume that this is accurate because the environment of the campus is greek-oriented. In reality, the University of Oklahoma is home to a somewhat small percentage of greek students. There are currently 4,500 students involved in a greek organization at the University of Oklahoma.

The University of Oklahoma prides it's self on the diversity of their Student body. This University has a group for everyone and really tries to give everyone an opportunity to meet people who are similar to themselves. They have an almost unlimited amount of groups, organizations, events, concerts, a great greek life, and many more different opportunities to meet your future friends. You are guaranteed to find your life friends here either in class, greek life, multiple different organizations, or just walking across campus. There is only one Oklahoma!

The University of Oklahoma has a HUGE Greek community and if you choose not to be a part of it, you will most likely hang out with non-Greeks. Don't get me wrong, non-Greeks are not really "geeks" they just kind of stick together and the Greeks stick together. I think is a semi-accurate stereotype because it does cause a separation, but probably for the better. If you did not choose to be Greek, then you obviously do not have the same interests as someone that did.

For the most part, I think OU has a fairly good mix of students. You'll find people from all walks of life on this campus. It is notable that Greek life is pretty big on this campus and is a predominantly Caucasian campus as well. However, what cultural student organizations lack in numbers, they make up for in involvement and vitality. I love the student organizations I'm a part of and there are plenty of opportunities to find a second family here (over 400 student organizations!).

There is no actual stereotype exist at OU. Everybody is pretty nice and easygoing. Sure, there are some frat boys doing some shenanigans among themselves and pretty sorority girls going around having fun. But, most of them are a part of something else and they are nice and interesting people if you get to know them better. Regarding the football fans, I can say that we are all die-hard fans of the Sooner football team.

Growing up in Oklahoma, I often heard about OU. Growing up a musician who preferred math, language, and international studies to alcohol-fueled parties, I disliked everything I heard. "EVERYONE there is Greek. If you're not Greek at OU, you're a nobody." "OU is a joke, all anyone ever does there is party." I think it's understandable that I developed quite the prejudice against the university; however, I was nonetheless incredibly mistaken and misguided. On move-in day, despite spending half the day sick from convincing myself that my world was about to come crashing down around me, I was surprised to meet refreshingly "regular" guys in my hall. We had diverse, interesting majors; we all missed our friends; and none of us were rushing. Throughout the year, as I made more friends, the stereotypes continued to break down. Of course, I certainly met many people in the Greek system and many others who were part of the party culture - often times, these people were one in the same. More often than not, however, we found common ground, and I now have dozens of friends in fraternities and sororities. It is true that a fraction of OU students are Greek, and that some heavily rely upon the party culture. However, I don't believe it is significantly more than any other university, and as it turns out, it is entirely possibly to befriend these people without being influenced to change your own lifestyle.