Clemson University Top Questions

-big party school -very Southern -lots of frat guys and sorority girls -lots of rich kids

I think one stereotype of Clemson is students is that they are rednecks, and rich, white, and protestant.

When I hear about Clemson, I automatically think about smart people.

Some stereotypes about Clemson is that everyone is white, a drunk, and they party too much.

Clemson's a party school. Clemson's a hard school to get through. Clemson sucks!

That all of the white males are frat boys with the crokies and rainbows and polo shirts

I think the biggest stereotype that Clemson students receive is that we are too preppy and high maintenance. A lot of people view Clemson as being "the white school" or the "the white school with the preppy black kids". Another stereotype that is known about Clemson is that all of the students are extremely smart. One stereotype I discovered was that "all the black students are in engineering". Another stereotype about Clemson is that it is known only for its football program. One last stereotype is that Clemson has a lot of racial issues that are being ignored.

That everyone is in involved in Greek Life; we have a better reputation for our parties than for our academics

Clemson students are stereotyped as preppy or (Southern) rednecks with a large Greek population.

Clemson students are probably seen as the type of people that typically attend large Southern schools: conservative, raised in church, and active in Greek life. They are seen as very intelligent but maybe too laid back to attend a higher-ranked school.