College of Saint Benedict Top Questions

At the College of Saint Benedict, the stereotype is that the women here are strong, beautiful, intelligent, kind individuals. "Bennies" as we are called can often be found with a smile on their face, willing to help anyone out. The women of Saint Benedict are well informed, well rounded individuals.

At the College of Saint Benedict, the stereotype is that the women here are strong, beautiful, intelligent, kind individuals. "Bennies" as we are called can often be found with a smile on their face, willing to help anyone out. The women of Saint Benedict are well informed, well rounded individuals.

At the College of Saint Benedict, the stereotype is that the women here are strong, beautiful, intelligent, kind individuals. "Bennies" as we are called can often be found with a smile on their face, willing to help anyone out. The women of Saint Benedict are well informed, well rounded individuals.

It is commonly joked that Bennies can always be found surrounding the ice cream machine or near the dessert line at Gorecki Dining Center.

Upon first coming to St. Ben's and St. John's, I heard about how friendly everybody was here. This stereotype is true; people at this school are very nice and outgoing. These schools truly have a community feel.

The stereotypical bennie is someone who is slightly preppy, strives for good grades, eats a lot, then works out. The stereotypical johnnie is a gentleman who holds doors open, and spends free time working out to get their beloved six pack.

There stereotype of the students at the College of St. Benedict is that we are all snotty rich girls, but this is very wrong. I do not come from a rich family and I have to pay for my college education on my own.

Everyone is rich white girls who have Uggs and North Face jackets.

I think that when people think of St. John's University and the type of young men that attend school there, they have a specific idea of what their character is like. St. John's is known for raising students to be genuine, insightful, well-rounded, and a fully functioning community member. I think that students do not limit themselves to simply athletics or academics, typically students reach out to on-campus clubs and activities to broaden their horizon and to discover new interests.

The stereotype of Bennies is that we are unattractive and do not care to look nice. Bennies are also overweight and kind of snobby. they all have North Face jackets, Ugg boots, and iPhones. I can't think of any stereotypes about Bennies that are positive. The only stereotypes I have ever heard about Bennies are negative and cruel and the Johnnies are the ones that bring them up.

their are several different distinct groups here. There are a lot of granola,envoronmenally concious, camper, outdoor adventure people. There are also a lot of academically focused students (specifially in the sciences). There are a lot of bible thumping religious types. There are a fair number of smokers, but mostly recreational drinkers- and plenty of people who don't party at all. There are some prep-sters, but they are far outnumbered by hippies. Basically you can find anyone and everyone here, and everyone seems to have their place.

Here at the college of St. Benedict, we are known from our rival schools to have never ending stomachs, especially in the desert line. This may be true, because we have an appreciation for life and are able to enjoy the "sweet things" that life has to offer. Our campus offers so many healthy options otherwise, such as two great workout facilities, a D3 school so participating in varsity sports is easy, and arobic, zumba and yoga classes that keep us in balance. While we "Bennies" may not hold back to the delicious food that our dining centers offer us, we are able to moderate it with a great dose of exersize of both the body and the brain

The steriotype here at CSB is that the girls dress comfy and are lazy in a way. I don't find this true at all. I have met many amazing young women who work hard in their everyday life, classes, and friendship. CSBSJU gives students the ability to succeed and gives them the tools to help students think.

The stereotypical Bennie is a Minnesotan girl looking to major in elementary education or nursing and looking to marry a Johnnie. However, I am not a stereotype! I am from Wisconsin, a theology and sociology major, and though it may happen in the future, am currently not dating a Johnnie. As one of my friends said, "Bennies are inherently beautiful." This is our stereotype. We are ambitious, intelligent, and beautiful women, both inside and out.

Smart students, preppy

There are preppy girls at every school, but I don't think St. Ben's has any more than any other college. There are a lot of students who come here on scholarships and who wouldn't be able to afford tuition with out them.

At Saint John's University, there the athletes whom play on different sports teams and such, but for the most part I feel as if our community does not incorporate stereotypes as do other colleges.

The "Bennie Swag" is what most people are calling it around campus and at the SJU campus as well. This sterotype is that all girls or Bennies wear four main things on a daily basis. The Ugg boot, with baggy sweatpants, your Northface jacket and a pony tail on the top of your head. There has always been this sterotype/fact. Yes, indeed there are students that will wear this attire on a regular basis. But not all girls do it. If you don't like it don't participate, I mean it is Minnesota though..so wearing a jacket and boots might come in handy during the winters.

Here at CSB we are Bennies and we have a lot of stereotypes. The typical 'Bennie' walks around wearing yoga pants, northfaces, and uggs with a coffee mug in one hand and an ice cream cone from Gorecki in the other. I would say this is fairly accurate for a majority of the Bennies at CSB, but I dont think this is a negative in any way. We focus more on school and less on what we look like everyday. Bennies like to be comfortable and warm, is that so wrong? What do you expect when living in the icebox we call Minnesota?

I think that the stereotype of this school is that it is upper class white kids. While this is certainly true, there are a lot of students who are international and from diverse backgrounds who help create a unique student body on campus. The other stereotype is that we are all very friendly and involved, which we are. I don't think you will find a student on campus who is involved in more or two groups or organizations on campus, or who participates in a sport or music group on campus. And because of the small size of our campus, you become friends with everyone and you get to know them really well and you get to where you can't walk around campus without seeing someone you know from a class or a club.