Indiana University-Bloomington Top Questions

Party Animals.

IU-Bloomington is an incredibly and diverse place with people from every walk of life. It should not be surprising that in a campus of around 40,000 students from 11 different schools of study and 165 nations it is hard to label students one way or another. Bloomington has a cache of every different kind of student; art nerds, frat boys, hipsters, computer geeks... anything you could throw at me I could think of someone who would fit the description. Depending on what you study or who you associate with the school can seem like it leans a certain way, For instance, I am Greek and often I feel that Indiana is incredibly Greek; after all the university is home to 6,000 of us. However, there are some 30,000+ students that are not Greek, and I have friends who tell me IU doesn't feel Greek at all. It is all about finding the group that suits you and trust me, there is a substantial number of students just like you and an equal amount that are your total opposite. It makes the school a thrilling place to be!

There's a stereotype at Indiana University that the Greek system runs the school. This stereotype is actually false. Under 20 percent of the entire population of 40,000 students strong are a part of the Greek system. I am not in the Greek system and I have had a blast over the past 2.5 years. The thing you have to remember is that you are part of the majority. and in short it is okay if you choose not to go Greek. What people may not know is that here are a few "fraternities" that are established for academic purposes. My room-mate is in Alpha Chi Sigma, a chemistry fraternity that is technically part of the Greek system. These fraternities are all around campus and it is more than likely if you would like to be a part of them you can.

I love IU because the people are not only diverse in what corners of the world they come from, but they are also diverse in thinking. Regarding the corners of the world, we have 60{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} in-state: some from farms, some from suburbs, and many from Indy or northern Indiana. Our highest out-of-state tuition payers are from IL--especially, Chicago suburbs. We have many from the east coast. Greek life here is important, but it's not the majority of our social scene. Different political views and thoughts may be on campus, but engagement in activities is very popular. We are do-ers, and we get involved.

The Greek system has a large presence at IUB, so if the stereotype is that you need to join a sorority or fraternity to be "cool", you are gravely mistaken! IUB offers so many different kinds of programs and Bloomington is such a diverse city, that there are many kinds of people at IUB. I don't think there is a stereotype of a typical student for that reason. We have a world-renowned music school, business school, fantastic languages and IMP programs - IUB has a lot to offer! Not to mention, it's a big 10 school with a great athletic program. Hence, anyone and everyone can and will fit in at IU!

There are several groups. First, there's the Greek people, who are located on two specific streets on campus. Many are considered to be pretentious, unintelligent drunkards. The next group are students at the Kelley School of Business. With the recent Occupy movement, there's the stereotype that they're corporate-loving, money-grubbing opportunists. There's also the people who live at Collins Living-Learning Center. They're considered to be the weird, alternative people.

A lot of white kids. A lot of frat guys and sorority girls. People who are going for science and kelly business degrees do not party like everyone else. But the "easier" majors are out at the bars every week. Now that I have gotten through the "drop-out" classes, my classroom is full of geeks; unlike freshman year when people couldn't stop gabbing about how high or blackout drunk they got the weekend before or how many times they got laid.

I think that Indiana University is known as a party school and therefore many of the students there are seen as huge party people as well. I will say that there are a lot of parties at IU, but I believe that it is the same with any other college. And while there may be those who do like to party, there are just as many that enjoy doing other things. It is such a large campus that everyone can find their own niche. I think a few extreme instances have given Indiana University the party stereotype, but it isn't wholly true.

The typical stereotype of an IU student is that the only thing one cares about is where and when they can party. While many of the students here enjoy having a good time, partying is not the only thing that Hoosiers have in mind. IU has a very diverse campus that includes students from all over the world with different backgrounds and stories. There are just as many people here that enjoy a more mellow lifestlye than the ones who like to go out. Most students are also dedicated to working hard at academics. IU is featured for having some of the best business, dental, and pre-med undergraduate programs in the country, among many other subjects. I think it's safe to say that Hoosiers definitely work as hard as they play, if not harder.

No, compared to other schools I believe Indiana University is no different. I believe IU has a lot of students very focused on succeeding with their college education. The partying at Indiana University is no different than other large universities.