Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Top Questions

Sorority girls are sluts.

They're stupid and boring.

Sorority girls are easily distinguishable with their tight pants, uggs and north face jackets. THON committees are all about socials and drinking.

We get drunk and crazy everyday, our school is in the middle of no where, every student is smart

Some of the stereotypes about PSU is that it is just a big jock school. People think that everyone plays a sport and only gets ahead due to sports. Also people think that the sports are over-rated at Penn State. Another stereotype is that PSU students are all just spoiled kids who all own a BMW in their driveway. People think Penn State students never study but just party all the time.

Generally, PSU has a reputation as one of the biggest party schools. Anyone who doesn't go here seems to assume that it is the greatest place on earth. Tell anyone you go here and they don't even ask you how you like it; rather, they reply "Oh, well, you're loving your life then." So, people tend to associate PSU with the "pregame harder than other schools party" lifestyle. Also, the fact 40,000 undergrads attend university park, everyone assumes that there is something for everyone.

I think the main stereotype about PSU is that we're a big party school--and that's it. Oh, and we're obsessed with football to an unhealthy degree.

Like most Universities, there are many stereotypes about the student body as well as the overall establishment. The most common stereotype that I've heard is that Penn State's students are obnoxious, belligerent party animals. Another common stereotype is that all the girls are uptight and snobbish and all the guys are cocky and obsessed with lifting weights and picking up girls.

There are quite a few stereotypes about Penn State and Penn State students. The most prominent stereotype, in my opinion, is that the students here only care about drinking and football. Many people question students' priorities, assuming we are more focused on our socials lives than academics.

A lot of people think of Happy Valley as a drinking town with a football addiction. People also think PSU is in the middle of nowhere.