Syracuse University Top Questions

Stoners. Hippies. I go to ESF.

The stereotype of Syracuse University seems to be that all of its students are rich, since it is a private school. While this is not entirely accurate (since there are so many scholarship students including athletes, international students, minorities, etc)...the stereotype definitely remains true for Greek Life. Jewish american princesses aka JAP's is the fitting stereotype for almost every sorority girl on campus. How can they be found you may ask? Simple...black jacket, black uggs and blackberry! Also, I think there is a certain stereotype for students on campus, particularly Newhouse kids. "Ooo you're in Newhouse?" is a common phrase and they seem to be held to a high standard by their peers.

The stereotype of Syracuse University seems to be that all of its students are rich, since it is a private school. While this is not entirely accurate (since there are so many scholarship students including athletes, international students, minorities, etc)...the stereotype definitely remains true for Greek Life. Jewish american princesses aka JAP's is the fitting stereotype for almost every sorority girl on campus. How can they be found you may ask? Simple...black jacket, black uggs and blackberry! Also, I think there is a certain stereotype for students on campus, particularly Newhouse kids. "Ooo you're in Newhouse?" is a common phrase and they seem to be held to a high standard by their peers.

The stereotype of Syracuse University seems to be that all of its students are rich, since it is a private school. While this is not entirely accurate (since there are so many scholarship students including athletes, international students, minorities, etc)...the stereotype definitely remains true for Greek Life. Jewish american princesses aka JAP's is the fitting stereotype for almost every sorority girl on campus. How can they be found? Black jacket, black uggs and blackberry! Also, I think there is a certain stereotype for students on campus, particularly Newhouse kids. "Ooo you're in Newhouse?" is a common phrase and they seem to be held to a high standard by their peers.

Before coming to campus, many websites talked about Syracuse being filled with JAPs. Coming from the west coast, I thought this meant Japanese, but it stands for Jewish American Princesses. And yes, this is definitely true. A lot of the girls at Syracuse (esp. sorority girls are really rich and Jewish). Majority of the kids that attend Syracuse are really wealthy, driving around BMWs, Audis, Mercedes, etc. (even international students) While majority of the school are rich, there are also a number of people on campus who are here on scholarship, and one of the first people in their family to attend college. While this group is not as big as the majority, the number is definitely growing. Syracuse is trying to become more diverse, which apparently was one of the reasons it dropped in the rankings of colleges.

There is a stereotype that "JAPS" think they're the best. Parties on south campus will get shut down by DPS and sorority girls and frat boys throw wild parties and seclude themselves from others as superior

While there is certainly a good portion of "Rich white kids from the northeast" at this school, this doesn't define the entire student body in anyway. Syracuse is a diversified campus with people from many different backgrounds. There are people from every state as well as countries all over the world, and over 60{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the student body is on some from of financial aid.

The stereotypes of students on campus are of jocks, frat guys and loose sorority girls. This stereotype is decidedly false. There is a wide variety of cliche and non-cliche identities to adopt. There are stoners and jocks and frat guys, but there also exist intellectuals and vibrant cultural communities. If it is a niche you seek, it should be easy to find.