University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Top Questions

I've heard that we're all supposed to be rich, alcoholic preps who join various fraternities and sorrorities. We're also sometimes considered to be overachievers. A lot of people assume that all Carolina students have a major and a minor or are double majoring instead of only having one major. We're supposed to be elitist when it comes to basketball.

The campus is gorgeous and has endless possibilities to explore and literally get lost in. The students are energetic and I swear the campus is never dead, even at 3 am there is always someone (probably in Hinton James or somewhere South Campus) out and about talking on their phone or with friends. UNC is known for having a phenonmanal basketball program and not that great of a football team.

Very liberal student population High percentage of GLBTQ students Intelligent students

Stereotypes about UNC include the preppyness of its students. Although often this is true, the student body is so large that no one stereotype can hold true. Some students are very preppy, particularly Greek members, but that leaves thousands of other students that are not. The only stereotype among UNC students would be in regards to the Greek community. Greeks make up 18{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the school, and depending where you are on campus and who you're with, this number can seem very large or very small. A lot of sorority girls do dress preppy, pop their collars, wear pearls, and get wasted every weekend. A lot of guys spend all their time trying to score with girls, and often succeeding. But in every sorority and fraternity there are at least several- if not dozens- of members who contrast with this stereotype. For specific sororities, there are one-line stereotypes "The cocaine sorority" or "the smart sorority" or "the fat sorority" but each sorority has so many girls that the stereotypes really fit the majority of the girls.

UNC is seen as full of a stuck up and wealthy student body whose parents pay for everything. UNC male students are often stereotyped as not "masculine" enough compared to area schools, such as NC State. And of course, there's the stereotype that Carolina has the best-looking girls of all the North Carolina colleges.

Preppy

We're reaally crazy fanatics about basketball

We are smarter than State students We are way more fun than Duke students

People believe UNC students are preppy, studious, and spend a lot of time in the libraries.

There are a lot of gay guys here

I've heard people say that all UNC students are very liberal and often conceited.

Rich, drug-school, preppy, very liberal, lots of gay men

Maybe that UNC is a 'white school' (no black people) A party school Impossible to get into racist

The obvious and prevalent stereotype is that UNC is a liberal campus full of "hippies". We are also stereotyped as having a large female population, as well as a large and open homosexual population (compared to other universities in the area). We are often perceived as a student body represented by the stereotypical frat boy or sorority girl.

elitist hot girls

You often hear about snobby rich kids and how everyone is there to be a doctor or a lawyer.

they're all blond, southern, happy, athletic

A lot of people are surprised when they find out that not all students at UNC are Greek or liberal. It's also interesting how people worry they won't have a personalized experience while they're at UNC. As with every other school, there are majors (including my own) that are so-called "easy majors."

I think among students not from North Carolina UNC gets teh stereotype that they are southern and not diverse. Some UNC students think that people are only there to fufill a certain criteria and did not get there on merit alone.

1. "Wine and cheese" crowd at basketball games 2. High gay population 3. Strong liberal bias 4. We're awesome at basketball 5. Students are stuck up, have a 'holier than thou' attitude