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My classmates are some of the most dedicated, hardworking people I have ever met.

One thing that makes Wabash amazing is how different people can are. Wabash takes care of people finance wise allowing a variety of people to attend; backgrouds are very different. As far as attire to class, no one is trying to impress the women, but everyone here cleans up well. One of my friends put it like this, "Monday through Friday its sweatpants and a t-shirt, but when a Wabash man wears a suit, he WEARS that suit!" Politically, there is no way to describe Wabash. I have heard people say that Wabash is liberal and that Wabash is conservitive; one thing can be siad though and that is that Wabash is politically active.

Although not true for all students, the majority of students are extremely active. Between classes, papers, labs, clubs, on-campus or off-campus jobs, social lives, most students are super busy. Although the student body is fairly conservative (or perhaps because of that majority) the student body is largely politically unaware. Some students get involved in the conservative paper, the college political groups and local campaigns, but those students are rare. In large part because of the all-male ethos of Wabash, students wear relatively casual clothing to class. Seas of flip flops, athletic shorts and t-shirts are not uncommon to see on the way to class (with hoodies and pajama pants substituted for the colder months). The causualness isn't meant as disrespect as it might be at other places but is often explained away by students who say "Who do I have to impress?". As with everything there are some preppy dissenters.

The only kind of student who would feel out of place at Wabash is one who intentionally closes himself from his colleagues. I know and have befriended students from every walk of life, including African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, Muslims, Buddhists, gay and bisexual. Students are generally open enough that these differences aren't deal-breakers. Only when students who feel different separate themselves from others do people start to react negatively. Most students are politically aware, and a few are politically active. Political opinions vary from students who are libertarian to students who dabble in communist philosophy. I've noticed that as far as political parties are concerned, either side always overestimates the prevalence of their opponent.

One of the misconceptions about our students body is that we are all rich and extravagant intellectuals. I would, in fact, say that the opposite is true about our students body. I would say that our student body is comprised primarily of blue-collar type students, whose academic achievement and intelligence may not always be at a peak level, but their work ethic and effort is always at the top. Wabash men set themselves apart because they are willing to work hard and achieve something greater than just the average standard. Determination, tenacity, and persistence are our strongest qualities because we are willing to work for what we want, and this doesn't mean to get a good grade, it means becoming a better person--a true gentlemen.

Although most Wabash students are from Indiana, no student should feel out of place here. In my pledge class of 8 there was a man of hispanic background from Chicago, a man born in China, lived in the U.K. and then moved to North Dakota and finally Indiana, as well as a student from Texas and Michigan. Now we are one big happy family who does everything together from IM sports to road trips to Walmart runs at 3 am.

Wabash is a very diverse college. Students come to Wabash from all different walks of life. For the most part, Wabash is more of a conservative Campus. Also, there are a large quantity of students from Indiana, but there are also students from different states and countries. Most Wabash students, like myself, are fraternity members. Unlike stereotypical fraternities that you will see in movies, fraternities at Wabash are full of young men who put their education before their social lives.

Students at Wabash cover every spectrum you want to define, except gender-wise. More important than any differences is the fact that we're all Wabash Men and together we can stand against the world. There's a fraternity for every man and a club for every interest.

Wabash is diverse. 20{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of our student body is not white. Because we are so small, most of the student body knows each other.

What to say... We are so diverse, but at the same time, we are a band of brothers that would take a bullet for any other "Wally" on campus.