Washington and Lee University Top Questions

Rich, preppy, conservative, all about Greek life

W&L students are Southern, Republican, Wealthy and White.

White, rich, preppy, Southern, conservative, 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} Greek Smart students that like to play hard after they work hard = a lot of alcohol

Rich, white and Southern

W&L is often considered the breeding ground for the future right-wing upper echelon.

We're a campus full of white, preppy, conservative, wealthy, southern spoiled brats. Greek life controls the school, and we drink more alcohol than state schools 10x our size.

1. Rich 2. White 3. Southern

Everyone is rich and white, that everyone dresses nicely all the time

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Washington and Lee is sometimes sterotyped as a rich, white kids school. Also, there are a lot of kids here from New Jersey, Baltimore, DC etc that play lacrosse and so its sometimes considered a "bro" school. There are also lots of southerners here, mainly Alabama.

They're rich, white, priviledged kids who only care about drinking, making money and moving back to their gated communities.

They are preppy, partiers, "work hard play hard"

The traditional stereotype of W&L is that it is a Southern school where greek life and money rule.

A haven for preppy, conservative students.

That all students are wealthy, conservative, southern, and stuck up.

The most common W&L stereotype is "southern prep." There are a lot of southern students at this school, and many come from private schools. W&L students are also known for being very smart, and for being involved in A LOT of activities. But, they still know how to have a good time.

Some stereotypes about Washington and Lee students are that they are conservative, and that they are very southern.

That it's a predominantly white, overwhelmingly preppy and affluent, conservative bastion of the South with a campus community controlled by a combination of tradition and Greek life.

Rich, white, southern, preppy, conservative

A typical W&L student is a white, preppy, wealthy, Southern conservative that has joined either a fraternity or sorority.