University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Top Questions

Only like football.

Football and greek oriented school.

That we all come from Texas or Oklahoma, we all wear designer jeans and uggs and our sorority or a frat t-shirts with your north face. And then when it get warm you wear nike shorts and the t-shirts again.

That we're all a bunch of southern, conservative, football-loving people.

Everyone thinks that we are the best at we do, as well they should.

We are a bunch of athletic - types who only care about football, partying and are cloistered away from the real world.

OU is considered to be a "football school". There is also sometimes talk of OU and OU Students as being "stuck up" and a "party" school.

That we are all very conservative, somewhaat country or hick. All the Texas people come here because they can't get into UT Austin.

We play our iPods on our stereotypes while we study. Does that answer your question?

That they all have long hair when some of us actually are shorthairs.

I wouldn't say there are any particular type of OU Students. Most of them are easy going Oklahoma and Texas people. I would say that the Greek system absolutely dominates the scene. I feel everyone who is well regarded is from the Greek System.

From what I have heard people think that OU students are pretty snobby. I have also heard that OU is the UT of Oklahoma.

That there isn't a lot of diversity and that a majority of the activities are created by or for the Greek system.

The main stereotypes that I am surrounded by include Greek stereotypes, like what each sorority and fraternity chapter is perceived as. For instance, different houses make up songs and chants that bash other houses for being too slutty, drunk or maybe even pyhsicaly large. It is actually pretty disgusting to see the way people belittle other people for being in a different house. Many students that I have been surrounded by define themselves by their house and judge others based on the house that they are in.

Greek or Geek

Once, in NYC, a guy in a leather jacket asked me if I rode buffalos. I told him yes, of course, and that I'd rode one all the way to the Big Apple. Redneck, staunch Bible-thumpers, cheap beer-guzzlers--just a few off the top of my head. If you ask someone on campus where people are generally from, they'll most likely say, "Texas and Tulsa." This is true--but I've met fellow peers native to Cali, Arizona, Spain, London, France, the Bronx, India...you name it, we got it. I even had a rad Muslim Poly. Sci. professor named Mohomad from Morocco. The Greek Scene: fake blonde, fake-baked, Ugg boots, says "like" and "totally" every two seconds = sorority stereotype Polo shirts, popped collars, Business major, says "dude" and "bro" every two seconds = frat stereotype Bottom line--they exist, but it's not true for all. I've worn both hats--Chi Omega and GDI--both are legit. Football. Okay, it's a HUGE deal. I won't lie, I'm named after Lindsey St because it runs by Owen Field. Many bleed crimson, quite literally (my dad, a Sooner alum, wants his ashes scattered in the endzone). But, on any given Saturday, I could do any of the following and be completely in my element: a) paint myself red and scream my lungs out at a game b) discuss relativism and Nietzsche smoking hookah at the local hookah bar c) pack a picnic, knitting needles, and a few barefoot hippie friends and head to a local coffee shop for home-brewed beer d) strut the poppin' bar scene in my best knock-off Prada.

OU Stereotypes.. hmmm.. Well, I came from a relatively smaller school and graduated with a class of 250 and was the first from the high school to come to OU. Thus, it was basically a leap of faith with a scholarship that made my decision. I had no idea of what I would be getting into. Although movies like Van Wilder, Old School, etc. made me think I was going to be a timid freshman going into a non-stop party. OU Students...same thing. I knew one person before coming here who was a year ahead of me that I had met at a high school student council camp a couple years before and she was friendly? Man, I was cluuueelllesss.

When I decided to pick OU as my university, my friends back home made fun of Oklahoma because it is said to be a "fly-over state" (you don't do anything there except fly over). You might also be thinking that people here are rednecks because Oklahoma is in the center of the US. But I just love it here. I'm from a big city but love the countryside. Norman is a small-sized city but Oklahoma City is 20minutes away. There is always something to do on campus anyways. There is a big international community and people are from everywhere, inside and outside of the United States ! Plus, Oklahoma has that southern style kind of living and everybody is very friendly.

The biggest stereotype is that OU revolves around the greek system and that OU is full of a bunch of spoiled rich kids.

That OU is strictly all about sports and that money that could be used for academics and scholarships is instead given to the football program.

I remember hearing the song "OU Sorority Girl" before going to OU and thinking that was how all OU girls were going to be. I also had heard that there were a lot of rich kids there.

Most of them are from Texas, most of them are in a fraternity/sorority, said members wear ugg boots and/or double-popped collar polos in florescent hues, we're obnoxious sports fans, we're good at football, we have a good art/music/creative scene, we're alcoholics,

We are a big football school and a big party school. People also think that Oklahomans still ride to class on horses.

OU has been known to have many stereotypes and some include the nature of the students. Some people think the OU community is either all religious, all liberal, and all hicks. Other stereotypes are that our campus is not as visually appealing.

Top 40 following airheads.

Some stereotypes about OU students is that we are all snobs. We ride on horses because we are in Oklahoma.

There are so many stereotypes at OU it's hard to tell them all.