Every American college has their stereotypes: Arizona State houses the nation's partiers, everyone at Dartmouth is a Republican, UPenn is strictly for the Jewish community, and if you attend University of Oregon, you're definitely a hippie. Though many of these stereotypes are outrageous and often quite offensive, they do carry some truth behind them. DePaul University, however, does not necessarily have a universal reputation, but rather individual cliques within the Chicagoland institution. During your time at DePaul, you'll encounter all sorts of unique individuals, and after reading this, you may come to realize that you're actually one of them.
1. The crazy sorority girl
- Has greek letters on every shirt they own
- Refers to everyone as "sister"
- Spends 1/3 of their parents' money on Starbucks alone
- "Omg, We NEED a wine night!"
- Complains about going to chapter every Sunday
- Laptop is covered with stickers
- Talks nonstop about their amazing study abroad in Italy
- Gets a haircut and posts an Instagram photo with the caption "chop chop!"
2. The superstar student athlete
- "I can't, I have practice"
- Wardrobe consists of Nike sweatpants, tennis shoes, and DePaul sweatshirts
- Lives in UHall dorms
- Posts only sports action shots on Instagram
- Swears they never received extra money during the recruitment process
- 70% human, 30% smoothies from The Bean
- Assumes everybody knows who they are
3. The hardcore honors student
- Dedicated member of at least 3 clubs, a pre-professional fraternity, and a volunteer committee
- Has "only" two part-time jobs
- Never let's you forget they're in the honors program
- Asks a deep question 40 seconds before the class ends
- "Ugh, guess I'll be in the library all night again!"
- Arrives 25 minutes early to 8am classes
- Actually attends professors' office hours
- Graduates a year earlier than the rest of their peers
4. The party animal
- Never leaves the dorm without their juul
- In constant state of regret, acceptance, then rally
- Schedules classes no earlier than noon
- Is a regular at McGee's Tavern
- "You don't have a fake yet???"
- Survives off of pizza, Brownstone's iced coffees, and Xanax
- Only attends club meeting for the free food
- Does laundry once every two months
5. The extroverted theatre school kid
- Extremely loud in the dining hall
- Runs through lines on the L
- Let's you know that they're exhausted 24/7
- Overly competitive
- "Did you know I interned at THE Steppenwolf Theatre? Yeah, they loved me."
- "JOE KEERY FROM STRANGER THINGS GRADUATED FROM TTS!"
- Associates only with other theatre school students
6. The shy commuter kid
- Secretly jealous of students who live on campus
- Will travel 1+ hours to get to class
- Dresses in 6 layers during the wintertime
- Refuses to get involved on campus
- Mom still packs their lunches
- "Well actually I'm saving tons of money by not living in the dorms."
- Also has multiple part-time jobs
7. The try-hard hipster
- Born and raised on the west coast
- Owns multiple pairs of Doc Martens boots
- Reeks of stale pita chips and dust
- Never eats a meal without a grapefruit La Croix
- Politically woke
- Thrifts the majority of their wardrobe
- "Dude, let's get tickets to The 1975 concert next week!"
- Most likely a film major
8. The token foreign exchange student
- Dresses NICE AF no matter the time of day
- Eats everything, but never manages to get fat
- Will talk sh**t about you in a different language
- "The portions in America are huge!"
- Smokes hella cigarettes
- A rare find
- Genuinely nice
