<p>I'm attending VU next year, but from some of the reviews I've seen about the social life, I'm a little bit worried. I'm by no means the stereotypical "Vandy girl." I'm a bit artsy, a bit dorky. I'd rather join a poetry club than a sorority. Will It be difficult for me to "find my place?"</p>
<p>No, there’s a place for everyone here. The “stereotypical Vandy girl” describes MAYBE 10% of the girls here.</p>
<p>manderley242–Welcome to Vanderbilt! VU is the perfect size, it is large enough that there is a place for everyone as Pancaked^ said but it’s not overwhelming. My daughter does not fit the Vandy stereotype and she has made several friends who enjoy going with her to watch the musicals, plays, improv shows and other performing arts groups on campus. She has other friends with whom she goes to watch the football or basketball games. Sometimes she doesn’t go out at all because she is too busy with homework. I don’t know if there is a poetry club at Vandy but I would be very surprised if there isn’t one; if not–start one. The school is supportive of new student groups. Congrats on your admission!</p>
<p>Oh, manderley 242 (a REBECCA reference?), I think you will love Vanderbilt next year. There is so much for so many. My frat son went to see the Vanderbilt Off-Broadway (VOB) production of “Spring Awakening” and loved it. He didn’t attend one basketball game this year, but he has watched former civil rights activists speak several times. He is an economics/political science double major, but he has enjoyed his two music classes immensely this semester. Please don’t let stereotypes stress you out or keep you from realizing that VU is a fit for you. Start that poetry group and your “pilgrim soul” will find a home here.</p>
<p>I think you will be fine. You will fall into your niche very quickly. The arts scene is pretty good here, but unfortunately there is no poetry club to my knowledge except for Vandy Spoken Word. Let me know if you find/start one, though.</p>
<p>honestly, the vandy girl stereotype isn’t as big of a deal as people play it up to be (although i just belatedly realized that the term is in my username…oh the irony.) despite my username though, i am most definitely not a typical sorority girl, and i’d argue that about 80% of my sorority sisters aren’t either. i don’t calorie count, i go to the rec regularly but not religiously, i do other activities with my friends just as often as i go to parties with them, and i’m involved in other campus activities aside from those related to greek life. i found friends very quickly, despite entering my freshman year without any intentions of rushing, and i know all of my hallmates would be able to say they enjoyed the year just as much as i did, even though maybe 3 of them out of the 30 total fit the “vandy girl” stereotype. vanderbilt admissions has started going out of its way the last few years to recruit students that break the typical vandy mold, so i have no doubts that you’ll fit in perfectly. it’s a big enough school that even if you don’t meet your forever friends on the first day (although i was lucky enough to do just that), you’ll constantly be meeting new people who will make your time at vandy fantastic in a way that doesn’t fit any stereotype. :)</p>