<p>I've heard a few times lately about a typical "vandy girl". What does this mean? What is the stereotype?</p>
<p>We know so many diff types of kids at Vandy; not sure a stereotype is appropriate…just sayin…</p>
<p>Yeah, that’s what I figured that there’s not just one type of person there. I was just wondering becaus e I keep hearing that.</p>
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<p>The student body has vastly shifted in terms of geographic, racial and religious origins and Vandy’s generous financial aid allows for an economically diverse student body. Even so, half the girls at Vandy still opt for sorority life. I personally would not let that weigh in to my final decisions…I would weigh things like financial aid package as at the top of the list if I had schools comparable to Vandy to choose between. Focus on getting in and then worry about social distinctions and fit in April of your senior year. You will change a lot before then anyway.</p>
<p>The “stereotypical” Vandy girl just wears nice/expensive clothing, often. That’s about it. But that’s just a stereotype. It’s not entirely accurate.</p>
<p>People DO tend to start caring more about their appearance when they come here. But I don’t think it’s a bad thing, or that it’s unique to Vandy. Your wardrobe has to grow up sometime. There’s not social pressure to dress better, but when you see a lot of other students dressing better (and looking damn good), you kinda feel like you should follow suit (no pun intended). It’s a beneficial change for sure. So glad my highschool wardrobe is behind me.</p>
<p>This applies more to people who didn’t dress all that well in highschool… hehe (me)</p>
<p>Vandy girls are smart, talented, leaders, and involved in community service. They work hard, are well educated, tend to be successful in any path they persue and are polished when they join the workforce. Forget about “old stereotypes”, they have diverse backgrounds. Visit the campus, talk to the students and see what you think.</p>
<p>Nicely said, Bud123. As a mother of a “Vandy Girl” I appreciate that.</p>
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<p>This made me lol.</p>
<p>The average Vandy girl also will act like a prude in public but will absolutely rock a guy’s world once the lights go out.</p>
<p>not to be rude but a stereotype is very prevalent.</p>
<p>id say:</p>
<p>overly obsessive abt sororities (getting in and participating), dresses wealthy maybe not extremely stylish, money is never an issue, studies a lot, parties a lot, organized, smart/gets good grades, FAKE in many ways (most girls did not party in HS but pretend like they did), insecure as **** abt not being in tri delt kkg or theta, secret try-hards in school, attempts to be “southern.”</p>
<p>what i find most is that at vandy, most girls TRY extremely hard to live up to the vandy girl stereotype but continually fall short. I’d say the success of girls meeting the stereotype is disappearing but the desire to be this stereotype is not. its kind of sad but nonetheless there are still those perfect girls who are very attractive, very rich, very smart, very experienced, and very social. all the other girls desperately fall short bc rankings are improving and we’re mostly just getting the nerdy girl with the highest GPA who tries to be someone shes not.</p>
<p>Some of that stereotype is accurate but money not being an issue and being fake/insecure certainly aren’t part of the Vandy girl image… Also they don’t tend to be secretive at all about trying/caring about school. Can’t say that I agree with your assessment.</p>
<p>a large portion of the student body can’t afford the true cost of a Vandy education although there are hundreds of full payers in every class of course. Everyone is smart, focused and was probably too perfect in high school to really have a fully developed sense of themselves socially. So many students arriving now at Vanderbilt who are brave enough to leave all that is familiar and to come to someplace unknown and far away just like at Duke. One of our sons was born in Nashville and one parent has a Vandy grad degree so our son didn’t have as big as “stretch” as someone coming from Long Island or his roommate from California or his housemate from Westchester County or his other housemate from Shanghai, or close friends from Chicago.
Not saying that the Vandy Girl standard of beauty and poise doesn’t exist or that traditions at Vandy Greek world do not have a strong presence in campus history and current culture. Just saying to all those newcomers. Open your minds. Focus on the strengths of purpose in the women and men showing up in August. So many kids in your class are just stone cold brave and entering a whole new world in a southern city that they know nothing about. Give these women some credit and give all of them some time to grow up and try out their wings before passing judgments or burdening them with stereotypes.</p>
<p>@college282 you mentioned that girls can be insecure about not being in “Tri delt, KKG, or theta”… are those sororities really hard to get into? -anyone can answer:)</p>
<p>The Vandy girls my daughter has become friends with are all so impressive in many ways. They are all so smart and hard-working, and they are involved in many activities on campus. The vast majority are also as cute as can be. Most are in a variety of sororities, including DDD, KD, Chi O, AOPi, and others. Some are not in a sorority. They do dress nicely when they go out at night, but for class, most seem to be in shorts, flip flops, and sorority t-shirts or something similar. Of course, there are plenty of girls who aren’t involved in Greek life at all and prefer to hang out with friends at the dorm or elsewhere on campus. If that’s you, you’ll find penty of good friends to hang out with.</p>
<p>The Vandy Girl stereotype is based on the girls who dress in expensive clothes, wear expensive shoes, and carry expensive purses. They do exist at Vanderbilt, and they stand out because … face it … they look pretty darn good. Most people will look past the regular person on one magazine cover to the model on the cover of the magazine next to it. But when it comes to choosing friends, people do look beneath the surface and get to know the person inside. What I am getting at is that the stereotype focuses on looks, while reality focuses on the things we look for in a friend. That’s not to say we won’t want to be friends with the pretty person, just that we would choose that person for more than just looks.</p>
<p>@Georgiagirl03 Yes those three are hard to get into, especially theta and kappa, but competitiveness does not necessarily mean they are the best for each “vandy girl”</p>