I have several groups that I hang out with on a daily basis but the closest one to being stereotyped is probably the fraternity I belong to at school. In my experience in with this group, one of the concepts of stereotyping is our "language use." In the greek community we use terms, for example, "big's" "little's" "socials," that only people belonging to a fraternity or sorority would understand. Greek people usually talk to each other about their organization they belong to and use terms that involve knowing the vocabulary.
Also, the nonverbal communication used can easily identify a certain sorority or fraternity. The easiest way to identify a greek person is by the letters they wear. The greek letters identify the certain organization they belong to. Each individual wears these greek letters to represent for their organization.
A lot of my friends that aren't in a fraternity or sorority stereotype against me because of all the movies and picture that the media imprints on greek organizations. It's not all about the partying, drinking, and belligerent loudness. Instead, it's the brotherhood and bond that only those in the organization have for each other and builds lifelong friendshis.
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