Many people outside of the university view the culture of Elon different from other universities. Most people view Elon student's as very preppy-like, and they also think that the student's have a lot of money.
To some degree though, many of these assumptions are true about a lot of the students at the school. However, there are many students who do not fit the "Elon" stereotype and do not have the same characteristics. Though it seems there are so many people apart of sororities and fraternities, there are still a lot of people that are not affiliated with them. And there are many students who come from different backgrounds and are not as wealthy as some of the other students, but are still very good students.