Stereotypes: What Are Preppies?

What are preppies? Preppies are people who are a student or a graduate of a preparatory school. It has many different definitions that have to do with a type of style, a personality, and a person. People have taken time to figure out, define, and explain what a preppy is through articles, movies/TV shows, and books. The term preppy comes from the fact that wealthy families would send their children to preparatory schools before they went to college. Being a prep wasn't about wearing a certain clothing style it was about having class, being a gentleman/lady, following tradition, social achievement, and forming a friendship bond with other preps to form a sense of exclusivity.
Preppies have their own style of appearance that can define who they …show more content…
The attitude of a prep is a positive personality, they need to look at the favorable aspect of life, and smile away any problems to avoid making it bigger. They are individuals who were raised to be polite everyday no matter what, they have an unflashy self-confidence, and they have a diligent attitude that can sometimes cause them to be too self-conscious. They were raised to respectful, have excellent manners and to treat everyone equally. Being a prep is to have class, elegance, charm, and intelligence. Having class is important because being respectful to everybody is something that shows that you are confident and mature. Elegance is to have a marvelous posture that shows your confidence, and speak with poise. Charm is a skill that is known as your personality, to be well liked you need to have an appealing attitude that will help you make friends. Intelligence is something that is extremely important for a prep, you need to be able to understand the world, knowledge will help you get past everything in your life, and it will help you interact with …show more content…
Preps dress in their style because it is similar to the clothes of the past and the style gives of a feeling of being well-mannered and having cash on you. Being a gentleman or a lady is a big thing in preps. To be a proper you need to be respectful to others, have manners and you need to follow the rules. Being proper will earn you respect, attention, and popularity from others, and it also tells others that you were raised well if you respect others. Also you have to have elegance, don't slouch, you have to have your back straight. You have to move with confident, but not over confident or you will make a fool of yourself. Having class is similar to proper you have to respect others, be polite, and never be rude. Act mature, being able to make wise choices that won't cause problems is great, others will look up to which will increase your popularity. Preps are people who don’t use their hands; they are people who were raised in school to always be on top. They were taught to do jobs that were proper, high-paid, legal, and a job that will make them well-known to society. Belonging to a group is a big deal for preps. They need to get used to the thought of being in a group that is hard to access because it will make them feel special belonging to a group that is