My bishop told me before I went to BYU that I could find any crowd I wanted.

Apr 27, 2015
9:37:43pm

byujacob

If you're looking for those types and surround yourself with them, sure it will seem like 1/3 of all kids are doing that.

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I had a friend who was a "rebel" at BYU. His claim is that 1/3 of BYU students

NorthBayCoug

4/27/15 9:34pm

Are we talking 5 o'clock shadows?

Blue Ghost

4/27/15 9:35pm

its always 5 o'clock in off campus housing

BlueFrog

4/27/15 9:36pm

Way off. Trying to justify being a 'rebel.'

MichCoug

4/27/15 9:36pm

1/20 or less. Though my sample of rebels wasn't that high.

HoustonCougar

4/27/15 9:36pm

I'd guess it's closer to 15%.

Noni Fruit

4/27/15 9:37pm

Coke products?

TNT

4/27/15 9:38pm

*Sniff*?

Noni Fruit

4/27/15 9:42pm

Hey. In hindsight this would appear to be a personal attack. Mods?!?!?!?!

TNT

4/27/15 9:46pm

my wife says the same thing about her floor at Helaman halls

NorthBayCoug

4/27/15 9:40pm

My bishop told me before I went to BYU that I could find any crowd I wanted.

byujacob

4/27/15 9:37pm

Some of us never had the opportunity

Copelius

4/27/15 9:38pm

If you include any type of honor code violation, be it big or small, I'd say the

LiveCoug

4/27/15 9:40pm

No way.

TrueAndBlue

4/27/15 9:41pm

People who are "rebels" see the world from their point of view

cougarmanguy

4/27/15 9:41pm

i'd say 20%

BlueFrog

4/27/15 9:43pm

Depends on the apartment complex you live in

boorad

4/27/15 9:46pm

This.

vegasnative

4/27/15 10:28pm

I think it really depends on where you lived. If you lived in Branbury, 1/3 is

darkcoug

4/27/15 9:50pm

I could believe 10%

blucoug18

4/27/15 9:50pm

10%. I think the vast majority of BYU students are trying to do whats right.

ballen

4/27/15 9:51pm

Based on my experience, your friend is projecting.

IGlowInTheDark

4/27/15 9:53pm

I would guess 20-25%.. Morality stuff in the 20% range.. Alcohol in 10% range.

cougfanz

4/27/15 9:56pm

Actually take that back.. Guess 10% overall.. Lot of quiet kids

cougfanz

4/27/15 9:58pm

If you include curfew, then definitely. I violated curfew more often than not.

dYrtbYkerYder

4/27/15 9:57pm

^^^ Lest people get ideas... it was just hanging out after midnight. NBD

dYrtbYkerYder

4/27/15 9:58pm

You mean at a Girl's place right? BYU has no curfew like BYU-I.

Baron

4/27/15 9:59pm

Yeah

dYrtbYkerYder

4/27/15 10:05pm

I was never sure of what the curfew rules were once I left the dorms. I also

TrueAndBlue

4/27/15 10:00pm

The first "party" I went to after I transferred to BYU had a ton of pills.

RedlandsCoug

4/27/15 10:02pm

You went to parties?

TrueAndBlue

4/27/15 10:04pm

Not many after I transferred in. But I went to Get Freaky and Get Lucky every yr

RedlandsCoug

4/27/15 10:08pm

as someone who went to some of those parties

JOPE

4/27/15 10:07pm

Wasn't too huge. Just a bunch of provo all-stars. Most of them went to UVU or

RedlandsCoug

4/27/15 10:12pm

Considering that forgetting to shave each day is an honor code violation...

Choke

4/27/15 10:20pm

People drift in & out.

SteveOrr

4/27/15 10:35pm

My personal experience? No way--closer to 10% for the offenses you mention.

Zooropa

4/27/15 10:36pm

your friend is definitely projecting. i was very involved with the "rebel" crowd

jayriggity

4/27/15 11:42pm

I was part of the rebel crowd, but I didn't inhale. I'm don't know for sure

Cosmo Kramer

4/28/15 12:33am

Theres a reason they call Belmont "Boozemont". The east side of Provo seemed to

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