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Bro’in Out: The Many Different Types of Bros

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at BC chapter.

Broston College has become a staple procrastination website for many collegiettes™ (even though we sometimes don’t want to admit it).  It claims to be “By the BC bro, for the BC bro.”  But what exactly is a bro?  That’s what we ventured to find out.  Here are the different types of bros that we identified.
  

 

The LAX Bro:
“Sup bros, anyone care to lax?”  These Brantford Winstonworths can easily be pointed out in a crowd, with their lax flow and pinnies on them all day, everyday.  When they’re not playing lacrosse with other lax bros, these guys can usually be spotted with a Natty Light in hand, trucker hat on backwards, and Rainbow flip flops.  These bros just love chillin’, partying, and being surrounded by laxstitutes (don’t be one of these girls).
 
The Frat Bro: 
Bros in frats who love their Sperrys.  These guys have the ultimate bromances going on and really DGAF, since they are to inherit daddy’s company one day.  They love to rep their letters around campus and invite girls who they think are DTF to the fraternity house on a Saturday night.  When this bro isn’t playing FIFA with his “brothers,” he’s fraternizing on how to humiliate the newbs who are trying to pledge his house.   
 
The East Coast Bro:
This is the typical and most popular type of bro at BC.  Sperrys with no socks and pastel button down shirts are signature items for this type of bro.  They love to sport their Ray Ban aviators and wayfarers, Patagonias, and Vineyard Vines apparel around campus or on their yachts.  Come winter, you can find these bros hitting the ski slopes or warming up by the fire in their flannel shirts.
 
The California Bro: 
Chillest of the chill.  Laid-back bros with Vans, mid-calf socks, flat brimmed hats, and cut off tanks.  These bros like to skate on their long boards down Venice Beach or shred like Kelly Slater in the Pacific.  If they’re not playing water polo, they’re tanning at the beach or grabbing Mexican food straight from south of the border.
 
The Lady Bro:
Not to be mistaken for laxstitutes, lady bros act like one of the guys.  Reppin’ snap backs and jerseys, she is usually the only girl in the group of bros.  She knows that Sundays are reserved to sit on the couch and watch NFL RedZone all day.  The lady bro hates dealing with girl drama and cattiness, so don’t bring her into it.
 
The Wannabe Bro:
They think they’re all that… but they’re not.  These guys try to hang with the bros, but, to be honest, no one can stand them.  He’s not a lax bro, part of a frat, or from one of the coasts, so dude, you’re trying too hard.  Just stop.
 
The Hipsters:
While they may not be bros, this breed of boys is still important to include.  Bros love to hate hipsters and hipsters love to hate bros.  Hipsters are usually avid followers of the alternative music scene and hate most things mainstream.  They rock plastic “hipster” glasses and really skinny jeans.
 
Which is your favorite bro?  Bro out, collegiettes™!
 
Sources:
http://brostoncollege.blogspot.com/
http://www.urbandictionary.com/
 
Photo Sources:
http://sunzi.tumblr.com/
 


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Melanie is a senior at Boston College. 
Katie Moran is a junior at Boston College, majoring in Communication. Originally from Seattle, she loves the East Coast but misses her rainy days and Starbucks coffees. On campus, Katie is involved with Sub Turri Yearbook, the Appalachia Volunteer Program, UGBC Women's Issues Team, Cura, and the Women's Resource Center Big Sister Program. She loves reading, watching "Friends," and exploring new places. She has a passion for creating and hopes to begin a career in marketing and advertising.