Week 8 Posting

I find that in my research I keep wanting to share with outsiders of this subculture that Cru is an organization with people who really care and are welcoming. I guess the theme of my research is disbanding the stereotypes outsiders have of Cru. In conducting surveys and interacting with outsiders of Cru I've found that most individuals are stand-offish. They don't want to know about Cru or allow themselves to look at Cru in a different perspective, such as ignoring their stereotypes. I haven't necessarily found that the theme runs through the fieldsite but this question definitely makes me want to find out. I know that some outsiders do not even want to go to Pruis because the Cru meetings get out rather late, between 10:30 and 11 pm. I'm not sure if that bit of information connects with the fieldsite but I feel like it does in some way, which is why I decided to write it. Honestly, I can say that the research I've conducted has been rather difficult to swallow, since I was an insider coming into this and still am, it's hard to hear outsiders talk about their stereotypes. Even walking around campus and hearing outsiders talk about Cru effects me negatively but shows me that I have to put aside my biases, perceptions, and beliefs to conduct fieldwork.