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* BlondesAreEvil: Though not as antagonistic as the Omegas.

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* AcceptableTargets: Goes on to become [[spoiler: a staffer in the [[UsefulNotes/RichardNixon Nixon]] White House]].
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* MsFanservice: The scene where she strips and is about to have ADateWithRosiePalms while Bluto watches from a ladder outside.
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* KickTheDog: After expelling the Deltas, which he entirely in the right to do, Wormer with visible malice tells them that he's also informed their local draft boards. Expelling the students is one thing, going out of his way to get them conscripted into a war zone is another.

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* KickTheDog: After expelling the Deltas, which he is entirely in the right to do, Wormer with visible malice tells them that he's also informed their local draft boards. Expelling the students is one thing, going out of his way to get them conscripted into a war zone is another.
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* KickTheDog: After expelling the Deltas, which he entirely in the right to do, Wormer with visible malice tells them that he's also informed their local draft boards. Expelling the students is one thing, going out of his way to get them conscripted into a war zone is another.
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* VillainousBreakdown: Reduced to screaming "FAGGOTS! FAGGOTS!" at his men when they can't stop the Deltas from crashing the parade.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Deliberately invoked in the movie's WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue - while everyone else gets a description of what happened to them, D-Day's descriptor - flashed onscreen as he is driving off in a stolen police car - simply reads, "Whereabouts unknown."
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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Despite being one of the more moral characters, a Confederate flag can be seen in his room.
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* AcceptableTargets: Goes on to become [[spoiler: a staffer in the [[UsefulNotes/RichardNixon Nixon]] White House]].

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* BiggerBad: While Wormer is the main antagonist, he's taking orders from Mayor Carmine.



* TheMafia: Implied.

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* %%* TheMafia: Implied.
* GreaterScopeVillain: While Wormer is the main antagonist, he's taking orders from Mayor Carmine.

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* AffablyEvil: He's genuinely friendly in his first scene when Flounder and Pinto are visiting Omega House.


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* FauxAffablyEvil: He acts friendly in the first scene with Pinto and Flounder, but it's not hard to detect his contempt for them.
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* ReallySeventeenYearsOld: [[spoiler:Actually, she's ''thirteen''.]]

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* ReallySeventeenYearsOld: [[spoiler:Actually, she's ''thirteen''. Originally, she was written as a seventeen year old, but was changed to 13 as a CensorDecoy. The censors and MPAA didn't mind either way and the writers decided to make her 13.]]
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* ReallyGetsAround: Has an affair with three different women throughout the film, one of them being the antagonists' wife!

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* ReallyGetsAround: Has an affair with three different women throughout the film, one of them being the antagonists' BigBad's wife!
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* TheCasanova

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* TheCasanovaTheCasanova: As shown below.



* AmbiguouslyJewish

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* AmbiguouslyJewishAmbiguouslyJewish: His last name suggests this.



* LargeHam

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* LargeHamLargeHam: Really gets loud when excited.



* ManChild

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* ManChildManChild: He's been in college for seven years, and is the most immature of the Deltas.



* FatComicRelief

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* FatComicReliefFatComicRelief: An overweight ButtMonkey.



* NiceGuy

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* NiceGuy
NiceGuy: He feels guilty when Boon gets him to shoplift a bunch of meat and when he thinks about having sex with a passed out Clorette.



* JerkAss: Of the SmugSmake variety.

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* JerkAss: Of the SmugSmake SmugSnake variety.



* SmugSnake
* UpperClassTwit

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* SmugSnake
* UpperClassTwit
SmugSnake[=/=]UpperClassTwit: He's the president of the sophisticated Omega House, and is very arrogant and snobby.



* SophisticatedAsHell

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* SophisticatedAsHellSophisticatedAsHell: He's got a strong vocabulary; not surprising for an English professor.



* AlphaBitch
* BlondesAreEvil

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* AlphaBitch
AlphaBitch: Lives up to the 1962 stereotype.
* BlondesAreEvilBlondesAreEvil: Though not as antagonistic as the Omegas.

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* LovableSexManiac

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* LovableSexManiacLovableSexManiac: He has a lot of affairs with various characters, but he isn't a terrible person, at least compared to [[UpperClassTwit The Omegas]].



* {{Acrofatic}}

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* {{Acrofatic}}{{Acrofatic}}: John Belushi can really move for his weight.



* TheBigGuy

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* TheBigGuyTheBigGuy: Of the BigFun variety.



* LifeOfTheParty: The biggest party animal in Faber.



* TheSmartGuy

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* TheSmartGuy
EvenEvilHasStandards: He gives Flounder an unloaded gun to persuade him to kill Neidermeyer's horse as a test. [[spoiler: But it turns out the gun was loaded with blanks. He's shocked and runs off in panic.]]
* TheSmartGuy: As the mechanic of the group.



* [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex Bad People Have Bad Sex]]: He can't even get through a handjob.



* [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex Bad People Have Bad Sex]]
* JerkAss

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* [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex Bad People Have Bad Sex]]
* JerkAss
JerkAss: Of the SmugSmake variety.



* JerkAss

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* JerkAssJerkAss: Even during the first scene, he treats Flounder and Pinto like dirt.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: He gets killed by his own troops during Vietnam.]]



* SmugSnake

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* SmugSnake
SmugSnake: When the Deltas lose most of their possessions, he just gloats about it.



* ComedicUnderwearExposure: During the Initiation scene, when he's about to get paddled by the other Omegas.



* JerkAss

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* JerkAssJerkAss: He's not any nicer than the rest of the Deltas.



* SadistTeacher

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* SadistTeacher
SadistTeacher: Or rather Sadist Dean.



* CoolTeacher
* HippieTeacher

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* CoolTeacher
CoolTeacher: What Kate sees him as.
* HippieTeacherHippieTeacher: He smokes weed and has vague interests.



* DeadpanSnarker: When Otter flirts with her.
--> '''Otter:''' So we're having a toga party and you're more than welcome.
--> '''Mrs. Wormer:''' I'm old enough to be your mother...almost.



* BiggerBad
* CorruptPolitician

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* BiggerBad
BiggerBad: While Wormer is the main antagonist, he's taking orders from Mayor Carmine.
* CorruptPoliticianCorruptPolitician: An equally smug mayor.
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* TheLancer

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* TheLancer
TheLancer: The more restrained foil to the sex-crazed Otter.



* SouthernBelle: Though ironically, her portrayer was [[FakeRegion born in Detroit, Michigan]].

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* SouthernBelle: Though ironically, her portrayer was [[FakeRegion born in Detroit, Michigan]].
Michigan.



* LadyDrunk: Her

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* LadyDrunk: Her She drinks heavily, probably implying she isn't happy with her life.



* OfCorsetsSexy

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* OfCorsetsSexy
OfCorsetsSexy: Somehow has one on underneath her dress.



* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]

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* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]Woman]]: The most level-headed character in the movie.



* DudeShesLikeInAComa
* {{Jailbait}}

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* DudeShesLikeInAComa
DudeShesLikeInAComa: When she passes out as they're making out, Pinto is given the choice to have his way with her.
* {{Jailbait}}{{Jailbait}}: Don't worry, her actress was eighteen when they were filming.

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* ReallyGetsAround

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* ReallyGetsAround
NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: The Omegas give him a nasty one when Greg Marmalard [[BerserkButton finds out Mandy's been having an affair with Otter]].
* ReallyGetsAround: Has an affair with three different women throughout the film, one of them being the antagonists' wife!



* BerserkButton: In addition to Live folk music, he really loses it when they take the bar away.



* BowtiesAreCool: When the Deltas are confronted in Wormer's office, Hoover is wearing a suit with a bowtie that surprisingly looks good on him.
* TheChick: The most sensitive of the Delta leaders.



!!Daniel "D-Day" Day

* BadassBiker

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!!Daniel "D-Day" Simpson Day

* BadassBikerBadassBiker: He even has a BadassMustache to go with it.




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* DrivesLikeCrazy: Perfect for someone driving the parade float with intent to wreck everything out of retaliation.
* TheSmartGuy



* DrillSergeantNasty: He's Sergeant-At-Arms for Faber.

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* DrillSergeantNasty: He's the Sergeant-At-Arms for Faber.Faber and he certainly invokes the trope when yelling at the cadets.



* LargeHam

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* LargeHamLargeHam[=/=]NoIndoorVoice: As a DrillSergeantNasty, especially towards Flounder.



* NoIndoorVoice



* TooKinkyToTorture: "Thank you sir, may I have another?"



* AntiVillain
* BigBad

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* AntiVillain
AntiVillain: A DeanBitterman who's just enforcing campus rules.
* BigBadBigBad: The biggest threat to the Deltas. He plans to get them expelled and won't stop until they give up or improve their behavior.
* ComicallySerious: Wormer is a very serious character, but a lot of his lines are hilarious because of how well they work in reaction to the others.
* DeadpanSnarker: Some of his lines towards the Deltas in regards of their reckless behavior.



* HeroAntagonist

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* HeroAntagonistHeroAntagonist: He's only the villain because the protagonists are delinquents.



* LadyDrunk

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* LadyDrunkLadyDrunk: Her

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* TheHero

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* TheHeroTheHero: Although Hoover is technically the leader, Otter is technically calling the shots.



* TheAlcoholic: Chugs an entire bottle of Jack Daniels.

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* TheAlcoholic: Chugs an entire bottle of Jack Daniels.Daniels in one sitting.



* BigFun: The biggest and most fun-loving of the Deltas.



* LazyBum

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* LazyBumLazyBum: Made more apparent in that his Grade Point Average is [[SarcasmMode an impressive]] [[EpicFail Zero Point Zero]].



* {{Mascot}}

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* {{Mascot}}{{Mascot}}: The heart and soul of the party-loving Deltas.



* OnlySaneMan

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* OnlySaneManOnlySaneMan: Within the Delta leaders, he's usually the only one not involved in their crazy schemes. He also has the highest GPA in Delta, although that's not saying much.



* TeamDad

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* TeamDad
TeamDad: He's usually the one to convince the Deltas to do the right thing and stands up for them when Wormer confronts them.



* ButtMonkey

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* ButtMonkeyButtMonkey: Gets pushed around by the Omegas, especially Neidermeyer.



* NoSocialSkills
* TheWoobie

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* NoSocialSkills
NoSocialSkills: He has a hard time talking to the Deltas when he first enters.
* TheWoobie
TheWoobie: In-Universe, the others start to feel bad for him when they realize how sad he is over his brothers' car being totaled.



* AboveTheInfluence

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* AboveTheInfluenceAboveTheInfluence: He resists having sex with Clorette when she passes out.



* DrillSergeantNasty: He's Sergeant-At-Arms for Faber.



* ButtMonkey: Both in-universe and in real life.

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* ButtMonkey: Both in-universe and in real life. As Kevin Bacon couldn't sit with the rest of the crew during the premiere because the usher didn't believe he was in the movie.



** JerkassHasAPoint: His anger towards the Deltas is understandable as they've been constantly breaking campus rules and have a poor Grade Point Average.



* BitchInSheepsClothing

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* BitchInSheepsClothingBitchInSheepsClothing: He seems like a cool guy, until he seduces Kate.



* TeacherStudentRomance

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* TeacherStudentRomanceTeacherStudentRomance: See below.



* YoungerThanTheyLook

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* YoungerThanTheyLook
YoungerThanTheyLook: Much to Pinto's surprise.
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* TheArtOfBraRemoval: A talent he doesn't have.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: In the first scene, he shows obvious bias towards racial minorities and the disabled.

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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: In the first scene, he shows obvious bias towards prejudice against racial minorities and the disabled.
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* PetTheDog: His chewing-out of Flounder is noticably gentler in tone than the rest of the Deltas.

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* SophisticatedAsHell



* SouthernBelle

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* SouthernBelle
SouthernBelle: Though ironically, her portrayer was [[FakeRegion born in Detroit, Michigan]].
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* TheWoobie

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* ReallyGetsAround




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* NoSocialSkills



* AManIsNotAVirgin: A problem of his that his fellow Delta brothers plan to solve.



* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex

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* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex[[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex Bad People Have Bad Sex]]



* GreenEyedEnvy: She is jealous of Mandy's relationship with Greg, who she wants all for herself.

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* GreenEyedEnvy: GreenEyedMonster: She is jealous of Mandy's relationship with Greg, who she wants all for herself.
* SouthernBelle



!!Clorette DePasto

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!!Clorette DePasto
[=DePasto=]



!!Mayor Carmine DePasto

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!!Mayor Carmine DePasto
[=DePasto=]

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* AmbiguouslyJewish
* ConflictingLoyalty: Between his Delta brothers and his girlfriend.
* DeadpanSnarker



* BigEater: He samples some of ''everything'' in the cafeteria scene.

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* TheAlcoholic: Chugs an entire bottle of Jack Daniels.
* BigEater: He samples some of ''everything'' in the cafeteria scene. Including a ''[[ExtremeOmnivore golf ball]]''.



* PeepingTom: Spies on Mandy in her sorority house at one point.



* TheLeader

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* TheLeaderTheLeader: Technically, as the Deltas' president. Otter and Bluto have much more actual sway with the brothers, however.




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* FatComicRelief



* AuthorAvatar: Made obvious in the WhereAreTheyNow segment, revealing his future career as an editor for ''National Lampoon''.
* TheEveryman



* BadassBiker



* BlondGuysAreEvil




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* UpperClassTwit



* LargeHam




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* TeacherStudentRomance: With Kate.



* TheCheerleader
* HighHeelFaceTurn: Had a relationship with Otter in the past. In the end, she ends up eloping with Bluto.
* TokenGoodTeammate: The only character from the Omega side that is portrayed sympathetically.




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* BlondesAreEvil
* TheCheerleader
* GreenEyedEnvy: She is jealous of Mandy's relationship with Greg, who she wants all for herself.



* MrsRobinson

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* MrsRobinsonMrsRobinson: With Otter.


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* {{Jailbait}}


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* CorruptPolitician
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!!Doug Niedermeyer

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!!Doug Niedermeyer
Neidermeyer



* TheNiedermeyer: TropeNamer.

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* TheNiedermeyer: TheNeidermeyer: TropeNamer.
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* FenSchwing: His room.

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* FenSchwing: FengSchwing: His room.

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* TheCasanova



* HandsomeLech



* LazyBum




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* SirSwearsALot

!!Robert Hoover

* TheLeader
* OnlySaneMan
* StraightMan
* TeamDad



* TheLoinsSleepTonight




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* LadyDrunk
* MrsRobinson
* OfCorsetsSexy


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* TeacherStudentRomance


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* DudeShesLikeInAComa
* ReallySeventeenYearsOld: [[spoiler:Actually, she's ''thirteen''.]]
* YoungerThanTheyLook
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* FenSchwing: His room.
* TheHero
* LovableSexManiac



* TheLancer



* {{Acrofatic}}
* BigEater: He samples some of ''everything'' in the cafeteria scene.
* TheBigGuy
* {{Fratbro}}: TropeCodifier.
* LargeHam
* ManChild
* {{Mascot}}



* {{Adorkable}}
* ButtMonkey



* AboveTheInfluence
* {{Adorkable}}
* TheArtOfBraRemoval: A talent he doesn't have.
* GoodAngelBadAngel: When Clorette passes out, he has one of these moments. The angel wins.
* NiceGuy



* CloudCuckoolander



* AManIsNotAVirgin: Averted, as he's saving himself for marriage and can't even get it up for a hand job. The WhereAreTheyNow for him reveals that [[spoiler:he loses his virginity against his will, in prison.]]
* TheDragon: To Dean Wormer.
* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex
* JerkAss
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: In the first scene, he shows obvious bias towards racial minorities and the disabled.
* RapeAsComedy: [[spoiler:His ultimate fate in prison.]]
* SmugSnake



* AffablyEvil: He's genuinely friendly in his first scene when Flounder and Pinto are visiting Omega House.
* BerserkButton: Seeing a pppppledge pppin on Flounder's uniform.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He sure loved that horse.
* JerkAss
* TheNiedermeyer: TropeNamer.
* NoIndoorVoice
* SmugSnake



* ButtMonkey: Both in-universe and in real life.
* VillainousBreakdown: "ALLLLL IS WELLLLLLLLLL!!!"



* AntiVillain
* BigBad
* DeanBitterman: Likely the TropeCodifier.
* HeroAntagonist
* JerkAss
* SadistTeacher



* BitchInSheepsClothing
* CoolTeacher
* HippieTeacher



*AlphaBitch



* CollegeWidow: Although not an actual widow.

!!Kate

* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]
* YourCheatingHeart: She has an affair with Jennings.



!!Mayor Carmine DePasto

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!!Mayor Carmine DePastoDePasto

* BiggerBad
* TheMafia: Implied.

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[[folder:Delta House]]

!!Eric "Otter" Stratton

!!Donald "Boon" Schoenstein

!!John "Bluto" Blutarsky

!!Kent "Flounder" Dorfman

!!Larry "Pinto" Kroger

!!Daniel "D-Day" Day

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[[folder:Omega House]]

!!Greg Marmalard

!!Doug Niedermeyer

!!Chip Diller

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Faber staff]]

!!Dean Vernon Wormer

!!Dave Jennings

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[[folder:Other characters]]

!!Mandy Pepperidge

!!Barbara "Babs" Jennings

!!Marion Wormer

!!Clorette DePasto

!!Mayor Carmine DePasto

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