If one understands the normative structure of a given peer group, one can begin to understand the type of influence that group has on the behavior of its members. Despite the centrality of norms to understanding student peer groups, little or no research has focused on the empirical delineation of normative structures of college students. Thus, the purpose of this article is to present the findings of an exploratory study designed to identify a normative structure of the college students at one university. Moreover, this research also focuses on the influence of student characteristics--gender, race/ethnicity, class standing, and social fraternity or sorority membership--on the espousal of norms comprising the normative structure empirically derived. (Contains 1 note.)