“Hook ups,” also known as casual sexual behavior is the subject of a recent study conducted that included heterosexual undergraduates transitioning to college in northeast America. Participates recorded their sexual behaviors and attitudes during the first two months of their transition while on campus. In some cases it may seem as if certain sexual attitudes in social situations may signal wen hookup behavior may occur among men and women. Women seemed to have a higher risk of obtaining a negative social reputation pertaining to sexual behavior. Yet, many women claimed they may hookup without sexual penetration.