The phenomenon of women with claws often gets negative views. This is because people think that the veil is identical to fanatics and radicals against religion. Therefore, many communities reject the existence of women with claws. Not only the community refused, but some campuses also strictly prohibited students from wearing veils. This is so as not to happen unwanted things. Therefore, this research needs to be done. This study aims to find out the motivations of students of the State Islamic Institute of Surakarta in a review of Islamic sociology. This research uses a qualitative method with data retrieval technique in the form of observation, interview, and literature study. The results of this study showed that students with claws at IAIN Surakarta were influenced by two motivations, namely intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation. Both motivations are more influenced by eccentric motivations, namely motivations that arise from outside parties such as close friends, family, environment, teachers, brothers, organizations, and fashion trends While in the review of Islamic sociology due to beliefs against the objectivity bias of religious dogma as part of the truth.