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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We definitely got the sense that Wake is fun. Parties/darties and Greek life, too. DD is definitely interested in both, and it felt like a good fit.

Also, I think I remember that sororities have houses on campus but maybe only the officers live there? Not 100% sure, but my sense was that being in a sorority did not define a kid’s identity/friend group. Our tour guide was really open about that. She was a sophomore or junior and specifically said she was living in a large suite with a bunch of friends who were a mix of independent and in different sororities. The sorority part sounded more like a club to

me than an identity, which seemed similar to my (very positive) Greek experience at a different school 30 years ago. [/quote]

Half the sophomores in a sorority live together, and many also sign up to live together off campus as seniors when still sophomores.  Definitely way more than a club.  Wake has been dealing with more interest in Greek life than spots on both the frat and sorority side for a few years now.  There doesn’t seem to be university interest in adding more chapters for either, although they are increasing the freshman class size by about a 100 per year for the next 10 years or so.  This will probably decrease the prominence of Greek life as there simply isn’t enough spots in the desirable chapters.
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Gotcha. Thanks for that info. Seems different than what we understood, for sure. Plus the likelihood of rush getting more competitive in coming years - more interested kids but no new chapters (or increase in available bids) is likely to build exclusivity and leave more kids feeling left out. Bummer.  [/quote]

My dd went to Wake wanting to be in a sorority and wound up dropping after not getting her two top houses on preference day.  She still really likes Wake, and has lives with girls who are in sororities.  There are coed fraternities for business and volunteering that are popular as well as club sports,  I wouldn’t write it off for competitive Greek life as many peer schools re the same.[/quote]

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