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Could someone please take a moment to focus on the question about the social climate at Duke in particular. Would an intelligent, active, but reserved student enjoy the social life at Duke?
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From my understanding, the Greek life is institutionalized with the school giving the better housing options( better as in more desirable area) to the Greeks. So there is an institutional bias with alums and school toward greeks( most places are like that b/c Greek life is a major part of the experience for some). The link below gives you a little more info on numbers and etc. Of the people I know who went there, the people who joined the Greek life love the school, sport teams etc and they would have fit in almost anywhere. The more introverted type really resented the Greeks and would have chosen a different school. Interestingly, they still joined a sorority. They also mention the big difference in the wealthly vs middle class(as in dcum middle class,  :lol: ) students. It will depend on the kid, people change in college. There is not a lot to do in a small university town, so the Greek life become more important vs urban university.

[quote]Do the Greek organizations at Duke have housing?
Sixteen (16) of the 17 IFC, and all nine (9) of the Panhellenic chapters enjoy housing through dedicated areas of the residence halls called “sections.” Generally, sections include common areas, study space, storage areas, and contiguous bedrooms.  Our Multicultural or Multicultural Greek Council (MCG) shares one section which houses members from several MCG chapters. Typically, all sophomore members will live in a fraternity/sorority section, but many juniors and seniors who continue to reside on campus will choose to live in section as well. Members living in section maintain a contract not with the fraternity itself, but through the University Housing office. As such, these areas are maintained by university housing staff and are subject to housing rules and regulations. The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life provides organizations without a designated living area with alternate storage space on campus, and works with each group to obtain rooms for the organizations’ various events and meetings.  The maps linked to below show the current locations of the chapter sections:[/quote]
https://studentaffairs.duke.edu/greek/frequently-asked-questions/faqs-parents-and-families[/quote]

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