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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wake has had a heavy NJ/NY contingent for a long time, not just recently.

My friends there were from many places, not just the south.[/quote]

Why did our tour guide talk so much about the chapel as the center of school? He kept making it seem like a religious school or something…[/quote]

It is the most prominent and recognizable building on campus.

Wake cut ties with the Baptist Church years ago, but it did start that way-where do you think Deacons comes from?

That said, the Chapel is mostly used for large school gatherings. I saw Maya Angelou speak there. I saw a night line episode shot there. They have used it as the site of presidential debates. Shoot, Dave Matthews Band played in there while I was a student!

Fwiw, I did find the student body a little more churchy than I expected in the 90s. That said, other than the one required religion class, that was the only thing that was unavoidable.

They did still use the chapel for a Sunday service back then, but I assure you that there isn’t pressure to participate. Most kids are sleeping off their hangover on Sunday morning [/quote]

I was at that same Dave Matthews concert in the chapel!! So fun and i think there was a "big" concert in the chapel every year, Toad the Wet Sprocket come to mind. 
It has now become a school of the "haves" and "have nots". Rich kids who can afford it and poor kids who qualify for financial aid. The kids in the middle have been left out and the school isn't really doing anything to combat that, sadly. Also LOTS Of emphasis on trying to attract diversity and attracting kids from overseas who are full pay. [/quote]

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