USNAgolden2014

club teams are very, very good here at Duke. Honestly, they are normally as skilled as varsity but don't have the right genes (too short, not wide enough, whatever).
You should definitely try! And some are way more competitive than others, but club teams here are legit and you will definitely have to work very hard to be on them and then stay on them.
Is there an IM team for the sport you want to play? IM is much less stressful & for some more fun because it's a team composed solely of your friends.
It's worth trying though

Best of luck! Train hard!

catisthecoolest

This sounds really dumb, but what is IM? And is there any sports you would recommend for someone who is totally unskilled and just want to play for fun?

lesdiablesbleus

Varsity-you represent Duke at the national level against other D1 programs i.e. scholarship athletes at Duke
Club-you represent Duke at the national level against club competition from other schools i.e. students who were fantastic at the sport and excelled in the varsity squad at their high school and in their hometown/city/region but not quite nationally recognized
IM-you form a group with friends for intercollegiate competition between different groups at Duke including fraternities/sororities, selective living groups, arts/performance groups, etc. etc., meant for the typical student-athlete and is pretty laid-back

Hope that clears things up!

ayisconfused

Thanks people!! I really appreciate your help

katie330

I was wondering how big the frat scene is at Duke? As far as I know at this point, I'm not very interested in joining a sorority, so I'd like to be able to not participate if I decide not to. Thanks for all of the helpful answers on this thread!

USNAgolden2014

Hey katie
Duke's greek scene is awesome in that it is totally inclusive. I'm in a frat now, but a lot of my friends are independents and they go out just as much as I do. You do not need to be in a sorority to have a blast at Duke. I think they're worth it, but to each his/her own.
Duke has a large social scene that frats spearhead, but Duke culture is not fratty in the UVA/Vandy sense

Hope that helps!