2 questions about student life at Duke

viphan
Fri, 18 Mar 2016 03:46:30 +0000

First: How is the political climate at Duke?

I’m a current freshman at Duke.

I am a registered Republican, identifying as a moderate conservative. While I will say that the political climate is indeed left-leaning and liberal on most (definitely) social issues, it is not difficult to find centrists on campus.

As long as you don’t disparage your fellow classmates’ views openly (on a personal level), you should be fine. As a matter of fact, some of my closest friends I made this year are hardcore BernieBros.

Tl;dr: Don’t put politics over friendship and be smart when to share your views and opinions.

Second: To what extent is the social scene dominated by Greek life?

A lot of your first-semester friend group will break up due to rushing. However, don’t let that determine your next 4 years at Duke. I rushed, but dropped out since I felt it was not as genuine as I thought it would be. No big deal. Most of my closest friend group did not end up rushing.

If you have any additional questions, feel free to message me.