“As a council, we are hoping to transform, rather than reform, our fraternities,” he said. Waitlisted: Northwestern, University of Chicago, Yale (Deferred, then Waitlisted), Rejected: Harvard, Stanford, Brown, University of Michigan, Chose Duke after a long and agonizing process, SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (no superstore, only took it once) (CR: 800, Writing: 780, Math: 770), ACT (breakdown): 36 (took it twice, same results both times) (Verbal: 36 Math: 36 Sci: 36 Reading: 36 Composite: 36 Writing: 34), SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 Physics, 730 Literature, Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 99th percentile, AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Physics B, 5 APUSH, 5 Language + Comp, 5 AP Calc BC, 5 Stats, 4 Physics C Mechanics, 4 Physics C E+M, Senior Year Course Load: Pretty difficult, Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc. It's about where you feel comfortable. Gray said misogyny in the Greek system stems from the binary and heteronormative nature of Greek life, which creates a power imbalance between fraternities and sororities. He and his friends wrote an open letter to the fraternity detailing racism within the Greek system. Don't let the group that a person is a part of permanently color your impression of them. But Gupta, Bergamini and Gray said they’ve tried to reform their organizations from the inside. what would you have changed about your harvard, stanford, brown supplements? Others may have a better blend of common interests with with fewer parties and mixers. Otherwise it doesn’t matter since they exist exclusively to party and stay to themselves otherwise. I definitely wouldn't label any of them "nobody frats." Are most courses graded according to a curve? Thanks. IFC Recruitment for 2021 is still being finalized, but will happen around the start of classes in January 2021. It's you that is unique. I think what I was unable to do was prove to the adcoms at those schools that I had the passion they were looking for, that thing that I could wake up and do every single day for the rest of my life. The group wrote in their open letter that fraternities were created after the Civil War to separate wealthy white male college students from the rest of the increasingly diverse student body. I don't even really remember all of the greek organizations we have (and there aren't many with such a small undergrad population), but I'll go over some of the notable ones. They seemed cool. In Illinois, all juniors are required to take the ACT. ._33axOHPa8DzNnTmwzen-wO{font-size:14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.5px;line-height:32px;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;padding:0 16px;width:100%} The students who began the Instagram page, who haven’t publicly revealed their identities, also started a petition calling for the formal abolition of all Duke chapters of the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association—historically white Greek organizations The petition has garnered more than 400 signatures. r/duke: Welcome to the Duke University subreddit! Highlights include my Yale supplement, which was about learning Parkour and how it changed the way I looked at the world, my Duke optional supplement which was about breaking the Asian stereotypes, and my NYU supplement which was structured around their admissions advertisement tagline. Duke isn't a school where you need to be Greek to have fun, I think the actual Greek membership is pretty low compared to other schools. Not super sure, to be honest. “But I don’t think it’s just Greek life.”, Upcoming music releases await chart-topping success, Kiski Area DE Jack Dilts bolsters DU football’s ‘21 class, By Pat Higgins | The Duquesne Duke In a recent release from the U.S. News & World Report, Duquesne’s School of Law ranked among the top graduate schools in the country. But from May 2018 to May 2019, only 169 cases were reported to the Office of Student Conduct. To be honest, not much. Are they competitive? ._12xlue8dQ1odPw1J81FIGQ{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle} Take these impressions with a grain of salt and if you're interested, do your own research. To Bergamini, this proved the organization was only willing to engage in performative activism. You will definitely hear from some who don't understand Greek life much, who may make broad generalizations and extreme comments about hazing practice. For me, the organization attracted a group of men diverse in race, experience, and thought with whom I may not have met through other channels around Duke. The following Monday they let you know if you have a bid or not. “These changes are much needed, regardless of whether Panhellenic as a greater community exists.”. “There’s no consideration of what the best option might be,” he said. That's what you're in for. “For Greek Life at Duquesne, the next several weeks are a moment of reckoning and, hopefully, reflection,” Frizzell said. Bystander intervention trainings, a common reform strategy within fraternities and sororities to address the incidence of sexual assault, can only be so effective, said Gupta. Reform within Duke Panhellenic is “integral,” she wrote. Yet the central issue with attempts at reform, said Gupta, is that the Greek system isn’t broken.  twitter, National councils reject Zeta, ADPi’s attempts to decharter at Duke, according to chapters, Enforcement and education: How Duke is implementing safety regulations during a pandemic, Open letter: It's time to abolish IFC and Panhel, A look back at The Chronicle's 2020 election coverage, After helping students find their political truths, former Polis associate director leaves Duke to focus on his own. Once the seniors have graduated (and people who found it wasn't for them have dropped their bids), the most recent number puts it at around 15%. The Chronicle regrets the errors. Panhellenic Association members Zeta Tau Alpha and Alpha Delta Pi have since voted to relinquish their charters. She also stated that the board seeks to lessen the association between IFC and Panhel and plans to indefinitely end all “mixers” with all-male organizations. Every extracurricular activity I do, I had to audition, try-out, apply, be tapped, rush, etc. The report, ranking America’s […], Katia Faroun | Features Editor 10/01/2020 Attending a concert during a pandemic sounds the opposite of safe, but Pittsburgh music lovers have found a way to make it work. Although Greek Life has received the brunt of Frizzell’s disciplinary action, he noted that individual violations of COVID-19 protocols from both students and staff have been handled on a case by case basis. “Troublemaker!” the message read. Is greek life a dominating force? Get to know the people actually there right now. Four of the five members of the leadership team chose to speak with The Chronicle: Gupta, Christine Bergamini, Elena Gray and Carmela Guaglianone. Because the suspension began immediately, all Greek chapters were prohibited from even meeting virtually to break the news to their members, Crouch said. While the statistics may same something like only 30 - 40% of students are affiliated with Greek life, its presence is very prominent, and you will likely be affected by it at some point in your Duke career. Asked if the administration is considering housing reform in response to racism and misogyny in Greek life, “the short answer is yes,” McMahon said. Senior Kate Chen, president of the Duke Panhellenic Association, responded in an email to Abolish Duke IFC & Panhel’s statements. Abolish Duke IFC & Panhel also wants Duke to halt the rush process for the spring semester to allow for continued discussion about the future of the Greek system. Press J to jump to the feed. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the ApplyingToCollege community. Don't want my letters on here so I'm not gonna say which. Gupta can’t prove the incident was related to his role in Abolish Duke IFC & Panhel. “Once I started asking myself those questions, I couldn’t run from the problems of Greek life anymore,” she said. Sorority rush is significantly more of an ordeal...my understanding of the process isn't completely clear. to, and after that's over they send bids to the guys they've chosen. In total, 31 members reported disaffiliating, according to Abolish Duke IFC & Panhel’s disaffiliation tracker, a number confirmed by Gupta. What is the social dynamic like at Duke? Before the fall semester began, Greek Life presidents were notified of the new COVID-19 protocols and given strict orders to obey them at the risk of individual or organizational suspension, said Alpha Omicron Pi President Jenna Crouch. “The university understands the challenges related to COVID-19 student expectations,” said Rebecca Mickler, director of Greek Life, and Annie Mullarkey Sawa, director of student conduct, in a statement to The Duke. I did make lifelong memberships on my fraternity. The board also set up a task force to address campus sexual assault and is working with Duke Panhel and the Office of Student Conduct to promote better reporting practices, Singh said. Some classes (like the legendary Econ 101) are notoriously curved on a pure bell curve, so if you get a 50% but the average is a 30% with a standard deviation of 10%, you get an A+, but on the other hand, if you get a 94% but the average is a 96% with a standard deviation of .5%, then you get an F. Almost everything at Duke is competitive. His first thought was that there had been an explosion. A subreddit for current students and alums to talk about Stanford stuff. The Panhellenic Association is home to the 10 women’s organizations who all have a shared vision of supporting and celebrating Scholarship, Sisterhood, Philanthropy, and Leadership. This subreddit is for anyone looking for advice about undergraduate college admissions, including college essays, scholarships, SAT/ACT test prep, and anything related to college applications. Housing and Residence Life manages all aspects of the university’s three-year undergraduate residency requirement. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. But he agreed that people of color should not be forced to educate white fraternity members on issues of racism, and said the IFC executive board is considering working with “external consultants and Duke programs” to design an anti-hate-and-bias curriculum. I was in a fraternity and genuinely enjoyed my experience. Especially look at the seniors, who they are, what their values are, and how they treat each other. “I know not all students in these organizations took part in the actions, but as organizations that have a charge to work collectively for values they represent, the failure of some is often a negative reflection on the entire group,” Frizzell said. But basically over the course of three days or so, all the girls get dressed up and meet in one central location with representatives from all the sororities and proceed to girl-flirt with each other in six-hour sessions until the sororities come up with a list of who they want. Formal abolition would require that the Duke administration terminate their contracts with each of the national Greek organizations, as outlined in the Panhellenic executive board’s abolition clarification statement. Sorry for writing an essay, but I wanted Greek life to get fair representation in this thread. Bergamini also said Duke employs experts to tackle university reform while relying on unpaid student labor to address issues in Greek life like rampant racism without institutional support. Can someone guide me through what frats/sororities are all about and pros/cons of being part of one.

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