<p>What is Duke's philosophy?</p>
<p>(insert obligatory "work hard, play hard" comment here, as if Duke is the only prestigious school with parties)</p>
<p>Oh, I wouldn't say that. ;)
<a href="http://www.nysun.com/article/23347%5B/url%5D">http://www.nysun.com/article/23347</a></p>
<p>The official Duke motto is Eruditio et Religio (knowledge and religion), but religion isn't really as omnipresent as it once was.</p>
<p>It was like that when I got here</p>
<p>Being affiliated with a religion, how is Duke different from other schools, practically speaking?</p>
<p>not at all....</p>
<p>Most students probably wouldn't even be able to tell you what Duke's religious affiliation is.</p>
<p>Keep in mind the unofficial motto has become "Eruditio et Basketballio," if that gives you any idea of the massive Methodist sway over campus activities. I think it is still the case that Methodist students make up just the third largest self-identified group, after Catholic students and Jewish students.</p>
<p>Oh - and the Dean of the Chapel is Rev. Canon Wells, an Anglican. Which is to say, the church John Wesley decided to split from to form the foundation of the different Methodist branches.</p>
<p>Pretty much the main influence of the religious affiliation is, if you choose, the Duke crest on your class ring <em>can</em> have a cross it it. On thie flip side, should you choose, it can have a "D." Which, of course, stands for "Damned" if you are so irreligious as not to have the cross on your ring.</p>