I know Greek life is big at Wake and obviously that comes with a lot of drinking, but do the students there know their limits? I’m not against drinking really but I do not like when kids don’t stop and understand good limits, etc. From my understanding Wake is a “work hard, play hard” kind of school, which would be ideal for me. Thanks!
I would say that incoming freshmen at Wake definitely don’t know their limits. EMTs are most busy the first semester of every year, especially in the freshmen dorms. Most seem to get a grip around their sophomore year- but not everyone does. Underage drinking is a big problem on campus that Wake is still trying to manage.
At parties, you will see a range of people. Some will be just buzzed, others a step or two away from falling down. My advice would be try to mind your business (meaning don’t start to police strangers on how much they’re drinking) but have kindness and watch out for your fellow Deacs. A lot of people try to take advantage of people who are too far gone. Also people constantly drink themselves sick- make sure that you reach out and attempt to get them help before it’s too late.
You don’t have to drink at a party to have a good time. It makes it a little bit easier to socialise with people you probably wouldn’t have before, but it’s still possible to do without alcohol.
Go Deacs.
I don’t know that it is different than any other college. Kids in college like to party. There will be drinking. My daughter and her friends drink, but they don’t get stupid drunk. It’s quite frankly just not safe to get too drunk. Most of the girls at WFU are very pretty which makes them vulnerable at parties. There are smart ones that know this and drink smart or not at all.
My son is a first-year at Wake. He doesn’t drink, nor do most of his closer friends - but plenty of kids do. He is pretty active on campus and occasionally goes to parties but said that everyone respects his boundaries and he’s never felt pressured either way. You’ll always find partying at college campuses but I think it is good to be able to choose your limits and have others respect those. Hopefully that is what you’ll find, wherever you choose to attend.
S is a sophomore at Wake (and loves it). He drinks more than he did in HS (didn’t really go to parties back then) but is responsible. Has a range of friends (Greek and non-Greek) who drink more and some not at all. Freshmen year was, especially first semester, was a lot of partying Wednesday - Saturday. Second semester quieted down a bit. Sophomore yr it’s pretty much limited to the weekends as the workload is much greater and he’s involved in several activities (Business Frat, Club baseball, part time job, intramurals, etc.)
People certainly party but you’ll find most (almost all) are very serious about their studies.
Go Deacs!
Students do party, BUT very serious about work.