<p>I have a high school daughter who is interested in Duke, but I worry about sorority rush because we aren't connected to the school or the "south" at all. Does anyone have any insight? I know sooo many kids who did not get a fraternity or sorority bid this year at southern school: Clemson, TCU, Vanderbilt, Auburn. Getting into Greek life in the south makes me very nervous.</p>
<p>One of my sister’s best friends went through rush at duke. She wasn’t even from the US, she was English. Duke is not as southern as some of the other schools you’ve mentioned, there are plenty of east coasters and quite a few international students as well.
I dont know how good your knowledge on the greek system at duke is but most sororities don’t have that many southern students at all. Go on the pi phi website and look at how many of the sisters are from NY or PA.
Sororities, or at least the one my sister is in, don’t really judge on where you come from but more how good of a fit you are. As long as she goes in with an open mind and makes a good impression she will be fine.
Hope that helped :)</p>
<p>Hey there! I’m a freshman at Duke and am rushing next semester (b/c at Duke you rush in the spring instead of the fall)</p>
<p>I’m from Texas, and most of my friends went to huge “rush” schools–university of alabama, university of texas, oklahoma university…but rush at Duke is NOTHING like theirs; it’s way more chill. My friends had to send in resumes, pictures, and come to school early, but at Duke rush lasts for two weekends (4 or 5 days) and requires much less commitment.</p>
<p>Not being from the South will have no impact on your daughter’s ability to rush or fit into a sorority because Duke’s sorority system is incredibly relaxed. Also, because you rush in the Spring semester instead of the fall, there is a lot less pressure at the beginning of school. </p>
<p>What’s also cool about Duke sorority life is that it doesn’t dominate the social scene at all, so if your daughter decides after or before going through rush that she doesn’t want to pledge, it won’t affect her social life at Duke at all. Almost all parties are “open” (unlike almost all other universities) so anyone can come, and being a member of a sorority is a lot less “important” than it would be at other southern universities. Additionally, members of different sororities frequently room with each other AND people who aren’t members of sororities.</p>
<p>I probably wouldn’t be rushing if Duke’s system wasn’t so chill. From what I understand, rush at Duke is all about getting to know different groups of people, not trying to fit into a certain sorority-girl stereotype. I know the south definitely gets a bad rep for that kind of image, but Duke isn’t like that at all. Lots of different girls take part in sorority membership, so she’ll be totally fine!</p>