Wake Forest University Campus Life

On campus, there are many options and Shorty's has some of the best food I have eaten-and it is inexpensive.

The dining hall staff at the main cafeteria, otherwise known as the Pit, are extremely friendly and the food is pretty good as far as cafeteria food goes. Outside of the main Pit, there is a nicer, upgraded New Pit nearer to the upperclassmen dorms. The Magnolia Room offers really delicious meals for lunch, that's the best food on campus. There are two coffee shops, a Starbucks in the library and an independent one called Campus Grounds. One can use Old Gold Swipes at the campus restaurant Shorty's, Zicks (pizza place), a Subway, Moes, Chick Fil A, Boars Head (hamburgers and sandwiches), a really great salad place, Einsteins Bagels, and a fancy bistro place.

Another new dining hall was added last year, along with a new Starbucks (so there are 2 on campus). Plenty of choices for vegan/vegetarian foods. Natural foods. And plenty of other foods for everyone else. Lots of 'Southern' flair to the food, being from the north that took a bit of getting used to, but it tastes good.

Cafeteria seemed small, but the food was decent.

Although I get tired of the food after a while I can't complain. We have a lot of options. The main cafeteria is the Pit, which has a salad bar, omelette station, sandwich station, grill, Mongolian grill, a small buffet that is hit or miss, a dessert bar, coffee, cereal, bagels in the morning, and a pasta line and pizza. Also pancakes and french toast on weekend mornings and a waffle machine everyday. It is hit or miss though. There is a dining hall for the new dorms. We have a Moe's, Chick-fil-a, a nice create your own salad place, a nicer sandwich/burger place than the Pit, and three restaurants, one of which is really nice, another of which is mainly huge slices of pizza and is pretty good. We have a 24 hour Subway and convenience store and another convenience store as well. Also Wake has 2 Starbucks and its own student run coffee shop. If you need to go to a grocery store though there are shuttles on the weekends for that if you don't have a car. So Wake has a lot of options.

The food at Wake is pretty good! There are many places to grab a snack on the go or to sit down and enjoy a real meal. With the Pit right in the middle of everything, it is quick and easy!

The Pit, as the main cafeteria is called, has many options. There's a salad bar, a fruit bar, a hot line/Southern Kitchen, a omelette bar that is open all hours, a sandwich/wrap bar, a pizza station, a grill, a Mongolian grill, hummus, soup, yogurt, and a dessert bar. On the weekends the Mongolian grill shuts down its normal operation and makes french toast and pancakes that are comparable to IHOP's until 3 in the afternoon. In the food court there is also a Moe's, a Chik-Fil-A, a Boar's Head, another grill, a large-salad station, and a sit-down restaurant called Shorty's. There is also a 24-hour Subway, a pizza and wing hang-out spot, a Starbucks, a local coffee shop, an Einstein's Bagels, and another cafeteria that will open in January. Compared to other schools, our cafeteria food is fantastic.

Great cafeteria. It even has a sit down restaurant for students!

Wake is getting better. With the expansion of campus and the construction of new buildings more options are coming.

I really wish Wake Forest had more dining options. They don't suck, and the food is really good, but I live on campus 7-8 months out of the year and it would be nice if there were more options. I understand that with a school the size of Wake Forest that isn't always easy, but it would be nice if they considered that.

I am not familiar with the Greek life but I hear that it is not popular.

While Greek Life is a large part of campus, students do not stereotype a student they meet based on Greek affiliation, as we all recognize that something so trivial as sorority or fraternity membership does not define a person in any way, so that whether or not you join Greek life, you are a valued and included student on campus as long as you get involved in other things.

Greek life is prevalent but many people are not Greek affiliated, so don't feel pressured to join.

The internet will tell you that the percent of students who partake in Greek Life activities is somewhere around 40%. This number, however, includes athletes and graduate students - neither of which are allowed to join a fraternity or sorority. So the number is really probably around 80%. It is also really hard to ignore. It seems everywhere you look, someone is wearing letters or talking about something their sorority did last weekend. There are lots of parties, most held on campus, most open to the public.

GREEK LIFE! Talk about the one thing at Wake the people go crazy for. Some people go to school to get an education, others go to pursue their atheletic dreams, but if you came to Wake Forest, you wanted to be a fratstar or in a sorority, and this is the place where you can. Wake has a wonderful greek program. The student body just adores it. However, if you were hoping your greek organization would be as psyched as you are about getting involved with philanthropy and creating a sisterhood/brotherhood, then you came to the wrong place. At Wake, the greek life's biggest goal is to black out as many times as they can in a week.

Extremely popular

Campus tour guides will tell you that its not that big of a deal, but more times than not...your guide is a Greek life member. Greek members are extremely involved and willing to enhance anyone's experience at Wake. If you want to be involved in an amazing group of like-minded people, go Greek.

Wake Forest IS Greek life. It is incredibly prominent here, and numerous people choose to rush. We follow a spring-rush system and I think it's great: it allows people to make good friends before diving into the world of commitment and drama. People head to the Greek lounges whenever they want to party and they rarely disappoint! It's common for one to toss around stereotypes about the various frats and sororities but come prepared to be proven wrong. I personally refuse to join a sorority and conform to a specific ideal, but almost 60% of students participate in rush!

It's everywhere. The majority of Wake students are Greek, but you don't have to join. I spent my 4 years hanging out with Greek friends and never joining. To each his own, its a small enough campus you all hang out anyway.

Plenty of options for our size, social and volunteering.