Editing Duke University (section)

=== Greek and social life ===
[[File:More kville.JPG|right|thumb|alt=A large group of individuals gather in a parking lot alongside a tent campground with lightposts|Cameron Crazies gathering in K-ville]]

About 30% of undergraduate men and about 40% of undergraduate women at Duke are members of [[fraternities and sororities]].<ref name="rankingsandreviews1" /> Most of the 17 Interfraternity Council recognized fraternity chapters live in sections within the residence halls. Eight [[National Pan-Hellenic Council]] (historically African-American) fraternities and sororities also hold chapters at Duke.<ref>[http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/greek/programs-services/nphc National Pan-Hellenic Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319093122/http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/greek/programs-services/nphc |date=March 19, 2012}}. Duke University. Retrieved June 28, 2011.</ref> The first historically African-American Greek letter organization at Duke University was the [[Omega Psi Phi]], Omega Zeta chapter, founded on April 12, 1974. In addition, there are seven other fraternities and sororities that are a part of the Inter-Greek Council, the multicultural Greek umbrella organization, in addition to the local group [[Trident Society]].<ref>
[http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/greek/programs-services/igc Inter-Greek Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319093134/http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/greek/programs-services/igc |date=March 19, 2012}}. Duke University. Retrieved June 28, 2011.</ref> Duke also has Selective Living Groups, or SLGs, on campus for students seeking informal residential communities often built around themes. SLGs are residential groups similar to fraternities or sororities, except they are generally co-ed and unaffiliated with any national organizations.<ref>
[http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/hdrl/houses-overview/current-living-groups Current Living Groups.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226200554/http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/hdrl/houses-overview/current-living-groups |date=February 26, 2014}} Duke University Student Affairs. Retrieved February 23, 2014.</ref> Current SLGs include Brownstone, Maxwell, The Cube, LangDorm, Round Table, Mundi, JAM!, and [[Wayne Manor (Duke University)|Wayne Manor]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Selective Living Groups |url=https://students.duke.edu/living/housing/upperclass-housing/slgs/ |access-date=April 25, 2023 |publisher=Duke Student Affairs |language=en-US |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331161629/https://students.duke.edu/living/housing/upperclass-housing/slgs/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Fraternity chapters and SLGs frequently host social events in their residential sections, which are often open to non-members.<ref>
[http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/greek/resources/chapters/housing-sections Fraternity Housing Sections] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319093746/http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/greek/resources/chapters/housing-sections |date=March 19, 2012}}, Duke Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life. Retrieved July 4, 2011.</ref> Social events often feature established traditions, such as [[Wayne Manor (Duke University)|Wayne Manor]]'s Malt Liquor Thursdays (M.L.T.), which have persisted since 1994.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hafner |first=Katie |date=November 6, 2005 |title=How Thursday Became the New Friday |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/06/us/education/how-thursday-became-the-new-friday.html |access-date=April 25, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

[[File:20131203 Cameron Crazies.jpg|thumb|At the 2013 [[Duke–Michigan basketball rivalry|Duke–Michigan]] game]]

In the late 1990s, a new keg policy was put into effect that requires all student groups to purchase kegs through Duke Dining Services. According to administrators, the rule change was intended as a way to ensure compliance with alcohol consumption laws as well as to increase on-campus safety.<ref>Moulton, Jessica (March 17, 1996). "[https://web.archive.org/web/20111126103834/http://dukechronicle.com/article/keg-prices-reduced-10-bartenders-remain-expensive Keg prices reduced by $10; bartenders remain expensive]". ''The Chronicle.'' Retrieved January 12, 2011.</ref> Some students saw the administration's increasingly strict policies as an attempt to alter social life at Duke.<ref>
DeLuca, Jerry and Vrettos, Christopher. [http://dukechronicle.com/node/113085 Honestly, the administration wants no kegs] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130301215438/http://dukechronicle.com/node/113085 |date=March 1, 2013}}. ''The Chronicle.'' Retrieved January 12, 2011.
</ref> As a result, off-campus parties at rented houses became more frequent in subsequent years as a way to avoid Duke policies. Many of these houses were situated in the midst of family neighborhoods, prompting residents to complain about excessive noise and other violations. Police have responded by breaking up parties at several houses, handing out citations, and occasionally arresting party-goers.<ref>Mueller, Jared. [http://dukechronicle.com/article/buchanan-blues Buchanan Blues] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013213223/http://dukechronicle.com/article/buchanan-blues |date=October 13, 2011}}. ''The Chronicle'', April 29, 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2011.</ref> In the mid-to-late 2000s, the administration made a concerted effort to help students re-establish a robust, on-campus social life and has worked with numerous student groups, especially Duke University Union, to feature a wide array of events and activities. In March 2006, the university purchased 15 houses in the [[Trinity Historic District|Trinity Park]] area that Duke students had typically rented and subsequently sold them to individual families in an effort to encourage renovations to the properties and to reduce off-campus partying in the midst of residential neighborhoods.<ref>Eaglin, Adam (June 1, 2006). [http://dukechronicle.com/article/duke-sell-5-east-houses "Duke to sell 5 off-East houses"]. ''The Chronicle''. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013213238/http://dukechronicle.com/article/duke-sell-5-east-houses |date=October 13, 2011}}. Retrieved April 17, 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Englander|first1=Dan|title=University buys off-East houses|url=http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2006/02/university-buys-east-houses|access-date=April 9, 2017|work=[[The Chronicle (Duke University)|The Chronicle]]|date=February 28, 2006|archive-date=April 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410213912/http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2006/02/university-buys-east-houses|url-status=live}}</ref>

Duke athletics, particularly men's basketball, traditionally serves as a significant component of student life. Duke's students have been recognized as some of the most creative and original fans in all of collegiate athletics.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/page2/s/cameron/hits.html Cameron's Craziest] . [[ESPN]], 2002. Retrieved January 12, 2011.</ref> Students, often referred to as [[Cameron Crazies]], show their support of the men's basketball team by "tenting" for home games against key [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] opponents, especially rival [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] (UNC).<ref>Nathan, Vignesh. [http://dukechronicle.com/article/k-ville-bills-one-student-s-plan-better-tenting K-Ville Bills: One Student's Plan to Better Tenting] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013201106/http://dukechronicle.com/article/k-ville-bills-one-student-s-plan-better-tenting |date=October 13, 2011}}. ''Towerview Magazine'', February 9, 2011.</ref> Because tickets to all varsity sports are free to students, they line up for hours before each game, often spending the night on the sidewalk. For a mid-February game against UNC, some of the most eager students might even begin tenting before spring classes begin.<ref>McCartney, Ryan. [http://dukechronicle.com/article/dsg-presents-revised-draft-tenting-policy DSG presents a revised draft of tenting policy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110145234/https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/dsg-presents-revised-draft-tenting-policy |date=January 10, 2022}}. ''The Chronicle'', October 26, 2005. Retrieved August 1, 2011.</ref> The total number of participating tents is capped at 100 (each tent can have up to 12 occupants), though interest is such that it could exceed that number if space permitted.<ref name="Brill">Brill, Bill. [https://books.google.com/books?id=VfKOonPSUiUC&pg=RA1-PA93 "Duke Basketball: 100 seasons: A Legacy of Achievement"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110145242/https://books.google.com/books?id=VfKOonPSUiUC&pg=RA1-PA93&lpg=RA1-PA93 |date=January 10, 2022}}, p. 97. Sports Publishing L.L.C, 2004. Retrieved August 25, 2011.</ref> Tenting involves setting up and inhabiting a tent on the grass near [[Cameron Indoor Stadium]], an area known as [[Krzyzewskiville]], or K-Ville for short. There are different categories of tenting based on the length of time and number of people who must be in the tent.<ref name="Brill" /> At night, K-Ville often turns into the scene of a party or occasional concert. Duke also has a "bench-burning" tradition that began in 1986 which involves [[bonfire]]s after certain basketball victories.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.library.duke.edu/rubenstein/2015/02/17/bonfires/|title=A Fiery Duke Tradition|last=McDonald|first=Amy|date=February 17, 2015|publisher=Duke University Library |access-date=April 29, 2021|archive-date=April 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430032056/https://blogs.library.duke.edu/rubenstein/2015/02/17/bonfires/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2024/09/duke-university-bench-burning-centennial-tobacco-road-rivalry-duke-unc-kansas-1986-university-policy-bonfires-duke-student-government-a-team-cameron-crazies|title=Benches and bonfires: The origins and history of a devilish tradition|last=Kilgallen|first=Ryan|date=September 24, 2024|website=[[Duke Chronicle]]|access-date=January 1, 2025}}</ref>