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Last hot day?

by Betsy Chapman

In this Issue:

  • Family Weekend football game time announced: 12 noon
  • Puppies on the Quad this Friday!!!
  • P’30 weekly message on roommates and homesickness
  • Potential scam Facebook accounts for parents and families

Today is a beautiful sunny day – and still hot, 90 degrees – but a change in the weather is finally coming:

The forecast for the week of 9/21/26: rainy, but at least the temperatures are cool

Yes, that change is also bringing rain – but cool temperatures at last! And we all know forecasts can change, but as of today the Family Weekend forecast looks like highs between 73-78 and lows in the high 50s. We’ll want to keep checking that forecast as Family Weekend gets closer, but I can tell you I like what I am seeing.

And speaking of Family Weekend, our first item up today is about our gametime:

Family Weekend football game time announced: 12 noon

Today the game time was announced for our Family Weekend football game on Oct. 3: it will be a noon kickoff for Wake Forest taking on the Stanford Cardinal.

You can look at the Family Weekend schedule to see all the events of the weekend. I’ll have more Family Weekend info to you a little later in the week, but I wanted to get the kickoff time out there as soon as I knew it.

Puppies on the Quad this Friday!!!

I saw this on social media last night and hope our students are as excited about it as I am:

Woof Forest is bringing Puppies on the Quad to Davis Field on Friday 9/25 from 2-4 p.m.

Any time there are dogs on campus, our students are happy. And that goes double for puppies. So if your Deac (or you, student readers) need another reason to look forward to Friday, that reason is puppies! Mark your calendars and snuggle as many of them as you can.

P’30 weekly message on roommates and homesickness

For our families of first-year students, you may be hearing that your student is homesick at this point of the semester, or you may also be hearing some friction with their roommate (if they have one). Those are very normal things for our first year students to be experiencing.

This week’s P’30 message gives some tips on how to support your Deac if they are navigating these waters.

Potential scam Facebook accounts for parents and families

Many Wake Forest parents connect with one another through social media groups run by other Wake Forest families. These communities can be a helpful way to share experiences and advice, and we encourage you to keep doing so. 

We also urge you to connect with caution. Wake Forest recently identified several Facebook groups that appear to be associated with Wake Forest, but are not, including ones that could potentially be cyber risks. 

What families should know

Wake Forest’s official public Facebook page for parents and families is Facebook.com/WFUParents and does not require approval to join.

If you belong to Facebook groups that require you to join or be approved, please use caution in sharing your personal information, providing access to your profile, and providing your financial information to purchase items via those groups. Official Wake Forest Facebook groups will clearly identify their association with the University.

List of potential Facebook groups to examine with caution
(If you feel we’ve flagged a valid group, please let us know).

Additional tips for vetting parent and family Facebook groups

  • Inspect admin profiles: look for warning signs like brand-new accounts, old accounts without recent posts, generic profile pictures, or accounts with few friends and followers
  • Verify parent status: ensure group admins can credibly demonstrate that they actually have a student currently attending Wake Forest.
  • Protect personal information: be cautious of membership questions that request more student or family details than necessary
  • Buy merchandise officially: purchase university gear only through official Wake Forest outlets; unlicensed merchandise sold in groups is often a red flag
  • Avoid external links: exercise caution before clicking links to third-party websites, WhatsApp/Telegram channels, surveys, petitions, or verification pages

If you are a member of a Facebook group believed to be fraudulent, please report it to Facebook.

That’s all I have for you today, Daily Deacdom. Have a great week!

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