Happy New Year, Deac families! I am back in the office, but in a training class the next two days, so this is a pre-post. Sorority recruitment is about to begin. Current sorority sisters (already in the group) arrive back today to prepare, and then […]
Before the semester begins, I want to urge parents and families to help us reinforce a message we want students to hear, and that is: read everything. Read the syllabus for class. All the pages. All the details. Read every email you get from a […]
Happy New Year, Deac families! We look forward to having your students back for the spring semester. But before they are back, and in the spirit of New Year’s resolutions, I challenge them to think about a few things they could do differently in the […]
Yesterday we took a look at campus blanketed in snow – a more serious look at Wake covered in white. Since tonight is New Year’s Eve and it’s a time of revelry, today we’ll see some students playing in the snow. Honestly, one of my […]
We continue our pre-posted Daily Deacs with a look back at last December. We have not had any snow this year, but last December we got 8-10 inches during finals, which caused a heck of a lot of issues: academic, transportation, and more. Still, even […]
For parents/families of sons, I am frequently asked about what fraternity recruitment looks like for them. There is a huge difference in the men’s and women’s processes – the short version is that sorority recruitment is highly structured and men’s is not. As I did […]
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas, Daily Deacdom! As I was looking at coverage of the Lovefeast in photographer Ken Bennett’s archive, I stumbled across this picture. And I loved it so much, I had to share it. There is so much beauty in the […]
Merry Christmas to all who are celebrating today! Because I am with my family, this is a pre-post. Hope your day is festive and bright and that you got what you wanted under the Christmas tree. Most of all, hope you are enjoying time with […]
It is Christmas eve at my house so this is a pre-post. Thought you might enjoy some pictures of the Lighting of the Quad this year. If you are looking for one last gift for your Deac, consider a virtual gift: encourage them to take […]
Hanukkah began lastnight, and to all our Deac families who are celebrating, we wish you Chag urim sameach. Here is a picture of the Menorah from the Lighting of the Quad (pre-lit, as it were). We have a vibrant Jewish community on campus, […]
