Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina. It is a private university that was founded 1838 by Methodist and Quakers. The school was originally located in Randolf County, North Carolina, in a town called Trinity. In 1892 the college was moved to Durham, North Carolina. With over 14,000 students, Duke University continues to grow and expand.

Duke has had many name changes over the years. In 1838, it all began as Brown's Schoolhouse and three years later was changed to the Union Institute Academy because it was started by the Union Institute Academy of North Carolina. Ten years later, Union Institute Academy became Normal College and eight years after that, because of influence from the Methodist Church, the name was changed to Trinity college. Two wealthy men, one of them being Washington Duke, donated land and money for Trinity to be moved to Durham, North Carolina. Washington Duke donated close to $400,000 before the year 1900 for construction of the college. He did this with under one condition, that women were allowed to go to the college and were to be treated equally as the men. In 1942, Washington Duke's son, James, donated a $40 million trust fund that the school president at the time, William Preston Few, decided that the school should be renamed Duke University in order to honor the family and all of their incredibly generous contributions.

With nearly half of all women attending Duke University being a part of a sorority, SidelineSweetie.com knows that there are many Greek Life events that these ladies need sorority dresses for! Nine Sororities and fifteen Fraternities means lots of parties, mixers, and weekend events! Karlie, Judith March, and Shaye Blue all have dresses perfect for your next Greek Life function! Alongside Greek Life, there are over 400 clubs and organizations. Included in these are service organizations, music clubs, art clubs, theatre clubs, student government, cultural groups, and other special interest clubs. Sports clubs and intramural teams are among the top student activities and the students are highly competitive in sports!

The campus involves over 220 buildings and 8,610 acres of land. The Duke Forest, a private research area, makes up for 7,200 of those acres and was started in 1931. The forest is divided into 6 sections. Besides research, the 30 miles of the Forest is open to the public for cycling, horseback riding, or hiking! The campus is divided into 3 sections: West Campus, East Campus, and Central Campus. West campus, sitting on 720 acres, is also known as the main campus and has the Chapel, a majority of the academic and administrative buildings, and housing for sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The library, medical center, most of the sports facilities, and dining areas are located in the West Campus as well. The East Campus, which is where the school originally was when it came to Durham, covers an area of 97 acres and is located only 1.5 miles away from West Campus. It houses freshman, has a few academic buildings, such as the women's Studies Department, and most of the Arts departments. For 42 years, it was the site of the Women's College. The Central Campus, which is located midway between West and East Campuses on 122 acres of land, is the location for most of the housing for juniors and seniors. It is also the place to find the police department, the Nasher Museum of Art, and the Ronald McDonald House.

Men's Basketball at Duke is the shining star in the athletics department. The Duke Blue Devils are a part of the Atlantic Coast Conference and have a long standing reputation for excellence in the Men's basketball sport. The North Carolina Tarheels at Chapel Hill are the Duke Blue Devils principle rivals and it is always a battle of the "blues" when these two teams play because of the school team's colors both being blue! Students line up and stay in tents in order to get tickets to all the home basketball games. The students are called Cameron Crazies and they will stay out in the tents all night in the grassy area outside of Cameron Indoor Stadium, called Krzyzewskiville, in order to get the coveted free tickets to the next basketball gameday. All night long the students have a great time partying waiting on the ticket office to open up, and often Coach Mike Krzyzewski buys them all pizza! It is a fun tradition that only happens at here.

Quite a few notable things have happened here! In 1942, the only Rose Bowl not played in California was played at Wallace Wade Stadium. In the 1960's, the college was desegregated by the Board of Trustees and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. came and spoke on behalf of civil rights! A few years later, the very first Physician Assistant program in the country was started here! In between these important milestones, a university with an impeccable reputation has blossomed into a powerhouse!

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