Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. At one time it was located just north of Raleigh in Wake County. It was started in 1832 when the North Carolina Baptist State Convention decided to buy a plantation that was 600 acres. The region in which the plantation was located was called the "Forest of Wake" and therefore, the school got its name Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute from this area. It was called a manual labor institute because students and faculty were made to do manual labor for half of every day on the plantation. This mandatory work was continued until 1838 when the school's name was changed to Wake Forest College. As many other schools of that time, Wake Forest closed due to the loss of many of the students and faculty due to the American Civil War. Fast forward to 1946 when the school received a lot of money from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation and the school was moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After the start of the graduation school in 1961, the Wake Forest College became a full fledged university in 1967.

As an undergrad you have a choice of entering the Wake Forest College or the Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancy. Within the two schools, there are 34 majors that an undergrad can obtain degrees in. No matter which major you decided on as an undergrad, there are mandatory classes that each student must complete in order to graduate. These classes include, a writing seminar, a first year seminar, PE classes, health classes, and a foreign language literature class. As a postgraduate, there are five options of schools. These schools are the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, School of Law, School of Medicine, School of Divinity, and the Babcock Graduate School of Management.

Over 50% of students are involved in Greek Life. On campus there are no fraternity or sorority houses and only one fraternity, Delta Kappa Epsilon, has a house off campus. There are eighteen fraternities and ten sororities. The sororities at Wake Forest are Alpha Delta Pi, Phi Mu, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Delta Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Chi Omega, Delta Sigma Theta, Delta Zeta, Kappa Delta, and Kappa Beta Gamma. Out of all Greeks, 3% are chosen to be a part of the honor society, Order of Omega. The chapter of Order of Omega is Sigma Delta. The members must have high grades, leadership qualities, and incredibly involved in the community, school, and their own fraternity or sorority. Social events within the Greek community are not hard to come by. Mixers, parties, semi formals, and formals are going to be held by each fraternity and sorority. When looking for the right dress or outfit to wear to these events, make sure to check out the sorority dresses at SidelineSweetie.com. You are sure to find a beautiful dress to wear to Semi formal or a sexy outfit to wear to the next fraternity party!

Because of its strong ties with the Baptist Convention in the early years, the athletic teams at Wake Forest were known as the Fighting Baptists. Then after a winning game against Duke, a reporter sarcastically wrote that they were Deacons fighting like Demons and thus the name Demon Deacons was born. The school colors are old gold and black. The Demon Deacons are a part of the Atlantic Coast Conference and have won eight national championships; one in baseball, three in golf, one in men's soccer, and three in women's field hockey. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons compete strongly and have rivalries against the other North Carolina schools such has NC State Wolfpack, Duke Blue Devils, and the North Carolina Tarheels. People refer to this rivalry group as "The Big Four." The varsity sports played by the Demon Deacons include football, baseball, soccer, golf, women's field hockey, and men's and women's basketball to name a few. Due to a special program at Wake Forest University called the Screamin' Deacons, students pay $15 each in order to get special seating and special shirts to wear at the football and basketball games. Most students do take part in this event because tickets are otherwise hard to get and the seats you get with the membership are the best seats available! If a student misses two games they lose their Screamin' Deacon pass and forfeit their membership! For this reason, student participation and involvement at football and basketball games is very high! No matter what, ladies make sure you are sporting your black and gold and support your Demon Deacons with your best look forward!

As a student, you are required to live in housing on campus. There are many options for housing and all the elements for a great quality of life are included in a room. Thirteen "communities" make up the residence halls at Wake Forest and either traditional dorm room living or apartment style living is available. All communities are joined by a common area that usually have televisions, kitchen areas, and maybe even a ping pong table. If a student chooses to live on campus the entire time going to Wake Forest, housing is guaranteed to be available.

If event planning is a career option for you, as a student you should join the Student Union at Wake Forest University. Undergraduate events would not be complete without the work of the Student Union. Some events that the Student Union at Wake Forest plan are Family Weekend, Homecoming, concerts on campus, and special speakers. The event that is most looked forward to is called Shag the Mag. At this event students shag under a huge tent that takes up the space of the Manchester Quad area. Ladies, you know you are going to need a dress to shag the night away! Check out the dresses by Ellen & Ollie for the perfect little shag dress in bright and fun colors!