DURHAM, N.C.— Ever wonder what could possess a person to call a P-Check at 3 am in 30-degree weather? Look no further than Duke’s elite community of involuntary celibates, known historically as the Angry and Abstinent Club (AAC).
Before QuadEX, SLGs, and Business Frats ran campus, Duke’s most sexually repressed students held significant social power. Chronically abstinent Blue Devils would often be spotted sulking in Perkins Library or lashing out at innocent custodians in the Broadhead Center. In 1937, these formidable students channeled their abnormally high estrogen and testosterone levels into a unified organization.
When Duke joined the ACC in 1953, Angry and Abstinent members mistook the acronym for the “Angry and Celibate Club” and feverishly worked to merge the two causes. Plans ultimately fell through as the country’s sexual revolution left half of AAC supporters suddenly ineligible for membership. After decades of pushback, Coach K decided to “give these virgins a purpose” and formally named the Angry and Abstinent Club “Duke’s Line Monitors.”
Today’s Line Monitors still carry out the club’s original message during the basketball season. The devotion to celibacy demonstrated by the AAC founders is upheld by every modern day member. With their insufferable megaphones and pointless tenting rules, Line Monitors work to make Duke fans just as miserable as they are.
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