In my previous article covering the Greek system at Wesleyan, I noted the uncertainty surrounding its future because the college’s administration was planning to force co-education. Wesleyan’s two remaining fraternities last semester were Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) and Psi Upsilon (Psi U). Both are now gone, and as a result Wesleyan has officially done away...
A hero’s welcome. That’s what veterans attending the semi annual Warrior Beach Retreat may have expected. But that they did not receive. Instead, the veterans who had hoped to spend a well-deserved, peaceful weekend at Panama City Beach, FL, were met by some extremely disrespectful college students, namely members of the University of Florida’s Zeta Beta Tau...
After allegations of hazing against Tau Epsilon Phi (TEP) reached the press this morning, the Interfraternity Council is calling for all fraternities to increase accountability in these closing weeks of the semester. These student leaders should also be putting pressure on the University to better define its policy and to define the consequences for when this...
Cornell has imposed an interim suspension of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the fraternity where sophomore George Desdunes ’13 was a brother, according to the Cornell Chronicle. He was found unresponsive in the chapter’s house Friday morning and later died at Cayuga Medical Center. The article says that SAE was determined to have violated the university’s recognition...
Incoming Interfraternity Council President Dan Freshman ’12 is hard at work cleaning up the Greek scene. After keeping an eye on Cornell’s frats during their first hard-alcohol-free week of rush, he is now looking to create a committee that will oversee the implementation of last semester’s changes to the Recognition Policy, a.k.a ‘Prohibition Policy.’ Freshman...
Check out the recently released fraternity and sorority grade reports. When comparing the average house GPAs between the spring and fall semesters, one unusual trend sticks out: GPAs were actually higher during the spring semester than the fall semester. For sororities the differences was .08 (3.317 vs 3.237) and fraternities had a positive gap of...
Much to the dismay of fratboys everywhere, Cornell’s Greek system came under attack this August when the administration announced its desire to rework the University’s fraternity system. Associate Dean of Students for Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Travis Apgar lead the Big Fat Greek Crackdown that was met with vehement opposition by Cornellians. Animosity brewed and...
In a letter today to Dean of Students Kent Hubbell, the Student Assembly expressed their discomfort with the manner in which the administration has gone about pursuing revisions to the University Recognition Policy for Greek chapters. “We are troubled by the administration’s lack of consultation with student governance and relevant stakeholders,” said SA leaders, who...
In a plaid-laden auditorium, University admins are met with interrogation, hisses, boos, bros, and even a Keystone reference as Greek members battle new Prohibition Policy. In response to the University’s recent crackdown on Greek social life, Cornell fraternity members held a forum this evening to voice their concerns against the campus-wide movement to minimize alcohol...
Yesterday the Sun ran an article on the administration’s new plan to crack down on the Greek system. By 2012-2013, freshmen will be barred from attending open frat parties with alcohol, rush will be completely alcohol free, and frats and sororities will be prohibited from having mixers during the pledging/initiation process. Here are some initial...