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...
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IFC To Create Bro-led ‘Task Force’
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...
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Cornell Top Stories of 2010 – #3: This is Sparta
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...
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SA ‘Troubled’ by Administration’s ‘Lack of Consultation’ Over Prohibition Policy
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...
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Don’t Haze Me, Bro!
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...
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And Another One Slips Past ‘Stun’ Editors
I’m in an awkward situation here. I’m often shocked when I read the Daily Stun, but I’m not sure why I keep writing about the absurdities that often grace the pages of our school’s flagship paper. At this point, they have become so commonplace that I shouldn’t be shocked. Yet I am. I know a...