Penn State University on Thursday permanently banned a fraternity after a pledge was fatally injured last month and announced additional steps to curb underage drinking throughout the university system. The university revoked its recognition of the school’s chapter of Beta Theta Pi after it said an investigation found “a persistent pattern” of excessive and forced … Continue reading
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Sorority, frat events banned at Washington State University
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Officials on Monday banned all Washington State University sorority and fraternity events, from formals to football tailgates, for the rest of the semester. The Pullman school’s Interfraternity Council made the move along with the Panhellenic Council, an umbrella organization for some sororities. The councils made the announcement in a letter to … Continue reading
Rolling Stone publisher disagreed with rape story retraction
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Rolling Stone magazine publisher and co-founder Jann Wenner said in a video deposition that he disagreed with a top editor’s decision to retract an entire article about a gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity after the story was discredited. In a video played for jurors Friday in the defamation … Continue reading
Fraternity parties back at UC Berkeley with new guidelines
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fraternity and sorority parties will be back this weekend at the University of California, Berkeley after a one-week suspension, but with new guidelines aimed at keeping the often booze-filled bashes free of sexual violence. Berkeley’s Greek system imposed a voluntary ban on parties a week ago, a move it called unprecedented, … Continue reading
3 given jail time after Ferrum College fraternity death
ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (AP) — Three men charged with hazing in the alcohol-related death of a Ferrum College student have been given jail time, while three other defendants had their charges dismissed. News outlets report that the six men were charged following the April death of Michael Anthony Walker. All were members of the college’s … Continue reading
Frat at U of Richmond suspended over inappropriate email
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A University of Richmond fraternity has been suspended over what the school called a “grossly offensive” email that described a party as one that “makes fathers afraid to send their daughters away to school.” The fraternity’s suspension comes as the school faces scrutiny over its handling of alleged sexual assaults after … Continue reading
Province Workshop bonds musical brothers together
Bryan Washington of Spartan Echo TV at Norfolk State University shows us how college students who share a musical interest come together through the Province Workshop to form a fraternal brotherhood that bonds them through music. Continue reading
Uproar over suggestive banners hung near a Virginia campus
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A fraternity has suspended activities at a university chapter in Virginia after an uproar over sexually suggestive banners hung from a private home where several of that fraternity’s members live. Sigma Nu’s national organization said it suspended the fraternity’s activities at Old Dominion University in Norfolk pending completion of its investigation. … Continue reading
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U.Va. frat won’t pursue honor code case against ‘Jackie’
A University of Virginia fraternity will not pursue an honor code violation against a student who told Rolling Stone for a story that has since been retracted that several brothers gang-raped her during a party, a spokesman said. Virginia has the oldest student-run honor code in the country, which prohibits lying, cheating and stealing. Those … Continue reading
Video of racist chant threatens Univ. of Oklahoma’s progress
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Almost a generation ago, the University of Oklahoma set out to raise its profile, seeking to build a regional school that served mostly students from the Southwest into a leading institution that attracted top scholars. President David Boren made striking progress, achieving a reputation that now extends well beyond the … Continue reading
Hazing allegations close fraternity at Va. college
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A fraternity at Virginia Wesleyan College has been closed because of allegations of hazing. A spokeswoman for the private college in Virginia Beach told The Virginian-Pilot (http://bit.ly/1F74bAj ) three members of Kappa Alpha Order has have been sanctioned, but remain students at the college. The spokeswoman, Leona Baker, declined … Continue reading
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Pros and cons of going Greek
by Ryan Howard Greek life can open a lot of networking opportunities, but also can be very time consuming. The Greek organizations are often glamourized for social activities such as parties and step shows. Students often don’t know about the things that happen behind the scenes. The community service meeting expectations from past members … Continue reading
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