Greek Life
Promotion for Greek Week provides unity, fundraisers
Greek Week begins September 17 at USD and this year, the events are centered around unity. Natalia Dohman, a senior medical biology major and special events chair, helps plan and coordinate all the events of Greek Week. Dohman said she is looking forward to spending time with all the Greek students. “We tried to focus […]
Fall recruitment helps students find their ‘home away from home’
By Lexi Kerzman & Cecilia Gillen This years sorority recruitment saw growth and fraternity recruitment saw small decreases in numbers from previous years. Greek life aims to find people a place they can call home. Sorority recruitment took place in the week before the traditional move-in day, and the fraternity recruitment took place during the […]
Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity cancels TKE Fight Night
Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) is canceling their philanthropy event TKE Fight Night for the second year in a row. In a press release from the Theta Eta chapter, TKE said they have been in contact with their international headquarters regarding the event. “On March 27, 2018, we were informed that the event did not meet […]
Updated procedure for sorority and fraternity social events
Procedure updates to the reporting process for sorority and fraternity life (SFL) have been put in place to prevent underage drinking. Sororities and fraternities now must report all of their social events to USD involved. Laura Anderton, the director for SFL, said these changes were made to protect and support Greek life on campus. Anderton […]
Meet the Greeks prepares students for spring recruitment
Greek chapters prepared for spring recruitment by hosting a ‘Meet the Greeks’ kickoff event on Monday. Students who attended the event could talk to a member of each Greek house to find out more about their chapter and philanthropy projects. However, not all sororities participated in spring recruitment. Alpha Phi and Alpha Xi Delta are […]
USD sorority and fraternity scaring for a good cause
Every Halloween, Pi Beta Phi and Lambda Chi Alpha organize a haunted house for USD students to get in the Halloween spirit. In addition to kicking off Halloween festivities, the event is an annual fundraiser for Feeding America and Children’s Literacy. Lambda Chi Alpha and Pi Beta Phi have partnered for the event for the […]
Vermillion Miracle Walk a successful event
More than 30 people gathered at Sanford Vermillion before the USD football game to participate in the Vermillion Miracle Walk Saturday afternoon. “The Miracle Walk is in celebration of all the Miracle kids who have been fighting various diseases like cancer,” said Whitney Barnes, a senior and the family co-chair of USD Dakotathon. “It’s kind […]
Alpha Xi Delta house torn down, new house to open next year
Construction is underway for the new Alpha Xi Delta house on Plum Street. The old sorority house was torn down Monday. In the meantime, sorority members are living in a temporary house off campus while waiting for the new house to be built in what will be a $2.6 million project. Sorority members said watching their old […]
Greeks raised a combined $130,000 for charity in 2015-16
While most Greek chapters may be stereotyped as encouraging a raucous party lifestyle, an often overlooked aspect of fraternities and sororities is their intensive fundraising efforts. All 12 USD Greek houses are active in the community, raising money for the respective charities they support. In the 2015-16 school year, fraternities and sororities raised more than $130,000, and put in almost 40,000 […]
TKE fight night cancelled for first time in 10 years
This year, Tau Kappa Epsilon had to cancel its famous TKE Fight Night, an annual fundraising event the fraternity has held every year for a decade. Nick Hoflock, TKE’s president, said the event was canceled as a result of scheduling conflicts. “Every year we go through a guy in town, and I don’t want to put […]