Greek Life
Greek homes serve four-year probations, “not a big deal”
From the outside looking in, it might appear Greek Life at USD is under probation. In reality, only five out of the 12 chapters on USD are serving probation sentences. While five houses on probation may seem high, Laura Anderton, director of sorority and fraternity life and leadership, said most are serving old probation sentences. […]
Haunted House fundraising event scares for a good cause
The halls were dark. Around each corner, a new and frightening character popped out. From seven foot clowns to gloomy cemeteries, Lambda Chi Alpha and Pi Beta Phi’s annual haunted house scared students for two good causes. The Lambda Chi Alpha and Pi Beta Phi’s annual Haunted House is a fundraising event that has been […]
Hard liquor banned from fraternities; will be implemented by fall 2019
By Lexi Kerzman and Rachel Newville The North-American Interfraternity Council (NIC) will be implementing stricter guidelines on drinking at fraternity social events. These new rules banning hard liquor from fraternity facilities will start being enforced nationwide and at USD in the fall of 2019. Policy changes follow the death of a fraternity member of Beta Theta […]
Greek Week sponsors blood drive, events
Throughout the week of Sep. 17 to the 21st, Greek life on USD’s campus is holding numerous events for their community, called Greek Week. During this week there are multiple events that help support fundraising efforts for each fraternity and sorority. The first community event was the blood drive sponsored by Greek life. Kylee Patrick, […]
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 […]