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Vice president of student affairs reaches out to Kappa Sigma national office

Tyler Manning and Cortney Wood May 1, 2018

After a student said he was expelled from his former fraternity, Kappa Sigma, for standing against sexual harassment, Keith Lamb, vice president of student affairs and enrollment management, reached out...

Alleged sexual misconduct causes controversy for Kappa Sigma

Cortney Wood April 25, 2018

[Editor's note: During a recorded interview, Jessica Wollenberger received a call from Janet Hallum, Sigma Kappa Gamma Tau chapter adviser, which she answered while the recording was still on. Cortney...

Team Beta performing Stick to the Status Quo from High School Musical at the Sing Song Competition on April 12.

Greeks sing and dance to Disney music

Chloe Phillips, Reporter April 17, 2018

Whimsical Disney music. Laughing audiences. Cheering fans. Staff from the Office of Student Involvement hosted Sing Song as a part of Greek Week on April 12 in the DL Ligon Coliseum in which around...

Greek members win in excellence, service at banquet

Herbert McCullough, Reporter April 16, 2018

For the second year in a row, Sigma Lambda Alpha won the Standards of Excellence Award at the Greek Awards Banquet. Cynthia Hubbard, marketing sophomore and president of Sigma Lambda Alpha, said their...

Greeks compete in dodgeball tournament

Tyler Manning, Editor April 13, 2018

As part of the catalog of events for Greek Week, members of various sororities and fraternities on campus competed in a bracket-style dodgeball tournament April 11. Throughout the week, the Greek groups...

Alexis Maggard, special needs education sophomore, twirls batons during the talent portion of the Greek Week Pageant in Comanche suites on Monday, April 9, 2018. Photo by Francisco Martinez

Greeks host Disney-themed pageant

Tyler Manning, Editor April 10, 2018

As a part of Greek Week and to raise money for the Order of Omega Fund, the Office of Student Involvement hosted a Disney-themed pageant in the Clark Student Center Comanche Suite on April 9. Victor...

Alpha Phi member wins leader of the month award

Alpha Phi member wins leader of the month award

kristin silva March 6, 2018

The Panhellenic Council, the reigning council over all the social sororities, has implemented a "Leader of the Month" award to recognize those in leadership positions within their respective sororities....

According to Robert Forrester, economics general business professor of finance, Carol Dillard, philanthropist, helped the new agribusiness degree plan and said it will offer students an education combatible to Tarltson in the agriculture and finance field at the Town Hall meeting Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Photo by Cortney Wood

New student center, Greek life building announced at town hall meeting

Cortney Wood February 13, 2018

To alleviate some of the crowding in the Clark Student Center, Suzanne Shipley, university president, announced the Daniel building will be repurposed as a greek commons for sorority and fraternities...

Jessica Hernandez, nursing sophomore, comforts Lauren Tisdale, special education junior, because it is her first time donating blood while Kristin Roberts, mobile supervisor, checks on her at the Clark Student Center Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Photo by Cortney Wood

Kappa Alpha blood drive continues Thursday

Cortney Wood January 24, 2018

The blood drive, hosted by Kappa Alpha Order, will continue on Jan. 25 from 10 a.m. — 3 p.m. in the Clark Student Center in the Comanche suites. Since the blood drive kicked off on Jan. 23, 22 people...

 Chi Omega and Sigma Alpha Epsilon members rock to music with their boom box heads riding on their neon covered float for the Homecoming Parade.

Girls choose their sorority based on fit, regardless of skin tone

avery queen December 4, 2017

Eighty beautiful girls, all with different skin tones, curled and straightened hair, perfect makeup and shiny eyeshadow, freshly-painted nails, distinctly matched outfits and the smell of 80 different...

A pie chart showing ethnic diversity of undergraduate students. Chart courtesy of collegefactual.com.

Ethnicity’s role in multicultural sororities

brittni vilandre December 4, 2017

Because a college campus prides itself on diversity, out of the nine sororities on campus, five are multicultural. Although there are five sororities for girls of different ethnicities to join, these...

Greek culture more toxic than we admit

The Wichitan November 28, 2017

Greek life and the activities of sororities and fraternities are prevalent on most university campuses in the United States. In fact, many universities, including MSU, will start organizing "Greek...

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