Kappa Sigma members are asking all members of fraternity and sorority members to help demonstrate unity by participating in an impromptu field day on May 3 at the soccer field next Sundance apartments and church
To clear tension created by the popular phone app, Yik Yak, Kappa Sigma will be hosting activities such as kickball, whiffle ball, football and more for all Greeks and non-Greeks within the MSU campus community.
The app, Yik Yak, is free and can be downloaded by anyone with a smartphone. It conveniently allows users to post anonymous messages about anything and anyone without risk of consequences or exposure. The initial purpose as described by the iTunes app store is to, “acts like a local bulletin board for your area by showing the most recent posts from other users around you.”
“The social media app has single handily destroyed our Greek unity that every single chapter has been working on for the past couple years. Now it seems that there’s tension in at least every single chapter here at MSU,” said Alejandro Franco, junior in accounting and Kappa Sigma president.
This is app can be used for many reasons such as, school assignments, reviews on restaurants or even event times, but, the most popular usage has been for bashing and criticizing people and Greek organizations within the MSU community.
“The site is a foundation for bullying. It hurts everybody,” said Michelle Dickey, a freshman in economics and member of sorority, Gamma Phi Beta.
As a result of the all the malicious behavior, Kappa Sigma is making a last-ditch effort to publicly bring the Greek members back together.
“We think by doing this, it will be a pick up from something we used to call Greek Unity and start over again. But in order to get where we want Greek life to be, we all need to be on the same page in order to move forward,” Franco said.