Don Heard showed us this item from the Houston Chronicle. It is timely for me since I have a daughter who will turn 21 in just over a month. I am sending her a box of 21 Godiva chocolates along with a note that says “We know you’ll make the right choice.” Think it’ll work?
An [...]
A guest post by Bob Kerr, Coordinator of Greek Life at Oregon State and OGH recipient.
Last Chapter Standing, Part Three (If you missed them, here is a link to part one, and a link to part two.)
Last chapter standing is but one scenario facing the North American Fraternal Movement. As we look to the tercentennial [...]
Campus Commentary Worth Knowing
In the Spring, 2008 newsletter FRMT News published by HRH/Kirklin & Co., LLC Bobbi Larsen, educational consultant for the group writes about a new college fad which is seen on most campuses.
Urbandictionary.com defines Thirsty Thursdays as, ”An early start to the weekend for many college students who go out and get sloppy [...]
A guest post by Bob Kerr, Coordinator of Greek Life at Oregon State and OGH recipient.
Last Chapter Standing, part two (If you missed part one, Here is the link)
So, how do you know you are playing the game of “Last Chapter Standing”? Well, there are a couple of real good indicators. First, when you [...]
Hazed: A Greek TragedyAfter enduring countless “takeouts,” the freshman pledges of Lambda Phi Epsilon called it quitsPeter Jackson
The seven pledges stood, shoulder to shoulder and in silence, on the newspaper-covered floor of an apartment on Foster Street. Across a row of seven empty trash cans, 14 actives held gallon jugs of liquid, which looked from [...]
In all, 4 members of SAE at the University of Texas at Austin will have criminal records. Note that “failure to report hazing” is an offence in Texas.
Two former “pledge trainers” at a University of Texas fraternity — one who was accused of touching a hot clothes iron to pledges’ faces and another accused of [...]
A guest post by Bob Kerr, Coordinator of Greek Life at Oregon State and OGH recipient.
Last Chapter Standing…
… may be the direction the North American Fraternal Movement is heading. At a time when the enrollment is generally on the rise, enrollment in the fraternal world is at best managing its loss. If we are who [...]
Some random items from all over the place.
The SigEp group on LinkedIn now has nearly 330 members. SigEps are seeing the group logo on connections and signing up themselves. If you are “LinkedIn” and want to make more SigEp connections then sign up here.
SigEps at Washington State have started honoring brothers who stand out [...]
Two Lehigh frats ordered closedSeparate underage drinking incidents led to the punishments for Beta Theta Pi and Sigma Alpha Mu.By Veronica Torrejón Of The Morning Call
Lehigh University has ordered two fraternities closed for underage drinking that, in one case, left two students hospitalized with alcohol poisoning, officials said.
The most severe punishment, handed to [...]
‘Haze’ film to teach alcohol awareness at U. Colorado
By Alex Reiner
A new documentary that aims to promote alcohol awareness on college campuses will be released this spring.
The film, called “Haze,” includes a discussion about the University of Colorado’s Greek system and footage of Boulder.
Leslie Lanahan, the mother of Lynn Gordon “Gordie” Bailey Jr., a pledge [...]
