HQ has released their Year End Report in which Bro. Templeton describes in glowing terms all the wonderful things that have been accomplished by the folks from the mother ship. This report is not available on the HQ site, but was apparently emailed to the critical volunteer list. Our copy must have been mis-filed, as [...]
For Georgetown, A Fraternity of FirstsBy Bailey Heaps
Blank stares. Laughter. Confusion.
That’s what Paul Happel encountered when he first told his freshman floormates back in the winter of 2005 that he was joining a social fraternity.
Georgetown doesn’t have frats. Greek life doesn’t belong here. Do we really need to recreate “Animal House” on the Hilltop?He heard [...]
Mark Torres sent this notice of Cal Phi’s (Fresno State) Campus Awards
On April 28, Fresno State held their annual Greek Awards. The CA Phi Chapter took the following awards:
-Best Scholar Program-Most Improved-Best Recruitment Program-Greek Man Of The Year-Fraternity Of The Year
Of all the awards that were presented, CA Phi took the most important ones. Keep [...]
Bill Patton sends this report from Texas Gamma(TCU)
On Tuesday evening, April 29th, the University Leadership Awards Ceremony took place in the Student Center Ballroom. I am pleased to inform each of you that Texas Gamma took home the vast majority of these awards, including 5 out of 6 Order of Omega Awards. Here are some [...]
Media Credit: Christopher BarrettMemorial Union Building Manager Thomas Opp inspects his 128-point building check list yesterday.
Securing the University of Rhode Island Memorial Union may be in his job description, but according to Thomas Opp’s business card, he is also the “#1 Stunna.”
Opp said he wanted his own business cards that looked professional, but had something [...]
Who says SigEps only think about parties? Here is the answer to the burning question “What happens when your iPhone stopwatch hits 1000 hours?”. If you go to the link be sure to scroll down and read the comments. They are, well, “less than charitable.” So much so that we are hard pressed to add [...]
The CLA in Dallas was well attended and by all accounts a success. We were fortunate to have both the current Grand President Steve Shanklin(OGH) and former GP Gary Griffith(OGH) in attendance. In addition to the expected “podium chores” they also were active leaders in the Chapter Officer training sessions.
The only hitch was that [...]
Indiana Beta (IU) is preparing to move back into their house. The chapter was closed in 2002 by HQ and re-established in 2006.
The current Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity house at 815 N. Jordan Ave. will be occupied by Sigma Phi Epsilon beginning this fall after a six year hiatus from campus. Sigma Phi Epsilon closed [...]
Fraternity searches for image of ‘balanced man’Nichole Allen
Hollywood once encompassed the crazed, out-of-control parties and embodied the frat-boy, with films such as “Animal House” and “Revenge of the Nerds.” The Greek community, however, has forged a new path and now searches for “Balanced Men.”
Thanks in part to the Hollywood hype machine turning out recent movies [...]
How do you get to be on the team? Sometimes you need little push.
Then, there’s Cole Salomon. The Omaha native, who played a season at NCAA Division II Nebraska-Kearney, transferred to Nebraska so he could join a fraternity and hang with his buddies. Have fun. Be a college student.
The catch? Part of his initiation for [...]
