There's a video circulating from the University of Iowa that allegedly shows hazing inside Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. ABC7 Chicago picked it up. It's been described as disturbing. And honestly, if you've spent any time around Greek life - either as a skeptic or as a member - your reaction to that probably depends a lot on which side of the fence you started on.
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Van Wilder may have done it best. For those who sought to achieve long-lasting legend status, pulling off your school’s best prank would have been enough to make it in the word-of-mouth books. Not just a thing of high school senior year’s, college pranking perhaps hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves....
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College can be a whole lot more enjoyable when you’re not faced with the pile of student debt looming over you post-graduation. But what many don’t realize is that one small step can make mitigating that load a lot easier: taking the time to apply for scholarships, grants, merits and other financial aid....
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There’s plenty to be said about the top party schools or the best schools for Greek life. But what if you’re looking to get out a little more? Interested in culture, concerts, sports, nightlife (outside of your corner college bars), good food and museums? These cities are our top locations for attending college. ...
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When you begin to experience the inevitable anxiety that happens during the college experience, there isn’t a lot better to help curb your apprehension than a leisurely stroll through a beautiful campus. There is just something about breathtaking scenery that distracts the brain and allows worries to just fade away. Most college campuses make staying well-kept and pleasant to the eye a priority. However, it would be hard to beat these ten campuses...
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You have made one of the biggest decisions of your life to go to college. Congratulations! However, that’s not the only decision that you’ll have to make when it comes to college life. Another important decision that you’ll probably make is the decision to go Greek in college.
Greek life has lots of benefits to offer to its members – opportunities to build a network, social/community activities to participate in, a strong brotherhood bond to maintain, and many more! However, one of the biggest challenges college guys face at the beginning of their Greek life is choosing the right fraternity for themselves....
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Every recruitment cycle, Panhellenic councils across the country send out the same reminders. No contact with PNMs outside of official events. No social media DMs. No invitations to chapter houses during formal recruitment. No gifts. The rules exist in writing, they get reviewed at officer training, and chapters sign off on them every single year. And then recruitment starts, and some of those same chapters immediately start breaking them.
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A writer over at The Miami Hurricane just said what a lot of people in Greek life won't: she'd never go through sorority recruitment again. Not for anything. And honestly, reading that piece hit different than I expected, because she's not wrong about the hard parts - and I think guys in IFC spaces need to sit with that for a second instead of just scrolling past it.
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Every chapter has one. A handful of alumni who show up to meetings occasionally, send emails nobody reads, and get eye-rolled the second they leave the room. I was absolutely that active member who thought the advisory board was just a formality - a box the national organization made us check. And then I graduated, started watching from the outside, and realized we had no idea what we were throwing away.
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Nobody walks into a chapter meeting fired up about GPA plaques. I get it. You've got ritual, you've got brotherhood, you've got a hundred other things competing for your attention. But I've watched chapters let their academic standing slide for years running, brush it off as a non-issue, and then act surprised when the university starts breathing down their necks. The award thing isn't just a plaque. It's a signal - and right now, a lot of chapters are sending the wrong one.
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