A Pennsylvania college just suspended all Greek life activities after antisemitic and sexist comments surfaced within their chapters. No vague policy violations, no "hazing-adjacent" gray area stuff - actual documented antisemitic and sexist remarks. And honestly, sitting here as someone who spent four years in a fraternity and genuinely loved it, that kind of news still hits like a gut punch. Not because it's shocking. Because it's so preventable.
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Each college is known for having a professor or class that “changes your life.” The professor who calls out student errors like no teacher ever, the course that is impossible to get anything better than a "C" in, the research assignment that has you tenting downtown to get primary data on your town’s homeless population.
But what about courses that are simply unique in their own right? ...
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With the new school year quickly approaching, many incoming college students are starting to think about Greek Life for a multitude of reasons. Potential new members across the country will rush sororities as soon as this coming August. If philanthropy is a big part of why you’re looking to pledge, check out these sorority chapters and the events they hold to benefit the charities of their choosing before rushing to “rush.”...
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With over 800 campuses in the United States and Canada that participate in Greek life, naturally it would seem that any college town is a city made for Greeks. However, these five cities not only have the largest amounts of Greeks, but they also have the most thriving Greek life...
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Fraternities are filled with some of the most ambitious and overachieving people in the world. While movies like Animal House tend to portray fraternity brothers as nothing but raging alcoholics, the reality is much different. We take a look at some of the richest and most successful fraternity men today...
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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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Most people go through recruitment treating it like a vibe check. They show up, they smile, they try to say the right things, and then they pick whatever house felt the least awkward. That's not a strategy. That's hoping for the best, and it explains why so many people end up in chapters that don't fit them six months later.
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So apparently corporate America has figured out that sorority recruitment is basically a goldmine for reaching Gen Z women, and they're not being subtle about it. A recent Forbes piece broke down how brands are actively positioning themselves inside the sorority rush experience - not just through ads, but by trying to, as the article puts it, "authentically integrate" into the lives of potential new members. Stanley cups on bid day tables. Skin care brands showing up in recruitment prep kits. Clothing companies sponsoring outfit guides. It's a lot.
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Every chapter has one. An alumni advisory board - a group of women who graduated years ago, still show up to meetings, still read your bylaws, still send emails when something looks off. And most active members treat them like a necessary inconvenience. I was one of those members. I was wrong.
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A civil lawsuit out of San Luis Obispo is making the rounds, and it involves a former Cal Poly student accused of hitting multiple victims and leaving them behind. The plaintiffs' description - "left like run-over garbage" - is not the kind of language you forget. And when a story like this gets attached to a name connected to Greek life, whether directly or by proximity, it raises a question worth sitting with: what does accountability actually look like inside these organizations, and does Greek membership change anything about how it plays out?
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