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Judicial Affairs Officer Saddened Over Boring End of Halloween Mayhem

Posted on Friday, October 29th 2010
Tags: conduct, fraternity, halloween, inappropriate, judicial, sensitivity
Judicial Affairs Officer Saddened Over Boring End of Halloween Mayhem
by Anselmo Watkins Freelance Writer Tim Peterson, director of Student Judicial Affairs at Sherman T. Potter University, admitted disappointment that a fraternity’s annual haunted house fundraiser had nothing offensive or worth prosecuting. In the last six years, the Sigma Rho Omega fraternity has been sanctioned four times for “inappropriate content” at their annual “Hell-O-ween House.” [...]

Fraternities Still Convinced Dressing Up Once a Week Will Change Stereotypes

Posted on Friday, January 15th 2010
Tags: dress, faculty, fraternity, greek, image, professors, stereotypes, wardrobe
Fraternities Still Convinced Dressing Up Once a Week Will Change Stereotypes
After decades of failed attempts to change faculty members’ negative impressions of fraternities, the male Greeks are still convinced that wearing wrinkled dress shirts and ties to class once a week will ultimately change opinions. “Our big brothers told us that it’s important to instill a positive image with faculty,” said one pledge of Pi [...]

Nerd Fears Fraternity Just Using Him for His Brains

Posted on Friday, November 13th 2009
Tags: academics, ethics, fraternity, geek, honor, nerd, oath, success
Nerd Fears Fraternity Just Using Him for His Brains
Computer science major Todd “Java Juice” Edwards started to suspect something was up this week, when his fraternity brothers from Pi Lambda Rho neglected to tell him about an important tradition called “Kegger Fridays.” “I’m not sure anything is wrong,” said Edwards (nicknamed “Java Juice” by his big brother Frank “Frickin’ Dumb Ass” Douman). “After [...]

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