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- Collection: Reading Between the Letters: Inclusivity of Marginalized Groups in Ursinus Greek Life
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Pledging: A Test
A student shares their thoughts on how a new PA anti-hazing law will effect the Greek life system
Kappa Alpha Psi and Seismic Step emerge on campus
Discusses the overnight diversity program and the entertainment provided by the Step Team and the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. The article also discusses the reasons why the fraternity had left campus twice due to the overall lack of members, in 1994…
Greek Life Threatened, Pledging Restrictions Destructive?, Welcome to the Greek Life
Pledging policy changes
Pledging: Meaningless, Horrible
An opinion article that addresses why Greek life's pledging activities are harmful, written by a fraternity member.
Pledging: The Freshman Perspective
A freshman provides a perspective on the disruptiveness of rushing, the negative treatment of sorority pledges by fraternities, and questions the traditions of hazing.
Pledging Under Siege
An argument by an Ursinus professor on why the pledging tradition has to be reformed in order to preserve Ursinus's Greek culture
Pledging - End of an Era?
Dean Kane with help of Administration to change pledging structure
Greek Life Rushes into Fall season with new regulations
Discusses the changes to Greek life in rushing and pledging. The entire process, originally taking almost the entire school year, would only take about half a semester. Pledging was also cut down from 60 hours a week to 20 hours a week. Due to the…
Point: Opting Out of Greek Life at Ursinus
An opinion piece detailing reasons why one may not wish to join a Greek organization.
A multicultural Ursinus campus on the way
Discusses how national trends in diversity will affect the student body at Ursinus.