Story co-produced with Jake Harkey. When we talk greek life or especially fraternities, most of the time it is about partying, drinking or hazing. Now, there are a lot of valid reasons people think that. We see stories all the time of fraternities getting in trouble for underage drinking and throwing parties that may have […]
Why Rush: The stigma behind Greek life
March 30, 2020 by
According to the American Freshman, a survey done through the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, as of 2018, 12% of incoming university students reported having a high chance of joining a fraternity or sorority. This is a 1% increase from 2015. On Western’s campus alone, there are 13 active fraternity chapters and eight active sorority […]
Pike suspended again on allegations of hazing
April 24, 2015 by
Western Carolina University has suspended their recognition of the Zeta Xi (or popularly known as Pike) chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity for a period of five years following violations of the university’s Code of Student Conduct. The national headquarters of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity followed suit and suspended them on the same date, April […]
WCU “Greek” Village is no more
February 4, 2015 by
This story was edited for clarification on Feb. 6. Whoa, whoa, whoa, don’t freak out too much. When I say the Greek Village is no more, I’m just saying that the “greek” factor isn’t a part of the equation anymore. The Village is a collection of houses on campus that in the past have been […]
In case you missed it, the WCU parade was a success!
October 7, 2012 by
The winner of this year’s 2012 homecoming parade float competition was found rowing their kayaks down Main Street in Sylva, NC last Friday, Oct. 5. Along with many other sensational floats and participants, instead of escorting Mrs. Belcher in this year’s 2012 homecoming parade, Dr. Belcher was spotted walking down the street while holding a […]
