Many organizations at WCU changed their strategies during COVID-19, and so did the members of WCU Greek society. CPC day is the main recruitment event this semester for sororities at Western Carolina, and this fall semester, they do it via zoom. The day, under normal circumstances, would look like a sorority only party in the […]
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 […]
WCU community discusses hazing
October 18, 2018 by
Hazing is not something to only happen to greek organizations. In fact, as many WCU students learned during the film and discussion on Sept. 27 hosted by Greek Student Engagement and Development as part of the National Hazing Prevention Week, these humiliating ceremonies happen more often in sports. WCU Greek life director, Ron Schidemantle, and […]
Aramark’s policy affects fundraising; students react
May 15, 2017 by
This story was co-written with Austin McDowell Aramark’s updated policy requires student organizations on campus to get approval from Aramark’s resident district manager for WCU, Scott Lamond, in order to have fundraisers with food. Before Lamond began working at WCU in 2016, fundraisers had previous policies in place involving food but were not well-regulated. The […]
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 […]
