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Finding the Right Fraternity for Me
Posted on February 15, 2011
When you join a fraternity, you are joining a group of guys who you’ll split a pizza with and who will be your Madden opponent on Thursday night. They will be your football team, your moving buddies, your backseat drivers on a road trip and your fellow couch potatoes. They will become your study partners, [...]
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High-5’s for the Greek Community
Posted on October 20, 2010
Kyle Riegler is a member of Sigma Alpha Mu at Florida Atlantic University. He decided to take a small step to remind the Greek Community of their connections. That idea is “High 5 Wednesdays”.
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Lehigh Fraternity Sponsors Rwandan Genocide Survivor Rally
Posted on September 22, 2010
The Psi Upsilon Chapter at Lehigh University sponsored a Rwandan genocide survivor’s rally to raise awareness and funds for the promotion of peace.
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How Fraternity Saved a Brother and Pays It Forward
Posted on September 2, 2010
They’re not bound by bloodline, but University of Oklahoma Senior Ryan Fightmaster’s brothers continue answering his emergency calls for help. His fraternity brothers, that is. In November, his roommate at Sigma Phi Epsilon revived Fightmaster, a Type I diabetic, from a diabetic seizure. And now, 150 fraternity brothers are picking up the call.
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The Leadership Summer!
Posted on August 11, 2010
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Stories from fraternity men returning from international conventions, leadership conferences and programs such as the Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute are being shared as they prepare for the upcoming academic year.
Steven Cruz-Baez, Beta Theta Pi - Florida International University, shares his experience.
Summer should be unanimously termed as the Leadership Development season. The majority of opportunities for undergraduates [...]continue reading »
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Fraternity Show Support
Posted on March 5, 2010
Around 40 members of Pi Kappa Phi at Purdue University have shaved their heads; not as a fashion statement, but in support of one of their brothers.
David Feltner, a junior in the College of Technology, is battling his third occurrence of cancer since high school. At Monday night’s chapter meeting, Feltner announced that his cancer [...]continue reading »
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Balancing Greek Life and Sports
Posted on February 1, 2010
‘Hawk balances Greek life and hoops
By Geoff Reinhardt
Junior RedHawk basketball guard/forward Antonio Ballard came to Miami University to play collegiate basketball at its highest level. He joined a squad of supportive teammates, strong leaders and rich tradition. But as January of Ballard’s freshman year arrived, he found another outpost with the same credentials of camaraderie [...]continue reading »
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PIKE at FIU Named Volunteer of the Month
Posted on October 26, 2009
The men of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity (PIKE) at Florida International University each year strive to lead in the community volunteer arena, especially in the Miami area surrounding the FIU campus. Located just down the street from the Tamiami Tennis Center, the PIKE men in 2009 have been active in assisting players training for the Special Olympics, among other local tennis-related activities.
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A Heroic Effort
Posted on September 14, 2009
In early June, Franklin, Indiana and surrounding areas were hit by several storms and torrential downpours. By noon on Saturday, June 7, the streets were beginning to flood, as was the chapter house basement.
A couple of hours later, two Epsilon Brothers, Nate Sexton and Mat Taylor, became aware neighboring residents were stranded in their homes as flood water from Hurricane Creek continued to rise.
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Fraternity Man Gives Back To His Community
Posted on September 9, 2009
Nate, a member of Alpha Epsilon Pi a student from the University of Cincinnati, wanted to connect to the Jewish Community and make a difference. He took a leadership role in the Hillel Jewish Student Center's "Operation Warm-Up."
"There are no words to describe the feelings that you get when you help someone, just a normal everyday person, in something as simple as medicine, clothing, blankets, books, or food."
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