Unlike previous years, sororities and fraternities ran recruitment concurrently, as opposed to the usual two-week gap between events.
IFC to make changes to formal recruitment process
Instead of two weeks of off-campus rush events with two formal events, there will be three formal nights with increasing amounts of time each night.
Officials appoint new interfraternity council adviser
Levi Harrel, associate director of student development, was elected IFC adviser as part of a university initiative to link fraternity and sorority life together.
Career Services hosts events to prepare students for job search
Career Services is offering new resources and events to help students prepare for life after receiving their degree.
SGA officers to begin year with new priorities, policies
Student Government Association is starting off the school year with a new cabinet, and new marketing and budgeting.
Fraternity no longer under investigation
Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity was investigated for hazing after students saw members doing push-ups upon hearing a certain word.
Students move in, Stars Week begins
As new students file onto campus for check-ins for move-in, they have the opportunity to participate in events to help them get acclimated to campus.
Greek life opens organizations to transgender students
The national governing bodies of Greek life have taken a step toward opening organizations to transgender persons.
Sororities allowed to wear letters during recruitment
Women in sororities now can wear their Greek letters during recruitment.
Greek officers discuss semester goals
The Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council elected new leadership positions for the next two semesters.
Fraternity withdraws from national organization
Only one of OCU’s fraternities is a member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference. The NIC is a national association that represents fraternities in the U.S. Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) is the only fraternity at OCU still involved in the NIC. Lambda Chi Alpha resigned its membership Oct. 27. “Lambda Chi believes the NIC’s new direction…
Officials propose sorority house price increase
Sorority members may face a price increase next fall. The sorority houses were built in 1998, but sororities have never received a price increase. Each sorority pays $200 a month, but the proposal would increase it to $500 a month. The proposed price increase began with Lee Hall, former director of first-year experiences and disability…
FIJI members receive charter after colonization
By Emily Wiley, Editor-in-Chief The men of Phi Gamma Delta have secured their chapter and are officially the Omicorn Chi chapter. After nearly six years of being on campus, Fiji received their charter from their headquarters on March 28. “It feels good,” said Jacob Overling, president of Fiji. “It feels different than other fraternities on…
Greek life: A letter to the student body
Submitted by Justis Huddleston and Wolf Ozarow To the OCU student body, The OCU fraternal community is shocked by the behavior of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at the University of Oklahoma. What’s most disturbing about the recent events concerning bigotry and racism at SAE is that this type of behavior is still alive in today’s modern…
Alpha Phi wins homecoming sweepstakes
The Alpha Phi sorority took home the overall sweepstakes award for the Homecoming 2014 competition.
Student government to plan more tailgate events
Student Government Association hosted a tailgate party Nov. 6 in the caf.
The event was the second tailgating event hosted by SGA this year. The first was for a soccer game.
Annual Panhellenic dinner moved to University Center
OCU Panhellenic is reformatting their annual Festive Feast this year to include Phi Mu, the newest sorority on campus.
Phi Mu sorority becomes official chapter following initiation
OCU’s Phi Mu colony became a chapter Saturday, during their initiation and installation ceremony.
Greek organizations focus on promoting philanthropy weeks
Greek organizations focused this semester on bringing awareness of their philanthropies through well-publicized events, utilizing new marketing tools.
Editors urge students to attend Homecoming activities
Homecoming is in full swing this week.
There are a variety of events occurring throughout the week, presented by Student Activities Council.
Fraternity looks to boost numbers, secure charter
By Mackenzie Menter, Staff Writer Phi Gamma Delta fraternity is working to obtain their charter in hopes of becoming an official chapter this year. The fraternity is entering its third year on campus. “We, right now, are in the colonization process,” said Reed Bentley, FIJI president and acting senior. “We basically just have to prove…
New sorority hosts first Bid Day, begins colonization
By Mackenzie Menter, Staff Writer Phi Mu, the newest Panhellenic sorority on campus, gave 40 women bids during their first Bid Day hosted Friday. Phi Mu joins Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Phi and Gamma Phi Beta as the university’s fourth Panhellenic sorority. The sorority was invited to colonize on campus in April after Panhellenic went…
Fraternity philanthropy week to raise money for military heros
By Emily Wiley, Staff Writer Kappa Sigma fraternity is hosting their first philanthropy week to benefit Fisher House Sept 9-13. Fisher House is a national non-profit organization that provides a network of 38 comfort homes on the properties of military and veterans affairs medical centers. The Foundation also provides support to families of patients receiving…
Prospective sororities to present in coming weeks
Three sororities are scheduled to visit the university within the next few weeks to make presentations.
