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Editor’s Note Episode 3: The fight over the future of Greek Life

In this week’s episode of Editor’s Note, Multimedia Editor Jaden Satenstein talks to Managing Editor Jayla Butler about her coverage of the Greek Life abolition movement.

| Multimedia Editor

Three sororities push to dismantle their chapters, facing resistance from Campus Life, national organizations

Continuing in the fight for the abolition of Greek Life, Pi Beta Phi, Kappa Delta and Delta Gamma have now made efforts to officially disband their chapters, to mixed results from their national organizations and little response from Washington University.

| Managing Editor

Four social Greek organizations placed on social probation for alcohol violations

Tau Kappa Epsilon is on social probation for serving hard alcohol at a dry mixer with Alpha Omicron Pi, which is also on social probation. According to Washington University’s University Standing and Conduct Status website for fraternities and sororities, Chi Omega is on social probation, and Sigma Chi is on both social probation and housing probation.

Ellie Ito | Contributing Reporter

Students establish affinity group for women of color in Greek life

Two members of Chi Omega established Sisters of Color, an affinity group for women of color in Washington University Greek life organizations, which held its first meeting last week.

| Staff Reporter

Best greek event

There are certain things that we’re deprived of in college—babies, home-cooked meals, a normal sleep and laundry schedule—and puppies definitely fall into this category. That’s why Chi Omega’s Rent-A-Pet is genius.

Chi O Rent-a-Pet and Pie a Pi Phi

On Tuesday, Chi Omega held a Rent-A-Pet on the lawn in front of the Women’s Building. On Wednesday, Pi Beta Phi held a Pie a Pi Phi, where people could pay to throw a pie at a member of the sorority. Proceeds of both events go towards philanthropy.

Sarah Maurizi

News Briefs | Aug. 28, 2009

Sorority chapters receive national recognitions Many Washington University sorority chapters have received awards this year. The Alpha Epsilon chapter of Delta Gamma was awarded the Patricia Peterson Danielson Award for […]

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