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Fraternity hosts church service

By on October 25, 2010

Forget keg parties — this fraternity is drunk with religious fervor. Today, Beta Upsilon Chi, the University’s Christian fraternity, is hosting “Greek Light,” a worship service designed to give students a chance to pray for Greek life at the Chapel on North Campus “I’m blown away by the amount of people stoked for the Lord,” [...]

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Photo Gallery: Greek Grind 2010

By on October 21, 2010

Red & Black photographer Charles-Ryan Barber captured pictures from Wednesday night’s Greek Grind at the Classic Center.

Chi Phi won’t move yet

By on October 21, 2010

The Chi Phi fraternity’s big moving day won’t happen just yet. In a public meeting Wednesday, the Athens-Clarke County Historic Preservation Commission decided to table the architectural plans for a new fraternity house at 925 South Milledge Ave. because the commission ruled the plans make the house too big. Williams & Associates, the landscape architects [...]

Kappa Sigma’s national organization has ordered the UGA chapter of the fraternity to shut down. Photo by AJ REYNOLDS.

Kappa Sigma suspended by national organization

By on October 8, 2010

For the third time this year, a University fraternity has been suspended. Kappa Sigma fraternity is under investigation by its national organization, but the nature of any allegations leading to the investigation is not being released. “At the present time the chapter is at a suspension of operations and we are in the process of [...]

Fraternity stoked about ’staches

By on October 8, 2010

Athens might be a little hairier this weekend as members of Alpha Gamma Rho host their second “‘Stache it out for Tennessee” weekend and tailgate. The movement encourages men, women and children to grow mustaches or wear fake mustaches to show their support for the Bulldogs as the team faces Tennessee at home this Saturday. [...]

University Greeks hope to help fix promiscuous image

By on October 4, 2010

The roof is on fire, and plenty of Greek groups are rushing to put it out. With the release of the Princeton Review’s college rankings, which put the University as the No. 1 party school in the nation, the University has been living under the image of a wild place. However, not every fraternity and [...]

Josh Delaney, SGA’s president-elect, and Maddy Adler, the association’s next treasurer, react to news of their campaign victory Friday. PHOTO BY WES BLANKENSHIP

SGA campaign promise may become new policy

By on September 26, 2010

The main issue from Student Government Association President Josh Delaney’s campaign platform is also the main challenge for SGA’s Senate. Delaney campaigned for at-large student life Senate seats to represent campus organizations. But Senate hasn’t decided yet how to implement that plan. “It definitely makes SGA more representative,” said Gregory Locke, a Franklin College senator. [...]

Greek organizations are required to report all events where alcohol will be served to the University Greek Life Office. Events must be reported whether they are held on-campus or at an off-campus location such as downtown.  PHOTO BY WES BLANKENSHIP

STUDY HARD, PLAY HARD: Greek life image influenced ranking

By on August 29, 2010

The Greek community at the University is one of the most prevalent social systems on campus, and it played a role in determining the University’s No. 1 party school status. “The popularity of the Greek system” was a factor in determining the rankings, according to The Princeton Review “The Greek community is certainly strong here,” [...]

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Crime Notebook Aug. 20 (w/documents)

By on August 19, 2010

No brotherly love after arrest warrant issued University police have issued an arrest warrant for Ronald James Seib after an altercation at a fraternity house on Aug. 17. Seib now faces a battery charge after he allegedly attacked Michael Shane Lovingood Jr. while attending a function at the Kappa Sigma fraternity house, according to a [...]

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Chi Phi fraternity, community in conflict about house

By on August 18, 2010

The Chi Phi fraternity will not have a new home anytime soon. At Wednesday’s Athens Historic Preservation Committee meeting, the fraternity’s proposed additions to the historic Arnocroft House property on South Milledge Avenue were tabled for next month. The fraternity sold its house on South Lumpkin Street to the University for $1.75 million and purchased [...]