Texas Christian University, commonly known as TCU, is a private university devoted to admitting the best students in the country. There have been several attempts to raise the diversity on campus, but as a former TCU student, I haven’t really seen the student population changing. In fact, it seems as though the students are more ...
The topic of Pledging and Greek Life has always been a controversial subject that often puts Greeks and non-Greeks on opposite sides. For decades, there have been many misconceptions about the origins and purpose of pledging into a fraternity or sorority. I’m going to try to shed some light on this subject and erase some ...
Twenty-five years ago, pledging a black Greek letter organization (BGLO) was about building oneness in a pledge line and making sure everyone knew their particular national and chapter organizational history. Whether it was when Phi Beta Sigma started or when the Alpha Kappa Alpha chapter was founded, pledges had to know who started what and ...
In hopes of delving into the supposed “underworld” of Greek Life, Alexandra Robbins has gone undercover in the Greek system at a large university. Robbins follows four girls from two sororities at a large university. The girls’ names have been changed, as have the names of their sororities and the name of their college. Vicki ...
With college starting up, again, fraternities and sororities all over the country will soon be sponsoring rush week, inducting new pledges. Joining a fraternity or sorority is a vital part of many college students’ college experience, but it isn’t for everyone. At least it wasn’t for me when I went to the University of Texas ...
College selection is important because different students have different educational needs. This also applies to a college student’s extracurricular activities. Fraternities and sororities are not typically known for being openly accepting or diverse: usually each Greek group on campus selects a certain type of individual. Greek life is not for everyone-in fact, on most small ...
