‘Forever loved’: vigil honors student’s life
Josh Kelly, Arts & Life Editor
November 8, 2018
At an evening vigil for an NKU student who recently died on campus, students, faculty, alumni and community members gathered in the Student Union ballroom to remember his life.
Going Greek: Bid day is for the boys
Josh Kelly, Assistant Arts & Life Editor
September 5, 2018
Fraternities prepare to welcome more than 200 potential brothers into the seven Interfraternity Council (IFC) brotherhoods next week.
Going Greek: Tips for sorority recruitment
Jess Abner, Contributor
September 5, 2018
Joining Greek Life on NKU’s campus is inclusive and accessible for everyone. When joining a sorority, you’re not just exclusive to that one chapter, there is a whole community supporting you.
What you missed at SGA April 9
Blake Girlinghouse, Reporter
April 10, 2018
SGA read resolutions expanding on-campus dining options to include Muslim diets and reintroduce two organizations back into Greek life, and the senate passed a resolution celebrating the fifth anniversary of LGBTQ programs.
Feelings mixed on NKU’s It’s On Us campaign
Abby Anstead, Editor-in-Chief
September 29, 2016
Reva Short thinks it’s important to bring awareness to the issue of sexual assault. The NKU junior supports the national It’s On Us Campaign, an initiative focused on shifting the way people think about and respond to sexual assault, but she also thinks the university’s participation in the c...
Phi Mu and Phi Gamma Delta come to campus
Nicole Browning, Assistant News Editor
September 18, 2016
“There’s a saying like, if there’s something really bad, ‘I don’t wish it on anyone.’ Well, I wish being Greek upon everyone. I wish everyone could have the experience of going Greek, just because of how many great things stem from it,” Rick Seal, Interfraternity Council (IFC) president and member...
GALLERY: Sororities welcome new sisters home
Madison Borland, Contributor
September 14, 2016
The women sat in rows silently and clutched the envelopes in their clammy palms. Shoes tapped lightly on the ground and some clutched the ends of their hair in a nervous fashion. The envelopes they held so tightly held the note that would invite them to join their new sisterhoods. Hundreds of women g...
‘Mardi Taus’ fights cancer with style
Christian Glass, Reporter
March 2, 2015
Feb. 28, students and faculty alike gathered into the Student Union ballroom, dawned beads, grabbed their game tokens and shared a message: “Cancer Sucks.” Alpha Tau Omega put together their “Mardi Taus” charity event for a second straight year, raising money for breast cancer awareness while pro...
Scholarship pageant makes history
Lundon White, Contributor
September 26, 2014
November will bring the first Miss Krimson and Kreme scholarship pageant to NKU. The PiPi chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated will be preparing for its fall Miss Krimson and Kreme pageant, which has an unusual twist. Most pageants have an introductory category followed by swimsuit, evening g...
Sororities help students find their homes
Kerry Skiff, Copy Editor
September 10, 2014
Chairs bump in the Student Union as they bounce up and down, clutching tightly their white envelopes that will reveal their future family. They swing their legs and toss their hair impatiently, whispering their excitement and nervousness to their neighbors. As it gets closer to the reveal, the women...
“Tye Dye” vendor donates proceeds to Panhellenic
Lizzie Kibler, Reporter
September 3, 2014
An array of colorful tapestries and tank tops fill a booth outside the Student Union several times a year. You have seen the vendor selling his merchandise in the spring and fall to NKU students and faculty. His name is Tye Dye Thom and his Facebook friends know him as “Quarry Breakdown” and he ha...
NKU Greek organizations took root in ’70s and flourish today
Brittany Smart, Contributing Writer
March 27, 2014
There are a total of 14 Greek letter organizations residing on campus this year who have been part of a trend that has been accelerating at a rapid rate in the past five years. A Growing Culture Just last fall, there was a spike in the number of recruits; numbers unlike the Office of Fraternity and...