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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.
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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

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.
NKUs Its On Us campaign featured a week-long series of events on Sept. 26-30. The campaign has received mixed criticism in light of an ongoing federal lawsuit involving a sexual assault case.

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...

Phi Mu and Phi Gamma Delta come to campus

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...

One by one, the new members are released to their chapters and love and tutus engulf the women.

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...

Women run to their new Greek home. NKUs sorority bid day occurred on Sunday, Aug. 30.

VIDEO: RUSHing into the new year

Taylor Upchurch, Social Media Editor August 31, 2015

The once abandoned Griffin Lawn quickly filled with emotion and life as all six of NKU’s sororities gathered on the grass with their bid names, letters, face paint, and a little pep in their step. Each...

Evan Wall guides a first- time putt-putter.

‘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...

Scholarship pageant makes history

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,...

Gamma Chis Arnela Zekic and Elizabeth Ruwe take part in the bid day festivities. The event lets students meet their new families as well as promote sisterhood.

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...

Tye Dye Thom satands with his merchandise. He raises money at his booth and donates portions of it to the Panahellenic group, which supports 26 sororities.

“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....

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...

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