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I'm Shmacked Will Document Slope Day Debauchery

Caroline Flax a...  —  May 4, 2012

As thousands of students stumble towards Libe Slope on Friday, it might come as a surprise to many to see a camera crew running after them, trying to catch their drunken antics for an online video series. I’m Shmacked Productions, infamous for videos of legendary parties such as Mardi Gras at Tulane University and State Patties Day at Pennsylvania State University, will be attending Slope Day to catch every revelrous minute of it on camera.

Clearing the Haze from Greek Life

Jon Weinberg  —  Apr 25, 2012

A call to focus on, and reform, the problematic aspects of pledging. 

Letter to the Editor: A Call to End the Fraternity System

Apr 13, 2012

Why fraternities should have no place on campus.

Free to Be ... You and Greek

Hannah Deixler  —  Feb 1, 2012

Hannah Deixler '13 discusses the amount to which students identify with and define themselves by their sorority or fraternity — even outside the context of their university

Culture Shock for the Greek Community

Jan 23, 2012

Efforts by the IFC and the University successfully limited consumption of alcohol during rush week, but true change in the high-risk drinking culture is still lacking.

Greeks and Gorges

Darrick Nightha...  —  Oct 18, 2011

Graduate student-elected trustee Darrick Nighthawk Evensen gives his take on two important issues currently facing the Board of Trustees. 

New Scanners Deter Freshmen from Fraternity Parties

Akane Otani  —  Oct 5, 2011

As Cornell administrators prepare to release an updated ID scanner for the iPhone and iPad in mid-October, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs and the Interfraternity Council asserted the efficacy of the scanners in deterring freshmen from attending open social events.

Student Assembly Wants Cornell to Hire Student Sober Monitors

Kerry Close  —  Sep 8, 2011

Student Assembly leaders introduced the “Cayuga’s Watchers” initiative, a proposal that would send anonymous student employees to parties to spot potential alcohol or health crises.

IFC Denounces University Plan to Accelerate Greek Changes

Kerry Close  —  Aug 25, 2011

University changes to the Greek system will immediately restrict interaction between chapters and freshmen for the first quarter of the year.

Dangerous Pledging Must End, Skorton Tells Greek Leaders

Michael Linhors...  —  Aug 24, 2011

President David Skorton announced that “pledging as we know it has to stop” at a meeting of Greek student leaders on Tuesday.

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