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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Letter to the Editor: Holding IFC members to a higher standard

May 4, 2020

I write to you to share some thoughts on Sunday’s story regarding the upcoming vote in IFC on the member status of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. During the vote, members of the Interfraternity Council will decide...

Speak Your Mind: Greek Life and the difficulties of recruitment

Speak Your Mind: Greek Life and the difficulties of recruitment

February 14, 2020

SAMMI BOAS: From the Daily Northwestern, I’m Sammi Boas. VICTORIA BENEFIELD: And I’m Victoria Benefield. Welcome to “Speak Your Mind,” a weekly podcast dedicated to discussing mental health...

Northwestern’s sorority quad. A recent IPR study reported that women in sororities experience a conflict between their feminist values and the realities of the Greek system.

Students describe their experience rushing for Greek life

January 14, 2020

Students coming back from winter break found themselves busy caught in the midst of transitioning back to school and beginning the rush process, as formal recruitment took place during the first two weeks...

Huang: An international student’s take on sorority culture

Huang: An international student’s take on sorority culture

November 17, 2019

The dawn of winter quarter signifies freezing weather and seasonal depression. But winter would not be complete without annual recruitment at Panhellenic sororities. As Winter Quarter of my freshman year...

The Pi Kappa Alpha building in Northwestern’s fraternity quad. Many students feel torn over joining Greek life during the Abolish Greek Life movement.

Students deactivate Greek life, take Greek relationships with them

October 24, 2019

Sarrin Chethik was never a fan of Phi Delta Theta fraternity’s chapter meetings, but he loved to mingle at their dinners. Come junior year, he realized that the two were not necessarily tied. Chethik,...

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