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

The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern


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.

Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life supports calls to address harm in Greek life, opposes Panhellenic Association’s call for abolition

September 8, 2020

Northwestern’s Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life released a statement Tuesday in support of students addressing the harms that exist in Greek life, but against their demands for abolition. This...

Northwestern’s sorority quad. The Panhellenic Association has called for the disbandment of Greek chapters on campus following calls for abolition this summer.

Northwestern Panhellenic Association calls on Greek organizations to consider disbanding following calls to abolish Greek life

September 7, 2020

Northwestern’s Panhellenic Association, which governs 11 chapters, released a statement acknowledging its harmful history and current movement to abolish Greek life on campus. The statement was written...

Chi Omega house, 1870 Orrington Ave. Northwestern’s Chi O chapter released an open letter to its national organization calling for accountability amid calls to abolish Greek life at NU.

“Forced to exist,” Northwestern chapter of Chi Omega writes open letter calling for accountability

September 3, 2020

Forbidden from voting on dissolution, Northwestern’s Xi chapter of Chi Omega published a 19-page open letter to the sorority’s national Supreme Governing Council on Tuesday, calling for accountability...

The Gamma Phi Beta house, 640 Emerson St. Alumnae and former members of the Northwestern GPhi chapter have recently clashed over the decision to suspend its charter.

Northwestern chapter of Gamma Phi Beta votes to relinquish charter amid calls to abolish Greek life

September 2, 2020

Northwestern’s chapter of Gamma Phi Beta voted to relinquish its charter Aug. 3 and was approved by its International Council to indefinitely suspend its charter last Thursday. This comes two months...

University Hall. Northwestern recently announced it would reinstate faculty and staff retirement contributions after suspending them in May.

Former and current PHA members report marginalization within NU Greek life

July 29, 2020

As members within and outside of Northwestern Greek life continue to debate its future on campus, some members in Panhellenic Association sororities have made plans to deactivate from their chapters, reporting...

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