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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

Sigma Nu house, 2335 Sheridan Rd. 75 percent of the chapter’s members have disaffiliated following calls on Northwestern’s campus to abolish Greek life.

“Mass wave” of disaffiliation from Sigma Nu amid calls to abolish Greek life

September 20, 2020

After their numbers began dwindling following a “mass wave” of disaffiliation, newly appointed executive board president J.R. Hecimovich said he doesn’t know what the future holds for the Sigma Nu...

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...

Beta Theta Pi house. The University Hearing and Appeals System suspended the fraternity for four years.

Beta Theta Pi suspended for four years after serving alcohol to minors

December 11, 2018

Northwestern’s chapter of Beta Theta Pi has been suspended for four years after a student conduct panel found the fraternity responsible for distributing alcohol to minors, the Interfraternity Council...

The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life suspended Northwestern’s chapter of Pi Alpha Phi after an alcohol violation during this year’s Dillo Day. The fraternity was previously on probation.

Pi Alpha Phi suspended for three years following alcohol policy violation

November 26, 2018

Northwestern’s chapter of Pi Alpha Phi has been suspended for three years following a violation of the University’s policy on providing alcohol at events, according to joint statement on Monday from...

Students sit on the lawn of Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s headquarters in November 2017 as part of a protest to support survivors of sexual assault. The fraternity returns to campus this fall after a contentious history.

Looking back since the University’s 2017 investigation of Sigma Alpha Epsilon

September 28, 2018

The return of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity brought renewed attention to the troubles of Greek life and students’ concerns about safety on campus. The Interfraternity Council, under new leadership,...

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