Meet Frank, Sigma Chi's smallest and most pointy eared member
The "ruler," and "owner" of Sigma Chi probably isn't who you would guess — and likely walks on more legs than you think.
Greek Life
The Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life and Community Involvement works with student members of UNC's 56 fraternities and sororities and those living in off-campus housing. The staff provides advising, support, training, resources, programs and services, maintains communications with faculty and alumni advisors and parents, works closely with national organizations and governing bodies, organizes leadership retreats and workshops, supports the academic performance of fraternity and sorority members, and recognizes positive achievements of individuals and organizations.
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Five Pi Lambda Phi members charged with fire alarm tampering
The Chapel Hill Fire Department announced at 9:15 this morning that it charged five members of UNC's Pi Lambda Phi fraternity last week for tampering with smoke alarms in the fraternity house.
Gay and Greek: LGBTQ+ students make homes in fraternities and sororities
There are two spheres on college campuses that have been, for the most part, pitted against each other in cinematic depictions and social media, seeming to operate in two separate realms of possibility. But being a part of Greek life as a member of the LGBTQ+ community is neither impossible nor discouraged. UNC students share their experiences participating in Greek life while also being openly gay, which is still not without its challenges. But like many things, young people are changing the way the collegiate experience looks today.
AKPsi's UNC chapter is under investigation following allegations of hazing
This is not the first time a chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi, a co-ed business fraternity, has been under investigation following reports of hazing.
Beez in the Trap panel captures the progression of trap sound
A panel on the history of trap music, creating trap tracks and how trap is perceived in society engaged attendees in trap music culture at Beez in the Trap, hosted by UNC's Mu Zeta chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated.
UNC sororities compete to save lives in Sorority Platelet Donation Drive
Sororities at UNC are racing against each other to see who can donate the most blood, an effort that is divided into teams but comes together for a joint effort.
A spooky trip through the archives: Halloween at UNC in the '80s
Students come and go, but the traditions haven't changed all that much. UNC students knew how to do Halloween justice in the 80s.
Meet your big man on campus
Participants in Zeta Tau Alpha's male pageant raised funds for breast cancer education and awareness while competing for the title of Big Man on Campus.
Death of LSU pledge raises questions about fraternity and sorority hazing
Hazing in Greek life is nothing new, but now Title IX is being used to try and fight it.
UNC students march to fraternity court for Believe Survivors rally
“That’s the culture — these old men clubs. It just goes to shows that survivors aren’t believed still.”
Black fraternities and sororities get new home in Ram Village
The eight black fraternities and sororities comprising the National Pan-Hellenic Council at UNC will have housing for the first time in Ram Village beginning next fall. Read here why having this community space is so important to the group.
UNC system happenings for April 16, 2018
The new president of the UNC-system student body president, elected Wednesday, is Bettylenah Njaramba, a junior at N.C. Central University. Drugs were found in an ECU fraternity house Tuesday after a long investigation. UNC-system President Margaret Spellings spoke about education reform and investment at the Reagan Institute’s Summit on Education in Washington. "I think people are exhausted with education reform or feel like it's not possible to close the achievement gap," Spellings said. "So I think the boulder is drifting back down the hill because of a lack of urgency around the imperative of closing the achievement gap."
UNC-system schools follow national wave of Greek Life crackdowns
Schools in the UNC system have cracked down on fraternities for violating student codes of conduct after a series of deaths at fraternities in 2017.
After trial, Chapel Hill is still being impacted by Chandler Kania
Two and a half years ago, a night that began with an underage student drinking at parties and bars ended in tragedy; a DWI crash that left three dead.
Pi Beta Phi and Phi Delta Theta hosts 10th annual Eve Carson memorial 5K
Pi Beta Phi and Phi Delta Theta co-hosted the 10th annual Eve Carson Memorial 5K For Education and brought in around 1,400 runners on Saturday. Held in memory of former Student Body President Eve Carson, who was killed in 2008, the 5K has followed in her footsteps of honoring scholarship and education for 9 years.
'A space that's safer': Transgender and nonbinary enrollment at women-only colleges in North Carolina
Cambridge University in London recently announced transgender women will be allowed to enroll in one of its three women-only colleges. At the same time, two of North Carolina’s three women-only colleges have policies addressing transgender admissions or discrimination based on gender identity or expression.
Beta Upsilon Chi to join Interfraternity Council as associate member
What began as a slight curiosity in 2015 by then UNC sophomore Harrison Toohey, would later become the foundation for a new Greek chapter at UNC. Toohey's conversations with the fraternity members at his summer job, Pine Cove Christian Camp, transformed into a new chapter of Beta Upsilon Chi, abbreviated as BYX, at UNC focused on providing members an alternative fraternity experience.
