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by Kiersten Bumgardner An event close to Alpha Sigma Tau’s heart is PJ Day. PJ Day is an evening devoted to raising awareness for lung cancer. The founder and “rock star” of the PJ Aldridge Foundation, PJ, was a student at Salisbury University years ago and currently resides in Ocean City. He never smoked a [...]
Continue reading...Greek Speak: Big Hair and Neon Flair
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
by Phi Mu Members For junior Dallas Wiles, the term “surgery” is nothing new. Over the span of her entire life, she has had seven spinal surgeries at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Wiles was born with spina bifida, a condition where the backbone and spinal canal do not close before birth. Two of her [...]
Continue reading...Greek Speak: Greek life breaks negative stereotypes
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
by Caleigh Wootten Greek life is always stereotyped in a negative light because movies portray Greeks as having no morals or goals in life, but that’s not what they stand for. Every sorority and fraternity has a creed that holds them to strict morals and standards that every individual pledges to uphold. Greeks stand for [...]
Continue reading...Greek Speak: Powerdpuff football
Monday, November 14, 2011
With football season in full swing and the recent Salisbury University homecoming, the Greeks come together to celebrate their own tradition. On Holloway Hall’s lawn, the sororities hosted their annual powderpuff football game. Two teams were created consisting of members from each of the four sororities as they went head-to-head for bragging rights. The fraternities [...]
Continue reading...Greek Speak: Homecoming events overlooked in lieu of Punkin Chunkin
Monday, November 7, 2011
For the fraternities, Homecoming is a time to reconnect with their chapter’s alumni and show their school spirit. Unfortunately, this year the infamous Punkin Chunkin falls on the same weekend as Homecoming, and it has taken priority over Homecoming for many of the fraternities. Several chapters have planned to ride buses and meet up with [...]
Continue reading...Greek Speak: Delta Gamma
Monday, October 31, 2011
by Amber Kurrle This month, Kayla Beghtol from Delta Gamma was selected as our Greek of the Month. Kayla was selected for going above and beyond her duties as the new AnchorSplash director and being an excellent role model. I had the opportunity to meet with Kayla to ask her a few questions. [...]
Continue reading...Greek Speak: Sigma Pi brother awarded Mr. Zeta title
Monday, October 24, 2011
The sisters of Zeta Tau Alpha hosted their annual Mr. Zeta beauty pageant for men last Wednesday. Each fraternity sent a representative from their chapter to battle against one another and other athletes and individuals. The event consisted of contests of pick-up lines, swimwear, royal wear and a talent portion. While the event benefitted breast [...]
Continue reading...Greek Speak: Phi Mu wins Chapter of the Year
Monday, October 17, 2011
by Tiffany McCabe Salisbury University Greeks dressed to impress as they piled into the Wicomico Room on Oct. 10, awaiting the results of the Salisbury University Greek Assessment Program (SUGAP) for the 2010-11 academic year. Each sorority received commendable scores on their annual evaluation of chapter operations, making each chapter eligible for Excellence Awards. Alpha [...]
Continue reading...Greek Speak: History
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
by Catherine Noppenberger I bet you didn’t know that 48 percent of United States presidents have been Greek. As we all know, none of these Greeks were beautiful, intelligent females. But not to worry, with the wonderful women here in Salisbury University’s Greek Life, it isn’t hard to believe that the first female president will [...]
Continue reading...Greek Speak: Leadership
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
by Erin Laffey Everyone knows that the Greeks here at Salisbury University are involved on campus and in the community, but people question what gives us the drive to become involved. My answer is leadership. What is a leader? What are their qualities? A leader is an influential individual possessing the qualities necessary to [...]
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
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