(Check out some photos from the event! Hold and drag to slide between photos.) Alejandra Ayala | Photographer Fraternity and Sorority Life held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. for its new department in the Graham Center. Joining several Greek Life organizations in GC rooms 243 and 210 were FIU […]
Maya Washburn / News Director The Student Government Association approved a quarter of a million-dollar fund increase for Greek life as it expects four new fraternities, two of which are returning from previous suspensions. The SGA executive board approved a $250,000 allocation from the accumulated cash balance account to Fraternity & Sorority Life during a […]
Kali-Ray Skinner / Contributing Writer. Down the hall of the Graham Center, bright colored t-shirts with the names of newly initiated young men and women, signify the start of the fall semester and more notably the start of Greek Life recruitment. Only this year, one thing is different: recruitment is solely online. With over 1300 […]
Nayeli Lomeli/Contributing Writer At the beginning of the semester, various fraternity and sorority members spoke about their experiences during “rush week,” what they were looking for when they decided to go Greek, and why anyone should do it. FIU currently offers 31 fraternity and sorority chapters composed of nearly 1,300 members, each part of one […]
Victoria Abella/Staff Writer In December of 2017, President Mark B. Rosenberg had sent a letter to the community discussing his decision for the Greek pause. The last reinstatement meeting for Greek organizations took place in May 2018, marking the commencement of the improvement era. The decision followed after presidents from universities nationwide made similar moves […]
By: Gerard Albert & Joshua Ceballos/PantherNOW Staff Due to ‘incidents involving alcohol’ at the Homecoming tailgate, Sigma Alpha Mu, Sigma Chi, Sigma Phi Epsilon and Zeta Beta Tau have been placed on interim suspension according to an email sent to Greek presidents and advisors from Fraternity and Sorority Life. Juan “Jeff” Ferrer, director […]
