by LaJayah Blain/ Staff Writer Joining fraternities and sororities can be a tradition that is passed down from generation to generation in a lot of families. In a way it is like a way of passage into an unknown world that you listen to your grandparents talk about. We look at pictures on the mantle […]
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director Some dump ice buckets, others flip tires. On Thursday, Sept. 27, junior hospitality management major and brother of Phi Delta Theta Kameron Knowles flipped a 235 pound tire 700 times on the GC Lawns to raise money and awareness for ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. “Lou Gehrig’s disease is something that […]
By: Gerard Albert and Joshua Ceballos/PantherNOW Staff Members of the Greek community are planning on boycotting the first tailgate of the 2018 football season in response to restrictions placed on them by the University. Student Media was notified by our reporter Fernando Marca, a member of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, that a meeting was […]
Brea Jones/Contributing Writer Tau Kappa Epsilon, aka “Teke,” has been placed on suspension after FIU administration, FIU office of Fraternity and Sorority Life advisors, and all Greek Chapter Presidents received an email of Teke’s group chat containing vulgar messages and images. This isn’t the first time a fraternity has been suspended in FIU history. It […]
Brett Shweky // Contributing Writer An intramural matchup between two teams looking to claim the top position in the division resulted in Soccer Club FC’s secured 4-2 win against fraternity PI KAPPA PHI. The victory marked the second win of the season for Soccer Club FC on Nov. 15, making the team 2-0 to start the season. […]
By Stephanie Cruz Contributing Writer Thanks to the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, a typical Tuesday in the Graham Center now consists of blazers, button-downs and bowties. The sharp dressers started this fashion trend last semester when the fraternity coined the craze Too Dapper Tuesday, inviting all of FIU to join in on […]
Image by Bakerella, courtesy of Flickr via Creative Commons Adrian Suarez Avila/ News Director While some relay for their parents, Vivian Castro relays for her aunt, neighbor, and grandmother, a two-time breast cancer survivor. The sophomore criminal justice major and sister of Phi Mu was one of five sorority women who participated in the Mr. […]
