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Murray Greek life discuss value based living

Story by Brianna Willis, Staff writer Across the nation, it would seem that fraternities and sororities have been in trouble for violating rules put in place by the organizations. Dr. Mari Ann Callais does not shy away from this fact. Rather she encourages members to live up to their values. Callais began her talk with a jovial Read More

New Greek coordinator joins University

Story by Brianna Willis, Contributing writer. When Evan Ditty began his search in January 2015 for a position involved with student activities, Greek life or student leadership, it took him only a month to discover Murray State as a match. Ditty, the new coordinator of Greek life and student leadership programs, said the University and Read More

Garrison: To Greeks from a Greek

Greek life means everything to me. I remember moving into Hart Residential College in August my freshman year and having to dodge what seemed like hundreds of guys in letter shirts and neoprene sunglass straps who were trying to help me move my stuff into my room. All I had heard about Greek life up Read More

Fraternities, sororities pick new members in spring

Spring recruitment was in full swing as Greek organizations on campus began to welcome new members into their chapters this week. Re’Nita Avery-Meriwether, director of Student Life and the Curris Center, said spring recruitment has been successful this spring. “There were a lot of students interested in joining Greek organizations this semester,” Avery-Meriwether said. She Read More

From the Editor: saying goodbye

It’s 8,000 cans. It’s baking cookies for someone who has lost a friend. It’s late nights in the Curris Center. It’s giving up what you want to do, what human nature tells you to do, and having the maturity to be vulnerable. It’s taking responsibility for your individual actions. It’s what Greek Life at Murray Read More

Kappa Delta will return to Murray State

The Delta Iota chapter of Kappa Delta will be re-established at Murray State this fall after being off campus since 1984. The chapter, which first arrived at Murray State in 1967, has been disbanded for 29 years following an incident that led to its ban from campus. A committee compiled of alumni and a member from each Read More

Greek Week 2013

Monday kicked off the newly revamped Greek Week for Murray State fraternities and sororities. Seventeen organizations collected cans for Needline of Murray Tuesday. These groups are part of College Panhellenic Council, Interfraternity Council and National Pan-Hellenic Council. A total of 7,771 cans were collected for Needline, surpassing the original goal of 1,000. Alpha Omicron Pi Read More

Looming cuts stir student response

At President Randy Dunn’s first open forum regarding the budget recommendations, students, faculty and staff filed in the Curris Center Theater to ask questions and voice their concerns. One of the hot-ticket items among students was item number 117, which states: “Only one full-time staff member to advise Greek Affairs, Student Government Association and registered Read More

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