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The Shield

Video: Overview of Greek Week Spring 2023

Video: Overview of Greek Week Spring 2023

Ethan MacCowan April 5, 2023

An overview of Greek Week 2023. USI Greek Life organizations held Greek Week, a series of activities from March 25 to April 1. Greek Week provides a platform for all Greek organizations on campus...

Members of USI’s Greek Life participate in a chalk mural competition Wednesday outside University Center West. The event was held as a part of Greek Week. (Photo courtesy of Molly Durchholz)

Not like the movies: Understanding Greek Life at USI

Tegan Ruhl, Assistant Lifestyle Editor March 29, 2023

If you’ve been immersed in American culture for more than 10 minutes, then you’ve heard of Greek Life. For decades, it’s been portrayed as “party-central,” where college students do wild things...

Greek life students work on murals for the Chalk Mural Contest by the Fuquay Welcome Center. Teams receive points from the contest that go toward their fraternity or sorority for Greek Week.

Greek life students draw murals for Greek Week

Hayden Olberding, Editor-in-Chief April 8, 2021

Students drew murals representing their fraternity or sorority to compete in a mural competition for Greek Week 2021.  The Chalk Mural Contest on Wednesday was the fourth event in Greek Week. Teams...

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Recruitment during a pandemic

Kenzie Clayton, Staff Writer September 14, 2020

Fall is considered a major recruitment season for the many sororities and fraternities at USI. Now, much of this recruitment process and other such aspects of greek life must be conducted virtually. Last...

New fraternity could come to campus

New fraternity could come to campus

Alex Brennan, Staff Writer January 14, 2020

A new fraternity could make its way on campus in the foreseeable future. The fraternity community, which is a student-led body acting as an interfraternity council at the university, voted in November...

Fraternity raises $700 for shelter

Fraternity raises $700 for shelter

Rhonda Wheeler, News Editor October 1, 2019

Fraternity Sigma Tau Gamma raised over $700 in just six and a half hours Sept. 25 with their bi-annual Pet-A-Pup event held on the Quad. Senior advertising major Eric Vergon said that this is the 5th...

University removes recognition of Phi Delta Theta chapter

University removes recognition of Phi Delta Theta chapter

Riley Guerzini, News Editor December 4, 2017

The university removed its recognition of fraternity Phi Delta Theta Monday evening ending a month-long investigation into a hazing and alcohol incident. “After a thorough investigation, the University...

Phi Delta Theta under investigation for hazing

Phi Delta Theta under investigation for hazing

Riley Guerzini, News Editor November 15, 2017

The university has placed an interim suspension on Phi Delta Theta and is subsequently investigating the fraternity after allegations of hazing. The suspension, placed Oct. 26, is a response to the fraternity...

Zach Price and Leo Scheller cross the finish line of the Inaugural Phi-K. The race was both a 5k and a one mile walk and all of the proceeds went toward funding research for ALS.

Phi-K raises $6,500 for ALS

Riley Guerzini, Staff writer September 1, 2016

Students and community members from all over the Evansville area came out Saturday morning to participate in Phi Delta Theta’s inaugural Phi-K. With about 80 participants, the fraternity was able...

Fraternity’s ‘steady progress’ recognized

Gabi Wy, Features Editor September 1, 2016

When Daniel Nickens joined Sigma Pi in 2014, he said the fraternity was “on the cusp” of something greater. This summer, the USI chapter of Sigma Pi received the Grand Chapter Award at the fraternity’s...

Fraternity finds fresh motivation with national award

Gabi Wy, Features Editor August 24, 2016

When Lambda Chi Alpha president Kegan Miller heard the USI chapter of the fraternity had received the prestigious Grand High Alpha award, he was “blown away.” The senior mechanical engineering...

The brothers of Sigma Tau Gamma welcome a new member during Fraternity Bid Day at Rice Library Friday, during which 93 university men received bids from their new fraternity.

Fraternities bid on ‘like-minded’

Madison Nelson September 17, 2015
At this year's Fraternity Bid day, potential members were given boxes with a bid from their new fraternity.
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