Slideshow: Greek Week
(Photos by Holly Bensur, Cayla Nimmo, and Sydney Polke) After a week of events, fundraisers, and competitions, Greek Week came to a close Sunday afternoon. The White Team, consisting of the sisters of Alpha Delta Pi, and the brothers of Phi Delta Theta and Lambda Chi Alpha, took home the overall trophy. This...
Service fraternity making a comeback
After a 30-year discontinuation, the co-ed service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega (APO) may return as a full-fledged organization given that it meets its student quota. Since 2005, the University of Miami has been trying to recharter the fraternity, one of the first chapters created in the United States. Until APO attains its official charter, the...
Pi Kappa Alpha under investigation
Editor’s note: The online story has been changed from the original print version because the information given by the two unnamed sources could not be independently verified. The University of Miami chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha is currently under investigation by university administration, according to the president of the fraternity. Neither Harrison Potak, president of...
Networking opportunities lie all around campus
Landing a job after college is not as simple as taking a career assessment and maintaining a good GPA. It actually lies in getting involved with the various organizations on campus and taking advantage of their many career-related events. Numerous famous alumni and keynote speakers, honor societies, fraternities and sororities are some of the main...
New sorority founded on culture, friendship
Five best friends, two years and lots of determination. That’s what it took for the founding sisters of Delta Phi Omega (DPO) to establish a chapter of the national South Asian sorority at the university. The girls, with backgrounds from Bangladesh, India and other South Asian countries, became best friends while living together in Stanford...
Sorority founded on culture, friendship
Five best friends, two years and lots of determination. That’s what it took for the founding sisters of Delta Phi Omega to establish a chapter of the national South Asian sorority at the university.
Six sororities stroll off for a cause
A new competition featuring synchronized dancing will take place Friday night as a way to strengthen ties between traditional Greek sororities and the historically black and Hispanic Greeks.
UM alumnus rocks out with own music company
When Jonathan Lazar went to the U, he studied music business and drummed with Lauryn Hill. Now he co-owns Urband and Lazar Publishing in Los Angeles.
Delayed rush affects Greek finances
New deferred recruitment costs Greek Organizations money.
Greek life doesn’t change from real life to the screen
Now in its third season, the series Greek portrays college students in fraternities and sororities who deal with the same issues as any student at the University of Miami.
