By Josephine Andoh
Gill Grilling Company is a catering company that focuses on serving fraternities and sororities. Continue reading A glimpse into Gill Grilling: How an alum’s catering company provides for Greek life
by Elana Mutnick Environmental sustainability isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when someone thinks of Greek life. But that’s exactly what Epsilon Eta, a co-ed fraternity, is dedicated to. Its leaders say it’s breaking stereotypes of what Greek life is, since it’s dedicated to helping the environment. Senior environmental science and technology major Isabelle Van Benschoten was looking for a group to join … Continue reading UMD fraternity focused on environmental sustainability
by Matthew Kiras There’s a new kid on the block in Fraternity Row, dedicated to non-white Greek life organizations. The Department of Fraternity & Sorority Life is planning the space in the building that once housed Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity at 4 Fraternity Row. It’s going to include office spaces, programming spaces, dining spaces and a suite for one staff member who lives in the … Continue reading Planned Agora House to serve as space for non-white Greek Life
By Megan Barnes After over a year of life during the pandemic, one of Greek life’s prominent athletic traditions returned to the University of Maryland’s campus for students to enjoy. Interfraternal Council “IFC” tailgates occur before each football game during the fall season. Each sorority and fraternity on campus gather on the university president’s lawn to socialize and share their Maryland pride. “Not having [IFC … Continue reading IFC tailgates back in full swing
By Pearl Mak The University of Maryland’s marketing, sales and management co-ed fraternity, Pi Sigma Epsilon (PSE), hosted a Lemonade Pong Tournament at La Plata Beach April 20, to raise money for children with cancer. It was the fraternity’s biggest philanthropy event of the semester. The event, which cost $5 to participate, was modeled after a beer pong game, but with water-filled cups instead of beer. In past years, the … Continue reading Lemonade Pong Tournament Raises Money for Childhood Cancer Research
by Mia Salenetri Hundreds filed into the Riggs Alumni Center Friday night for the sold-out First Annual Night of the Carnation fundraising gala, hosted by sorority Alpha Chi Omega and fraternity Delta Sigma Phi. The brothers and sisters were surrounded by friends and family to promote their respective philanthropies – Alpha Chi’s Domestic Violence Awareness and Delta Sigma’s Red Cross America – and succeeded in … Continue reading Alpha Chi Omega and Delta Sigma Phi raise over $12,000 at Night of the Carnation Fundraising Gala
By Lynsey Jeffery Music blared and shouts of encouragement rang out in the dance wing of the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on Friday night. Balloons all over the floor and floating in the windows spelled out “L-N-A-E,” or Late Night Arts Explosion, an annual event hosted by the honorary dance fraternity, Delta Chi Xi. This is the third year Delta Chi Xi has held … Continue reading Dance rocks the Clarice at Late Night Arts Explosion
by Lynsey Jeffery Delta Upsilon, a University of Maryland fraternity chapter, held its second annual NCAA Tournament Madness bracket challenge from March 12 to March 16. But the challenge was about more than just basketball: it was about charity. The proceeds from the event would be split in half: 50 percent would be given to three winners with the most accurate brackets at the end … Continue reading Delta Upsilon’s bracket Tournament Madness challenge is about more than basketball
The brothers of Beta Theta Pi fraternity hosted a batting competition Sunday on Fraternity Row, honoring and raising awareness for their late brother Lowell Ensel, who died unexpectedly of testicular cancer in 2015. Ensel was a straight-A government and politics major at the University of Maryland under the Banneker/Key Scholarship. His love for baseball inspired Beta members to create the event Homeruns for Lowell last … Continue reading Beta Theta Pi hosts second annual Home Runs for Lowell
