Arham Khan, Intro To Climbing graduate
• April 11, 2024
In yet another scandalous revelation surrounding Greek Life, an anonymous source has disclosed that a fraternity's hazing practices have taken a sinister turn. The new pledges, eager to prove their...
Will Lanstra, Katnice ever-dean?
• February 29, 2024
The cannon goes off! The Greek orgs rush towards the middle where the weapons are stashed. Phi picks up a tennis racket. TKE grabs a golf club. Sig grabs a BB gun. Beta grabs a knife and a skateboard....
Tell me honestly: who hasn’t laid in bed on a Wednesday night in their nice warm comfy dorm bed and thought “Man, I’d hate to die without having lived in a frat basement." Well, if you’ve ever...
Fraternities and sororities are often seen as reinforcing damaging gender stereotypes and toxic masculinity and toxic femininity. However, Greek life can also provide safe and affirming spaces for...
Editor's Note: This article was initially published under the title "Your Unofficial Historically Informed Guide to Rushing." Revisions have been made since initial publication by the author.
To...
Editor's note: We as editorial leadership erroneously removed an aspect of the piece, which we have now corrected.
After Whitman College’s external review of Greek life returned an extensive list...
Lee Thomas, based on a true story
• October 20, 2022
Over Whitman's four-day weekend, the biology department unearthed a curious discovery while investigating abnormal phenomena in the water systems of East Isaacs Avenue. The department claims there were...
For many students, exactly what goes on in the big houses along East Issacs Avenue and downstairs in Prentiss Hall is a mystery. Greek life has been a part of Whitman's campus for years, but with a minority...
In the time since the release of the Greek life external review, some students in Greek life have voiced their dissatisfaction with the thoroughness of the report, viewing it as an incomplete assessment...
In the past decade, Greek life membership has dramatically declined at Whitman. According to an analysis by senior Noelle Scheer in an op-ed for The Wire of the collected data on Greek life, membership...
The Student Life Committee conducted an external review of Greek Life at Whitman from Feb. 10-11, following through on pre-pandemic plans to bring reviewers to Whitman in the spring of 2020.
The...
CONTENT WARNING: This article contains a detailed discussion of rape and sexual assault.
RESOURCES:
RAINN, 800-656-4673
Malia Lewis, Whitman’s Sexual Assault Victims Advocate (not a mandatory...
