This past weekend, The Wire received an anonymous email reporting racist and misogynistic writing in the basement of Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE), along with a photo. The writing reads “Not Afraid to ‘Hard...
Don't get me wrong; Greekend was a great time. I had a lot of fun basking in the sun, eating burgers and playing football. But I couldn't help but feel as though it were a hollow PR opportunity designed to impress prospective students rather than to address issues that are facing our campus.
Greek groups don’t often get outwardly criticised by their members because they focus on solving their problems within the system, inside the closed chapter room doors. While I respect that approach for some situations, the lackadaisical culture of Greek groups at Whitman is something that should be addressed to a more comprehensive audience.
Participants of this year’s Greekend events likely noticed one major difference from the festivities of years past-- the sport played by the fraternities and sororities changed from the traditional flag football to volleyball.
Greekend's football format changed this year to address aggressive activity. Teams by graduating class proved to be much more enjoyable for the women than the sorority teams of the past.
