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Theta Chi 12 Days Underway Brothers of Theta Chi Fraternity have been staying in a trailer on the commons to raise money for their for philanthropy project, 12 Days. There is always at least one brother at the trailer at all times including overnight asking people for donations or toys to help support their cause. The money raised will be used to buy toys for children at The Mercy House, as well as, helping Habitat for Humanity. There is a contest between sororities to see who can raise the most money and the winning sorority will have money donated to their philanthropy project. |
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Apply to be a Greek Week Committee Member! Do you want to be a part of shaping this annual event that brings our community together for service, fellowship, and fun? Greek Week Committee Member Applications are available now! Apply today! |
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JMU Delta Chi to host PowederPuff Tournament This coming Sunday November 8th, Delta Chi is holding their 3rd annual Powderpuff Tournament to benefit the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research. With last year's event total surpassing $1,000, Delta Chi is aiming for $1,500 in donations this year. Thank you to all sororities who have already signed up and a special thanks to ATO, Alpha Phi, and Theta Chi for co-sponsoring the event. |
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Interfraternity Council Elections this Tuesday Elections for the Interfraternity Council will take place this upcoming Tuesday evening at the IFC Delegate Meeting. If interested in running, please fill out the following application and return to Taylor 205B by Friday at Noon. |
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Explore the Traditions of a Greek Step Show While many African and Latino movements and communication patterns are evident in stepping, the tradition was forged on college campuses in African American and Latino fraternities and sororities out of the minority heritage of speech, song, and dance. For more information >> |
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Trick or Treat Come join members of the JMU Fraternity and Sorority Community on Friday, October 30 from 4-7 pm for their annual Trick-or-Treating on Greek Row. Children are encouraged to come in costume to participate in Halloween activities including trick-or-treating , a hula hoop contest, scavenger hunt, pumpkin painting, haunted house, coloring stations, ring games, and a costume contest to be held at 6pm with prizes! For more information >> |
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Make A Wish Week The Iota Delta chapter of Sigma Nu and the Gamma Tau chapter of Delta Delta Delta had a very successful first annual Wish Week, raising nearly $3,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Virginia in one week alone. For more information >> |
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JMU Fraternity & Sorority Life Homecoming Reception The Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life and Alumni Association are pleased to announce the 2nd Annual JMU Greek Alumni Homecoming Reception. For more information >> |
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Pi Kappa Phi holds 24-hour Bikeathon Fraternities at James Madison University have been hard at work promoting their respective philanthropies and organizing related events on campus this semester. With Sigma Chi's Derby Days and Alpha Tau Omega's Rock-4-Rak underway, the brothers of Pi Kappa Phi recently raised over $2,000 in honor of recently deceased brother Chris Gascoigne and the organization's national philanthropy, PUSH America. Read More >> |
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SigEp Awards Scholarships to Freshmen In early September, the Brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity awarded scholarships at their second annual Balanced Man Scholarship Banquet to five stellar freshmen. The finalists exemplified achievement as Gentlemen, Scholars, Leaders, and Athletes. Fraternity members, finalists, as well as family and friends attended the banquet. Along with awarding scholarships to freshmen, a member of the fraternity was also awarded a scholarship for his commitment to living the Balanced Man Ritual on a daily basis. The number of applicants doubled from the first summer of running the scholarship process which is only promising for the future. With the support from both the chapter and alumni, SigEp is working to get their scholarship endowed in an effort to continue to give back to the JMU community. |
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Dove "Real Woman" to speak at JMU On Monday, October 5th, the Panhellenic Council at James Madison University is sponsoring Stacy Nadeau, a Dove "Real Woman" spokeswoman and model, who will be speaking on topics relevant to women today, including the widening of our stereotypical view of beauty and her role in this process. Here at JMU, Panhellenic has recently instituted its Be Beautiful Campaign, which promotes inner beauty among women and aims to create awareness of negative stereotypes and hypocrisies. Read More >> |
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Delta Chi at JMU wins organization's President's Cup Four members of James Madison University's Delta Chi chapter, along with two advisors, traveled to Las Vegas this summer for the organization's annual Delta Chi Convention. While the chapter is no stranger to being recognized for their achievements at the event, this year saw the JMU chapter walking away with the top honor in Delta Chi. In addition to general programming awards recognizing areas such as outstanding alumni advisors, outstanding recruitment, and outstanding intramurals, the chapter also received its first President's Cup Trophy. The distinction recognizes the excellence of the JMU chapter as one of the top three Delta Chi chapters in the nation. With this past spring's GPA being the highest semester GPA in recent years and an array of awards coming back from Las Vegas, the Five-Star Chapter Delta Chi at JMU is poised for yet another great year. |
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National Hazing Prevention Week September 21st through 26th marks the annual National Hazing Prevention Week. Throughout the course of the week, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life as well as JMU Athletics and the Office of Substance Abuse Prevention will be highlighting the national epidemic of hazing on college campuses. Students will have the opportunity to learn what defines hazing, how to prevent hazing and steps to take when one is hazed or witnesses hazing. Read More >> |
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IFC Fraternity Recruitment Great Men Go Greek! Ulysses S. Grant, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Sandy Koufax, Mike Ditka, Tom Landry, Michael Jordan, David Letterman, Tim McGraw, Ashton Kutcher, Cedric the Entertainer, and countless more have all benefited from their experience as a member of a fraternity. Read More >> |
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Panhellenic Sorority Recruitment Whether you are new to JMU or have been for a few years, membership in a Panhellenic sorority may be the opportunity you have been looking for to enhance your college experience. A sorority is a group of women who have come together to join the ideas of friendship and sisterhood to further develop their college experiences. It is an organization founded on the precepts of loyalty, knowledge and truth. |
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Did you ever Wonder... How Fraternities and Sororities helped to shape higher education in America? Why are Greek-letter organizations so important to campus life? Who were the first fraternities and sororities at JMU? What is the early history of sororities and fraternities here on campus? Read More >> |
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GREEK WEEK 2K9 "Unite, Involve, & Serve" The Greek Week planning committee has been hard at work this Spring to help "Unite, Involve and Serve" our community. Greek Week is planned for April 13-17, 2009 and will be kicked off with a Benefit concert and Shack-a-thon on Festival lawn Monday evening. Read More >> |
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Lambda Chi Alpha VS. Oak Ridge Road Sunday, March 22. The sun was blaring down on the two and a half mile stretch of black asphalt just out side of Harrisonburg city limits; it almost seemed like fire leapt up from its edges as it beckoned us to our doom. Read More >> |
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Paul's Walk is a Success Each year the men of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity and the women of Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority host a series of events in honor of Paul Massey who passed away from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig's disease, on Sept.19, 2005. These events are aimed and educating the campus and local community on this desiese and raising funds to support research for a cure. Read More >> |
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Kristin's Story: March 23 7:00 pm, Festival Highlands Room The Panhellenic Association is hosting Kristin's Story as part of their "Be Beautiful" campaign about bringing awareness to important women's issues. Read More >> |
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JMU Fraternity Braves the Cold, Cleans Up Snow For those of you who missed the brave brothers of Alpha Tau Omega take on the elements yesterday and shovel the sidewalks here is your chance. To Read the Story: http://www.whsv.com/home/headlines/40578817.html To Watch the Story: Go to www.WHSV.com and on the side of the website there will be options to watch last evenings news (News at 11, March 2, 2009...click on it) our shoveling of the sidewalks was top story -- and it airs in full at the 1:45 mark |
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Update: February 18th, "From Ritual to Reality" featuring Mari Ann Callis Delta Delta Delta, Gamma Tau chapter, will be hosting an event for the FSL community of James Madison University. Renowned college speaker, Mari Anna Callis will be enlightening the fraternities and sororities on campus about the importance of values, ritual, and the responsibilities of being a lifetime member of a collegiate chapter. "From Ritual to Reality" offers a truly unique and unforgettable program using music and storytelling. Her fun and upbeat program appeals widely to Greek college students across the nation! Read More >> |
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Fraternity Recruitment begins January 26! Fellow Dukes, are you a student who is looking for more out of your college experience than attending classes? Are you looking for an opportunity to make more friends, enhance your leadership abilities, be more involved on campus, and give back to the campus and local community? Read More >> |
| FSL Kicksoff a New Year! On January 10th and 11th Chapter Presidents along with the Executive Councils of the Panhellenic Association and Interfraternity Council met at Camp Horizons to prepare for the 2009. During this overnight leadership retreat these community leaders had the opportunity to identify and discuss current issues and concerns facing Fraternity & Sorority Life at JMU. Following a series of round table discussions and a presentation from Brad Barnett, Sr. Associate Director of Financial Aid, on personal values and finance, participants were challenged to develop personal action plans for addressing these issues. Read More >> |
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SigEp Lends A Helping Hand to Welch During the first week of winter break the gentlemen of Sigma Phi Epsilon dedicated their time volunteering with Aid For America. Which consisted of helping rebuild the proud city of Welch, West Virginia. Welch, West Virginia is located in McDowell County. McDowell County is one of the poorest counties in the United States. Read More >> |
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Camping Out For A Cause From November 10th through November 21st, Theta Chi Fraternity sponsored their 9th Annual Twelve Days Project. In order to fulfill their chapter motto of 'The Helping Hand,' the Brothers of Theta Chi spent 12 consecutive days and nights on the University Commons at JMU raising funds for local charities. The purpose of this charity event is to collect toys, and monetary donations to support the underprivileged youth of the greater Rockingham County during the Holiday Season. |
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2009 FSL Excellence Awards Committee and Award Nominations available Now! Each year the office of Fraternity & Sorority Life looks forward to honoring individuals, chapters, and advisors who have made valuable contributions to Fraternity & Sorority Life at James Madison University. This night was created to honor members of the FSL community and we encourage you to apply to be part of this planning committee. The banquet will be held on February 3, 2009 to recognize these accomplishments. |
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Apply to become an Assistant Greek Coordinator! Calling all Greek Leaders! It is time to apply to become an Assistant Greek Coordinator (AGC). Come learn more at our two information sessions: Tuesday the 23rd at 7:30pm in Tri-Delta's basement and Wednesday the 24th at 7:30pm in Alpha Phi's basement. There will be a presentation about the position as well as a question and answer session. |
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Apply for Panhellenic President Elect 2009! The President Elect serves a 2 year term, assuming power of the Panhellenic Association in January 2010. Want to lead others, work with an executive board, collaborate with Fraternity & Sorority Life staff, and have the opportunity to impact over 1,000 women? Be part of the bigger picture, and apply today. Applications are available on this website under "Panhellenic." Watch this video to learn more about the position and serving on Panhellenic. Any questions e-mail Anne Blessing (Current President-Elect) at blessiam@jmu.edu. |
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Greek Switch The ladies of the Lambda Iota Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. are ìswitchingî things up on JMUís campus. On Friday, November 14th at 7pm in the Memorial War Auditorium, they will be hosting a Greek Switch Charity Step Competition. Panhellenic Council sororities and Interfraternity Council fraternities will be competing for their respective philanthropies. |
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President Election 2008 As this yearís election comes to a close, we are again reminded how motivated and involved our Greek community is. This interest was especially evident last week when Senator Barack Obama came to our own campus. The energy that this visit created was felt by nearly everyone regardless of their preferred candidate or party affiliation. Seth Formal of Tau Kappa Epsilon articulated many students' point of view when he explained that he, "made the effort to attend the rally not because [he is] a big Obama supporter, but because it is a big event in JMU history." |
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Zetaís doing Katrina Relief As the Spring Semester at James Madison University came to a close, students packed up their things and headed home with great expectations for summer fun. However, junior, Leah Chow, and senior, Nicole Orokos had other plans in mind. |
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ATO at JMU earns recognition as one of the top chapters in the nation. The Kappa Zeta-VA Chapter of Alpha Tau Omega won the prestigious True Merit award this summer at the annual congress held in Louisville, Kentucky. The True Merit Award is awarded to chapters who achieve a level of operation that is worthy of the recognition. Along with winning the True Merit Award, Kappa Zeta earned excellence awards in New Member Education, Ritual, Financial Management and Campus Involvement/ Leadership Development. |
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Sorority Recruitment Registration now Open Until Sept. 5th @ 4PM! Whether you are new to JMU or have been here for a few years membership in a Pahellenic sorority may be just the you have been looking for to enhance your college experience. Joining a Greek-lettered organization provides you with opportunities for leadership, community service, scholarship, friendship, and lifelong membership in a values based organization. |
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Fraternity Recruitment begins Sept. 8th! Are you new to JMU or a returning student who is looking for more out of you college experience than attending classes? Are you looking for an opportunity to make new friends, enhance your leadership abilities, be more involved on campus, and give back to the campus and local community? |
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