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The Fratastic Four, which includes members from Theta Chi, Alpha Epsilon Pi, Delta Upsilon and Sigma Phi Epsilon, face off with Alpha Kappa Lambda during the first round of Tugs Monday on the east side of Huskie Stadium. Alpha Kappa Lambda, Phi Kappa Theta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon took home victories during the first day of the tournament.

AKL, Phi Kapps, SAE take home Tugs victories for day 1

By Northern Star Staff | April 21, 2014

The first day of Tugs started off with a delay due to rainy weather conditions, said Interfraternity Council President Trevor Morrison.The tournament’s first match started with Alpha Kappa Lambda beating the Fratastic Four, a team made up of Theta Chi,...

Women’s tugs shows strength of sisterhood

By Rachel Scaman | October 20, 2013

Delta Zeta sorority ended the weekend with a victory in women’s tugs for the seventh year in a row.The weekend competition ended with Alpha Delta Pi in second and Sigma Kappa in third. Women’s tugs is tug-of-war competition between the social sororities....

John Motley "left," junior actuarial science major, and Jordan
Rush "right," sophomore mechanical engineering major, return to
shore to take first place in the Recycled Boat Race at the East
Lagoon Tuesday afternoon.

Homecoming activity stays afloat with recyclables

By Lauren Dielman | October 11, 2011

Sigma Alpha Mu beat other contenders to take the first place trophy at the recycled boat race held Tuesday afternoon at the East Lagoon. The recycled boat race is a homecoming tradition. Participants, often in groups, build boats made out of recycled...

2010 Tugs Champions Phi Sigma Kappa take on the Phi Kappa Sigma and Omega Delta team on Tuesday. Phi Sigma Kappa remains the number one seed after winning the match in three ropes.

Rain won’t stop Greek tugs tournament

By Leah Spagnoli | April 26, 2011

DeKALB | Despite rainy conditions, about 500 people came to see the second day of the annual Tugs tournament on Tuesday. Jeremy Sanchez, Interfraternity Council vice president of Community Events, said he wasn't pleased with the weather. "Despite the...