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Alpha Sigma Alpha’s first Tugs team cheers on the ropers in the second rope. The championship match will take place 2 p.m. Saturday with Alpha Sigma Alpha and back-to-back champions Sigma Sigma Sigma. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

ASA drops APhi in first round of women’s Tugs

By Andy Inboden, Sports Reporter | November 6, 2024

In an exhilarating display of strength and strategy, Alpha Sigma Alpha (ASA) faced off against Alpha Phi (APhi) in a highly anticipated annual women’s Tugs competition. The match unfolded in two intense rounds, showcasing the determination and...

Senior kinesiology major Nick Natalizio tugs for Sigma Nu during an April 20, 2015, tugs match.

Tugs 2016: Sigma Nu looks to reach higher seed

By Krystal Ward | April 14, 2016

Senior kinesiology major Nick Natalizio tugs for Sigma Nu during an April 20, 2015, tugs match.

Tugs 2016: Phi Sigma Kappa looks to avenge 2015 Tugs loss

By Krystal Ward | April 14, 2016

While Pi Kappa Alpha had a dominant run in NIU Tugs from 1971 to 2010, winning all but nine titles, Phi Sigma Kappa has enjoyed a recent string of success, winning its first championship in 2010 before pulling off a three-peat from 2012-14 and losing...

Fraternities train for Tugs

Fraternities train for Tugs

By Sabreena Saleem & Augustin Zehnder | April 16, 2015

Charles White, senior physical therapy major, said tugging is all about tradition and is something that got him into the Greek system.“I’ve done this for four years and I think we have a really good team this year,” White said. “We’re pretty...