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Phi Sigma Kappa, Sigma Alpha Epsilon to face off in Tugs Championship

By Northern Star Staff | April 25, 2014

Phi Sigma Kappa defeated Sigma Nu to advance to the Tugs Championship, where they will face Sigma Alpha Epsilon 4:30 p.m. Saturday.In the first match, Sigma Alpha Mu beat Phi Kappa Psi and in the second match, Delta Chi defeated Alpha Kappa Lambda Friday.All...

Greek Row gears up for Tugs

Greek Row gears up for Tugs

By Keith Hernandez | April 16, 2014

Everyone has their reasons for tugging.Tugs is a weeklong tug-of-war competition between fraternities and it will start on April 21.Alpha Kappa LambdaJunior economics major Matt Cavanaugh, Alpha Kappa Lambda president and tugger, said his team is ready...

Fraternities prepare for Tugs event

By Keith Hernandez | March 25, 2014

To Phi Sigma Kappa, Tugs means brotherhood.Tugs is an annual tug of war tournament sponsored by the Interfraternity Council that takes place during the week of NIU’s Red and Black spring football game. The tournament, which has been around since the...

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....

Phi Sigma Kappa takes home IFC championship

By Sierra Lowe | October 28, 2012

Some will win, others will lose. All Sports Trophies were given by the Interfraternity Council (IFC) to reward fraternities Sunday. Fraternities that accumulated the most points throughout the school year in selected intramural sports won awards. The...

Sophomore business administration majors Michelle DiVita (left) and Nick Nudo (right) study at Founders Memorial Library.

University Council to vote on grading policy

By Felix Sarver | October 9, 2012

A plus/minus grading system which has faced opposition from some students may be vetoed at a University Council (UC) meeting today. After nearly two years of discussion and debate, the Undergraduate Coordinating Council (UCC) submitted their meeting minutes...

IFC presents All-Sports Awards

By Northern Star Staff | October 24, 2011

The Interfraternity Council (IFC) presented its annual All-Sports awards for the 2010-11 competition at its Monday night meeting. First place was awarded to the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. Second place went to Pi Kappa Alpha and third went to Sigma Alpha...

Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Alpha Sigma Alpha took first place at
'Yell Like Hell' at the Convocation Center Thursday night.

NIU makes some noise for homecoming at ‘Yell Like Hell’

By Hailey Kurth | October 13, 2011

The Alpha Sigma Alpha and Sigma Alpha Epsilon team was crowned the winner of Thursday night's Yell Like Hell at the Convocation Center. The annual homecoming event is a competition in which teams prepare cheer and dance routines. "It's a perfect opportunity...

Members of the Sam Psi Tugs team raise the first place trophy in celebration after defeating Phi Sigma Kappa Saturday afternoon.

Sigma Alpha Mu and Phi Kapp Psi defeat defending champions in tugs championship

By Leah Spagnoli | May 1, 2011

DeKALB | In a rematch of the 2010 Tugs Championship, the Sigma Alpha Mu and Phi Kappa Psi [Sam Psi] team beat the defending champions Phi Sigma Kappa. Phi Sigma Kappa won the first rope while Sam Psi won the match in the last two ropes. “We had so many...

Brett Placek of Phi Sigma Kappa tugs against Sigma Nu on Thursday. Phi Sigma Kappa will move on to the championships on Saturday.

Tugs championship set to rematch from last year

By Shaun Zinck | April 28, 2011

This year’s Tugs championship match will be a rematch from last year, featuring the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity against the combined team of the Sigma Alpha Mu and Phi Kappa Psi fraternities. Phi Sigma Kappa won the match last year. Jeremy Sanchez, vice...

Task force discusses DeKalb landlord, tenant issues

By Thomas Verschelde | March 9, 2011

The Safe and Quality Housing Task Force meeting was held Tuesday at the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity house. The main issues discussed in the meeting were landlord and tenant issues, the safety of DeKalb, providing quality housing for the residents of DeKalb,...

IFC votes for changes, awards all sports trophies

By David Matz | November 8, 2010

DeKALB | The Interfraternity Council presented the 2009-10 All Sports Award at its Monday night meeting. Phi Sigma Kappa won first place in the IFC All Sports Challenge, a competition between Greek fraternities in intramural sports throughout the year....