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Court dates postponed for three Pike leaders

By Robert Baird | February 11, 2013

Three of the five Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity members charged with hazing offenses in relation to the Nov. 2 death of David Bogenberger have had their court dates postponed until 9 a.m. April 10, Judge John McAdams decided. Steven A. Libert, Alexander M....

Court dates approaching for Pi Kappa Alpha members

By Logan Love | February 5, 2013

Twelve Pi Kappa Alpha (Pike) fraternity members have court appearances in the next two weeks in regard to hazing charges related to the November 2012 death of freshman David Bogenberger. All 22 members of the Pike fraternity charged in December 2012 have...

David Bogenberger

22 Pike fraternity members face arrest warrants in relation to student’s death

By Kelly Bauer | December 17, 2012

On Monday, arrest warrants were issued for 22 Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity members in relation to the Nov. 2 death of David Bogenberger, a pledge and NIU freshman. Bogenberger was found unresponsive Nov. 2 at the Pi Kappa Alpha house, 1020 W. Hillcrest Drive....

Nick Minogue surrounded by other friends of David Bogenberger read his final goodbye to his best friend at the vigil ceremony for Bogenberger in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium. Minogue spoke about how Bogenberger had an infectious sense of humor.

Autopsy results for Bogenberger come in

By Kelly Bauer | December 17, 2012

Update, 3:28 p.m.: Arrest warrants have been issued for 22 Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity members in relation to the death of David Bogenberger. ----- The autopsy results for David Bogenberger, a 19-year-old freshman who was found unresponsive Nov. 2, indicated...

Reverend Tom Acton David Bogenberger's pastor assists students in lighting candles for candle lighting and moment of silence in the MLK Commons.

Memorial service, candlelight vigil held for David Bogenberger

By Gino Hernaiz | November 7, 2012

Students filed silently from the Sandburg Auditorium to the MLK Commons, church bells ringing in the distance, during the Wednesday memorial service held for David Bogenberger. They held candles to remember a Huskie lost. The body of Bogenberger, a freshman,...

Pikes face temporary university sanctions

By Northern Star Staff | November 7, 2012

The Office of Community Standards & Student Conduct at Northern Illinois University has issued temporary sanctions to the Eta Nu Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha (Pikes) fraternity, according to an NIU news release. According to the release, the sanctions...

NIU student found dead in Pi Kappa Alpha house

By Northern Star Staff | November 2, 2012

Update (4:23 p.m.): Ruth Bogenberger, the mother of David, said the family is "shocked and distraught" by their loss. According to the Chicago Tribune, Gary Bogenberger, the father of David, said David was a triplet and decided to study finance at NIU...

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...

Women’s Tugs Against Breast Cancer competition begins this weekend

By Erin Kolb | October 3, 2012

Sororities will be tugging to fight breast cancer this weekend. The Pi Kappa Alpha (PKA) fraternity is hosting the Women’s Tugs Against Breast Cancer 2012 tournament. Tugs is the largest philanthropy event on campus with about 300-500 people each day,...

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...

Sororities pull together to raise money for breast cancer

By Hailey Kurth | October 20, 2011

This weekend, sororities will get together to compete in women's tugs, Pi Kappa Alpha's annual philanthropy event. Tugs isn't just a game of tug-of-war, though. NIU tugs is a more serious, strategic version of the game. "It's a giant tug-of-war [where]...

Jeremy Wicklund accepts the 2009 IFC All Sports Challenge first place award on behalf of Phi Sigma Kappa.

Phi Sigs win trophy for IFC All Sports Challenge

By David Matz | September 20, 2010

The Interfraternity Council (IFC) presented the 2009 IFC All Sports Award Monday night at the IFC weekly meeting in the Campus Life Building Room 100. The All Sports Award is a year round competition between IFC chapters in the Recreational Center Intramural...