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Valerie Spychala (left), senior athletic training major, and junior accountancy major Bridget McCaffery (right) practice for Tugs in the trenches at their house Wednesday. They are the reigning 10-time champions of the event.

Tugs captains talk excitement for event

By Krystal Megan | October 19, 2017

Valerie Spychala (left), senior athletic training major, and junior accountancy major Bridget McCaffery (right) practice for Tugs in the trenches at their house Wednesday. They are the reigning 10-time champions of the event.

Sigma Kappa hosts their all-you-can-eat Kiss the Cook event every year to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association in a way that allows students to get to know the members of the sorority.

Sigma Kappa to host BBQ

By Victoria Lunacek | October 5, 2017

Sigma Kappa hosts their all-you-can-eat Kiss the Cook event every year to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association in a way that allows students to get to know the members of the sorority.

The Sigma Kappa Color Run painted runners a rainbow of colors filling the air with colored powder.

Runners splashed in colors

By Victoria Lunacek | April 27, 2017

The Sigma Kappa Color Run painted runners a rainbow of colors filling the air with colored powder.

Students dance to film tracks

By Darius Parker | April 6, 2017

DeKALB — For the 26th consecutive “Do It To the Crowd” event, Greek organizations were asked to select a movie or film to base their performances, which included “Mean Girls,” released in 2004, “House Party,” released in 1990, and “Space...

Sophomore education major Tori Schauner (left) and senior sociology major Ryan Hackbarth accepted their award as the winners of Sigma Soulmates.

Greeks raise 4 grand

By Victoria Lunacek | March 30, 2017

Sophomore education major Tori Schauner (left) and senior sociology major Ryan Hackbarth accepted their award as the winners of Sigma Soulmates.

Delta Zeta wins 10th consecutive women's tugs tournament

Delta Zeta wins 10th consecutive women’s tugs tournament

By Courtesy Amanda Gaucin | October 10, 2016

Coaches and members of Delta Zeta prepare for a matchup on Friday outside the University Plaza Apartments, 900 Crane Drive.

Sorority recruitment

Sorority recruitment

By Xavier Ortega | September 12, 2016
NIU pushes to enforce off-campus party rules

NIU pushes to enforce off-campus party rules

By Suresh Vakati | January 22, 2015

NIU’s Department of Student Involvement and Leadership Development is using random compliance checks to ensure student organizations are following regulations that limit the size of off-campus parties, alcohol consumption and the length of parties, among other things. The random compliance checks started this semester.

DeKalb’s Gangs: Word of gang violence leaves Greek Row residents uneasy, but what truth is there to rumors?

By Rachel Scaman | April 3, 2014

Read a scroll version of this story online here.It’s 5 a.m. on a school night in late March and members of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity are just heading to bed.The fraternity brothers were up all night protecting their house from the gang violence rumored...

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....

Delta Zeta wins 6th consecutive Tugs championship

By Erin Kolb | October 7, 2012

The Delta Zeta sorority won their sixth consecutive Tugs championship against Alpha Phi on Saturday. Tugs takes place in the fall for sororities and in the spring for fraternities, said Mike Wahlund, Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity member and host of the event....