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Tugs see attendance increase for day 2

By Northern Star Staff | April 22, 2014

Interfraternity Council President Trevor Morrison said a later start and nicer weather led to a slight increase in attendance at Tugs Tuesday.In the first match, Sigma Nu defeated Delta Chi while defending champion Phi Sigma Kappa defeated Alpha Kappa...

Pass/Fail: More than 4K visit NIU in historic Open House, Time spent on Tugs can be better used cleaning

By Danny Cozzi | April 21, 2014

Pass: More than 4K visit NIU in historic Open HouseFew issues on campus are more troubling than NIU’s persistent enrollment woes.So, seeing more than 4,000 prospective students walk around campus in a record-breaking campus tour is a good sign. Granted,...

Greek Row gears up for Tugs

Greek Row gears up for Tugs

By Keith Hernandez | April 17, 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...

Members of Phi Sigma Kappa pull their way to victory in the finals of the NIU IFC Tugs competition during last year's competition.

Tugs: A history of brotherhood, tradition among Greeks

By Keith Hernandez | April 10, 2014

There is a sound every tugger longs to hear from the start of training in January: “This is for real! High bank, are you ready? Low bank, are you ready? Tuggers ready. Tuggers set. Tug!”There is a long history behind these words, which have been announced...

Sam Swafford, Phi Kappa Theta Tugs captain, leads Phi Kapps members during Tugs training Tuesday night in front of the fraternity’s house.

Tugs rivalry flares: ‘This year, we want it all’

By Keith Hernandez | April 2, 2014

Sam Swafford, Phi Kappa Theta Tugs captain, plans to end his second and final year of Tugs competition with victory.Phi Kapps is one of eight teams competing in the annual Tugs tournament April 21 to 26 in the East Tailgate field at Huskie Stadium. The...

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...

Memorial stones stand in front of Cole Hall to honor the students who were killed Feb. 14, 2008.

Feb. 14 victims still remembered at Cole Hall

By Kelly Bauer | February 17, 2014

Gary Parmenter was surprised to see a bit of Tugs rope left in the Peaceful Reflection Garden in front of Cole Hall Friday.“Oh, how special,” Parmenter said of the rope, which laid at the base of the memorial stone for his son, Dan, who had battled...

Day three of Tugs wraps, Phi Kappa Theta prevails

By Rachel Scaman | April 25, 2013

Phi Kappa Theta continued its winning streak in Wednesday’s Tugs competition. Delta Chi and Phi Kappa Sigma also pulled a win for the day over Phi Kappa Psi. Phi Kappa Theta ended the night with a three-round win after Sigma Nu’s coach stepped on...

Members of Sigma Alpha Mu compete against Delta Chi and Phi Kappa Sigma Monday at the annual Tugs competition held adjacent to Huskie Stadium.

Day one of Tugs ends, three teams advance

By Rachel Scaman | April 22, 2013

Sigma Alpha Mu, Sigma Nu and Phi Kappa Theta ended the first day of Tugs with wins. The Tugs competition between the social fraternities began Monday in front of Huskie Stadium. Tugs is a weeklong tug-of-war competition between 10 fraternities. Each game...

Members of Phi Sigma Kappa pull their way to victory in the finals of the NIU IFC Tugs competition during last year's competition.

Tugs competition begins next week

By Newell Miaw | April 17, 2013

Greek fraternity members will test their brotherly strength at next week’s Tugs competition. Members of several Greek Row fraternities will begin the annual tug-of-war competition at 3:30 p.m. Monday outside Huskie Stadium on the east tailgate field....

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....

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,...

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