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...they do every week, the90 members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at Oregon State University file into their dining hall for a very different kind of frat party. The rows of scrubbed and pressed young men sit down to eat under the watchful eye of the brother who is acting as manners chair. No swearing is permitted. Napkins on laps are required. Small bites are urged instead of gulps. Scofflaws must do penalty push-ups or pay a fine into the piggy bank in the middle of each table...
Following SigEp's lead, other national fraternities have rolled out similar programs, from Sigma Alpha Epsilon's True Gentleman to Beta Theta Pi's Men of Principle. According to some members, there's an unexpected bonus from all these reforms: women seem to like them. "They can go to 21 other fraternities to get drunk," says Oregon State SigEp member Cameron Saffer. "Here you find respectful young...
...student paper. Michael Barrett, 31, and Robert Keith, 24, were also shot in the incident. Both men were treated for gunshot wounds and were released. Neither is affiliated with the university. The attempted robbery occurred between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. last Sunday morning near the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity house, according to Reuben Cohen, a sophomore at the university’s College of Arts and Sciences. The Daily Pennsylvanian’s report explained that Oishi had attended a party at the fraternity. After leaving the party and walking north on 38th Street, Oishi and her friends heard...
...brother of Harvard’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, I am deeply offended by Nicholas F.B. Smyth’s derogatory use of “fraternities and sororities” in his comment (“The Plympton Street,” Nov. 16). Smyth’s incorrect usage of the Greek terms stems from his illogical tautology that “excessive drinking and drunken behavior” define fraternal culture. Smyth’s association of rowdiness and drunkenness with the Greek system is completely ignorant. Across the nation, fraternity and sorority members collectively...
...tailgating rules will not have a large effect on the weekend. But other students said they find the tailgating regulations frustrating. “I think tailgating is a big part of the whole Harvard-Yale experience,” said Ian M. Gore, a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity at Yale. “The weekend is a time for all the students to bond together, and I feel like the new restrictions are just making that more difficult.” Gore added that while his fraternity is not planning to throw a party the night before...