ISC approves new bid system
Gabrielle McDermott, Reporter
September 25, 2014
The Inter-Sorority Council has proposed and enacted an alternative bid system that was put into place this fall semester. The original Blue Card System only allowed potential new members to give one blue card to their top organization, signifying they want to join. Unfortunately, sororities are...
TKE plunges into Lake Saint Francis
Alanna Figula, Reporter
April 27, 2014
The Brothers of Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) endured the vicious Loretto winter cold to help raise money for their philanthropy, St. Jude’s Children Hospital with their 8th Annual Polar Bear Swim. TKE took on Lake Saint Francis and jumped into the freezing water as their audience watched. Co-Coordinators Nick Rittl...
2014 Greek Week champions named
Juwaan Bellamy, Reporter
April 19, 2014
The clash of the Olympians took place this past week in Loretto, Pa. Greek Week of 2014 proved to be a huge success for the fraternities and sororities of Saint Francis. “Greek week demonstrates how fraternities and sororities can work together with creativity and athleticism,” said Cedric ...
Sorority hosts Autism Awareness Week
Danielle Gryckiewicz, Campus Life Editor
April 10, 2014
Saint Francis University’s local sorority Phi Lambda Psi hosted Autism awareness week. National Autism Awareness week is the first week of April. The sorority kicked off awareness week with their annual Spaghetti Dinner. Phi Lambda Psi raised approximately $1, 500 for Dreams Go On, a horseback riding...
Rock-A-Thon raises money for Gamma Sigma Sigma alumna
Danielle Gryckiewicz, Campus Life Editor
March 30, 2014
For the first time ever Gamma Sigma Sigma hosted Rock-A-Thon. The event was hosted in order to raise money for Erin Dean, a Gamma Sigma Sigma alumni sister. Nursing major Erin Dean has been battling Hodgkin’s Lymphoma for three and a half years. With countless expenses such as hospital trips, stays,...
Greek community welcomes new members
Alanna Figula, Reporter
March 9, 2014
Greek Life at Saint Francis is eager to open their arms and welcome new members to their organizations. The festivities were planned by the Inter Sorority Council (ISC). The ISC presented a video on Greek Life at Saint Francis to the current sororities and fraternities. After the video, the new members...
Annual Kappathon raises money for the Make A Wish Foundation
Alanna Figula, Reporter
January 23, 2014
Philanthropies play an enormous role with all of the Greek chapters at Saint Francis University. The sisters of Phi Delta Kappa (Kappies) have been working throughout the months of December and January to raise money for their philanthropy, The Make a Wish Foundation. On Saturday, December 7th the Kappie...
