So you’re thinking about going Greek during a pandemic
Off the Beat
Greek life has reached a point where reform requires restructuring the system to undo all that society believes it stands for: networking and partying.
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Berkeley residents raise concerns over students’ return
UC Berkeley will begin fall semester fully online, but a possible influx of students is still raising concerns for some local residents.
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In Greek life? Yes. Proud of it? Hard to say.
Off the Beat
I am grateful for what my sorority has given me and the community of women that we are, but I also disapprove of many aspects of Greek life.
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Greek life culture change: It’s time to diverge from classic stereotypes
While Greek life has evolved, there is still a long way to go. It is time to put aside the classic stereotypes and step into 2020.
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Beyond ‘no means no’
Sex on Tuesday
Pretending like rapists don’t know what unambiguous, enthusiastic consent looks like is on the same wavelength as blaming sexual assault survivors for wearing revealing clothing.
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Hooking up for the clout
Sex on Tuesday
When people in Greek life and beyond blur hotness and power together — when some bigger institution or body has to tell us who’s hot and who’s not — we perpetuate a culture in which those who don’t have racial, class, gender or body privileges are unable to obtain social and political power, or even just feel sexy.
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everything is over S01E03: The F Word
In episode three of everything is over, Hanna and Emily have an open discussion about fraternities and greek life as a whole at Cal.
Dress to impress
A Greek Tragedy
If I decide to show no skin, or if I want to wear the smallest skimpiest dress in the world, that is my decision. A community full of young women shouldn’t treat each other differently depending on their outfit choices. A sorority should be a space in which women are uplifted through sisterhood, and by regulating their dress code and enforcing the concept that a woman’s worth is correlated to her modesty, a sorority is failing to do so.
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Stop using the point system to force participation
A Greek Tragedy
My workload that semester had been more than overwhelming, and I was running tight on money, so attending every Greek event wasn’t realistic. Additionally, I hadn’t been excused for missing our sorority’s weekly meeting because I had missed them to study, which didn’t count as an acceptable excuse.
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The wurst of the Wurst: Characters you’ll see at Wurster library
Wurster has the reputation as the “Greek Life library” due to its close proximity to Piedmont Ave, but it’s much more than that. It’s the place where you unwillingly see someone you hooked up with and blink back tears when you can’t de-bug your code.
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