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Greek Life committee events aim to address long-standing consent, diversity issues within campus culture

Jesús Marrero Suárez April 21, 2021
The committees are hosting events this week to discuss inclusion and sexual assault prevention.
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It’s On Us partners with Greek Life, Student Government to fundraise for sexual assault survivors

Vanessa Bartlett April 6, 2021
The fundraiser is seeking donations for RAINN during Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
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Greek Life holds meetings on diversity, sexual assault prevention

Madhri Yehiya March 2, 2021
Members of Boston University’s Greek Life held two meetings this past weekend to discuss diversity and inclusion, as well as sexual assault prevention within sororities and fraternities on campus.
Virtual Bid Day. Boston University sororities and fraternities hosted recruitment online the past two weekends. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Virtual rush presents new challenges, positives for sororities, fraternities

Emily Stevenson February 17, 2021
Boston University sororities and fraternities held Spring Recruitment and Rush the past two weekends over Zoom — an experience that had unexpected difficulties and upsides for prospective members trying to make a connection.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: The University’s actions are unacceptable, we demand more

Editors February 10, 2021
BU needs to make a constant commitment to the cause, actively work to ensure students’ safety, dismantle the prevalent rape culture on its campus and establish trust so students will be willing to speak up and report assailants in the first place. It will never be as easy as one quick, overnight policy change.
Boston University Student Government discussed Greek life, upcoming StuGov elections, the creation of new Senate roles and other on-campus affairs Monday. AMANDA SCHNEIDER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

StuGov discusses Greek Life, forthcoming elections in first meeting of the semester

Anna Vidergar February 2, 2021
Boston University Student Government discussed updates on upcoming elections, changes to BU Greek Life and proposals to create new Senate roles in a Zoom meeting Monday night.
Boston University’s Greek Life community has raised nearly $30,000 since March 20 for Project Sunshine, a non-profit organization that provides support to hospitalized children. COURTESY OLIVER POUR

BU Greek Life joins forces to fundraise for children-based Project Sunshine

Roshni Kotwani April 1, 2020
A fundraising campaign by BU’s Greek Life organizations has raised nearly $30,000 since since March 20 to donate to Project Sunshine and support hospitalized children
The parents of Anthony Barksdale II, a Boston University student who died from overdrinking in 2013, filed charges April 17 for wrongful death against Sigma Alpha Mu and four Boston University graduates who lived in the apartment where he died. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Parents of Anthony Barksdale II file complaint against BU graduates, national organization

Mina Corpuz April 24, 2015

The parents of Anthony Barksdale II, a freshman in Boston University’s College of Engineering who died on March 2, 2013 at an off-campus party allegedly hosted by the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, filed...

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Editors November 13, 2014

The Daily Free Press raised more than $70,000 through an online crowd-sourcing campaign. We here at the ol’ Free Press were wondering how BU people would raise such a hefty sum: SAR: Have a Sargent...

Rachel Kitchener (CGS ‘17) speaks to interested students at the Delta Kappa Alpha “speed dating” event Tuesday. PHOTO BY WILLA RUSOWICZ-ORAZEM/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

BU film fraternity in full swing during fall recruitment

Inaara Tajuddin September 24, 2014

Boston University’s chapter of Delta Kappa Alpha, a national, coed cinema fraternity, is hosting recruitment events through Sept. 26 to expand their film-focused community at Boston University. DKA...

Campus Events Not to Miss

Daily Free Press Admin June 12, 2014

With over 500 student organizations and almost 16,000 undergraduate students, Boston University can be overwhelming and, at the same time, an exhilarating place for any incoming student. While it’s flattering...

EDIT: Busting parties and breaking trust

Daily Free Press Admin March 3, 2014

Four BU students were put in jail on Tuesday for violating their probation after they were caught hosting a large party in their house at 85 Linden St. on Jan. 26. Upon entering the house, the police claimed...

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