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I was also an editor at a school paper and have a different perspective than that of FuzzieAlum. As a journalist, you are obligated to give readers what they want and what they need. So, in theory, while it seems that a campus paper should focus only on campus news, in actuality, it should focus on the news that students NEED. There are many things outside of campus lie that affect and interest students and some students do not read any other papers other than the campus one.
As for the Greek Life reporter, at my school, it could NOT be someone who was Greek because that could definitely decrease objectivity.
I agree with FuzzieAlum about getting Greeks on the paper... on my campus, many houses tried to get one or two of their members to apply to be on staff. Also, don't write simple letters, they will probably go straight in the trash... send professional looking PR kits done by a marketing or PR major in your chapter! And make sure there are no typos in them!
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