Radford: Probation for Hazing (Sigma Chi)

[Tom Earp]

Doesn't Radford have a History of being hard on Greeks?

This seems to be a trend for them.

Not sure, fill me in.

[be69chevy]

I went on a little road trip there in 2002 and the whole environment right of campus seemed very "animal house", fraternity and non-fraternity.

The streets right off campus seemed to all be rented to students and just a roaming party from one house to another. Even the sororities seemed pretty rough around the edges. When to a Sigma Kappa Sorority keg party and BT's Bar. Had I pretty good time except it was freeze cold with a foot of snow and ice.

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Doesn't Radford have a History of being hard on Greeks?

This seems to be a trend for them.

Not sure, fill me in.

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by be69chevy

I went on a little road trip there in 2002 and the whole environment right of campus seemed very "animal house", fraternity and non-fraternity.

The streets right off campus seemed to all be rented to students and just a roaming party from one house to another. Even the sororities seemed pretty rough around the edges. When to a Sigma Kappa Sorority keg party and BT's Bar. Had I pretty good time except it was freeze cold with a foot of snow and ice.

Yeah pretty much how it was but not now. Fraterties can no longer charge money for entrance to parties. That is good in someways, bad in others.

[PSKPike]

There is a really bad history of the school being hard on greeks. It took almost three years to bring back the Phi Sigma Kappa chapter which was the first fraternity on campus. Everything seems to get blamed on the greeks even though they are 10 percent of the students.

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by PSKPike

There is a really bad history of the school being hard on greeks. It took almost three years to bring back the Phi Sigma Kappa chapter which was the first fraternity on campus. Everything seems to get blamed on the greeks even though they are 10 percent of the students.

this is true, PSK got screwed off campus and i have no idea why they wouldn't let them back on immeditatly. However, let's not forget, it was IFC that voted off PiKap, because admin told them too. Seriously, though does IFC even do anything anymore?

[PSKPike]

Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

this is true, PSK got screwed off campus and i have no idea why they wouldn't let them back on immeditatly. However, let's not forget, it was IFC that voted off PiKap, because admin told them too. Seriously, though does IFC even do anything anymore?

The Greek Life director told us the university wanted to wait 5 years after the close of our chapter before they would consider reopening us. That way all of the old brothers would have graduated or left. We ended up being an off campus group for almost two years. Our nationals really went to bat for us and finally got us back on campus as a colony in fall 05, and we formally rechartered and initiated 29 new brothers feb 07.

Also with the IFC, yea they try to do alot, and have a fair amount of control. Sigma Chi has actually been runninh IFC the last few years. The last president of IFC was Sigma Chi, and so was one of the vice presidents. Right now there are three Sig Chi's on IFC. Im not sure how I feel about the whole thing, I am not sure if this was really a hazing issues, or more or less just a bad situation. All things said they are the biggest fraternity on campus, and I think they are getting off with the best possible outcome. As far as I know they can still take pledges and be a part of IFC, and all on campus events. I mean it was not that long ago (2003) when Sigma Nu got the boot for hazing, but that was a "real" case of hazing, much different than this.

[RU OX Alum]

yeah...i'll pm you

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by PSKPike

The Greek Life director told us the university wanted to wait 5 years after the close of our chapter before they would consider reopening us. That way all of the old brothers would have graduated or left. We ended up being an off campus group for almost two years. Our nationals really went to bat for us and finally got us back on campus as a colony in fall 05, and we formally rechartered and initiated 29 new brothers feb 07.

Also with the IFC, yea they try to do alot, and have a fair amount of control. Sigma Chi has actually been runninh IFC the last few years. The last president of IFC was Sigma Chi, and so was one of the vice presidents. Right now there are three Sig Chi's on IFC. Im not sure how I feel about the whole thing, I am not sure if this was really a hazing issues, or more or less just a bad situation. All things said they are the biggest fraternity on campus, and I think they are getting off with the best possible outcome. As far as I know they can still take pledges and be a part of IFC, and all on campus events. I mean it was not that long ago (2003) when Sigma Nu got the boot for hazing, but that was a "real" case of hazing, much different than this.

How was SX able to control IFC? Usually there is one Rep. from each GLO!

5 years is normal for a comback to campus. That means the actives are all gone by then.
If hazing is a problem then it is the GLO problem and if they act like idiots then they will be gone as well they should be!


If the school is hard on it that then it is going to happen!

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Doesn't Radford have a History of being hard on Greeks?

This seems to be a trend for them.

Not sure, fill me in.

yeah they blame us for everything

greek life was started for students to escape the faculty.

They are cracking down on everyone now though, because they are trying to be, as one admin type put it "the harvard of the south"

I laughed so hard when I heard that.