The Greek life community at Mississippi State University consists of four main divisions: the National Pan-Hellenic Council, the Panhellenic Council, the Interfraternity Council and the Multicultural Greek Council. Two of these councils, the Panhellenic and Interfraternity councils, are experiencing some growth this fall.Â
Sigma Phi Epsilon, or SigEp, a fraternal chapter at MSU since 1938, was removed from campus in 2014 after having their charter revoked. According to a previous Reflector article, the fraternity s charter and house were revoked following hazing violations. They returned to campus in the fall of 2017 and have been working to get their house back ever since.Â
Austin Wesley, a junior electrical engineering major and vice president of communication for SigEp for the 2021 calendar year, joined the chapter in 2018 and said the chapter has been working on rechartering with their alumni association. Â
Multicultural sororities and fraternities, separate from Intercultural Greek organizations, create an atmosphere of inclusion, cultural appreciation and diversity on campus.
Multicultural Greek life provides a more culturally focused alternative to traditional sororities and fraternities while still maintaining the element of camaraderie. They highlight diversity and provide students with the opportunity to be surrounded by individuals with similar cultural backgrounds. According to the councilâs website, philanthropy events are held throughout the year to benefit causes that typically relate to the groupâs ethnicity or culture.
Additionally, the Multicultural Greek Council acts as a liaison between the members of these organizations and administration. The councilâs website provides more information on the purposes of multicultural Greek life.
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Students are pouring back into our little college town, while administrators and student leaders are gearing up to beat back the wave of COVID-19 cases that may accompany them.
Unlike last semester, much of WSU’s preparations are more proactive – testing sites have been set up across campus, and the administration has issued a 10-Day Challenge.
The challenge encourages students to pick a group of five people or less to practice quarantine-like living for the first 10 days they are in Pullman. All with hopes of keeping case numbers as low as possible.
“Our goal really is to help our community understand what you can do, instead of living in this framework of ‘You can’t do this’ and ‘You can’t do that,’” said Jill Creighton, WSU dean of students and associate vice president of student affairs.