Monday, February 1, 2021
Got Greek?
Calling all women interested in sorority life By Natalie Leding Now that the spring semester has kicked into gear, Oklahoma State Panhellenic Council has opened up their Continuous Open Bidding process for spring 2021 and continuously proves that life must go on during a pandemic. According to the university website, Continuous Open Bidding is an informal type of recruitment for women interested in joining the OSU fraternity and sorority community. If students register for this process with the Panhellenic Council, they ensure that their information will be received by all participating sorority chapters. This is significant because more chapters are participating this year due to a policy change from the National Panhellenic Conference, which oversees Oklahoma State University’s Panhellenic Council. Panhellenic Council President Sera Giles said in her interview how the pandemic has affected Greek life at OSU. “We actually had more women join this year compared to the previous year and saw the highest percentage join that we’ve seen in the last decade,” Giles said.
Although that may come as a surprise, OSU Panhellenic focuses on keeping the Greek community here inclusive and welcoming. “This pandemic, in particular, has shown us how each chapter supports one another and can come together as a community to build each other up in times of need,” Giles said.
She said joining the Greek community influences members positively. “COB opens the door for women on campus to join not just a chapter,” Giles said. “But a community working towards the common goal of academics, sisterhood, leadership, and philanthropy.” Even though COB is an informal process, there is
no separation between those who participate in COB versus those who go through formal recruitment in the fall. Alpha Chi Omega member Keagan Engle received her bid during her time participating in spring COB 2020. In her interview, See Greek on pg. 3
Emily Weed
Cowboys prevail over Razorbacks on ‘Remember the Ten’ day Ryan Breeden
OSU coach Mike Boynton.
On Saturday, the Cowboy family honored the 10 victims of the tragic plane crash on January 27, 2001, against Arkansas. It was a perfect matchup, given that Eddie Sutton famously coached at both respective schools, and he coached at OSU when the tragedy happened. OSU came out with an 81-77 victory, a win that means a lot to the team after learning what Remember The Ten is about. “Coach Mike and the whole administration came and talked to us and let us know how big of a deal it is and how serious it was back then,” Cade Cunningham said. “Just hearing about how they handled something so tragic so well, to have that many people come back and come watch from their OSU Athletics. professional teams, it
goes to show that the OSU family is real.” Boynton has bought into how important the history of the OSU program is, and Remembering The Ten every year is something that he holds in the highest regards. “It’s pretty hard to quantify how much this day means to our program, and because it means so much to our program, it has to mean equally as much to me,” Boynton said. “I’m a pretty lucky dude to graze the sideline as a head coach in this building.” To make today’s game even more special, Eddie Sutton Court got an upgrade before the game. A few minutes before tip-off, Sutton’s son, Scott Sutton, and Corey Williams, who played for Sutton at OSU and now serves as assistant coach for the Razorbacks, unveiled a new addition to the court: Naismith Hall of Fame 2020. “I felt honored that we were able to put a See Cowboys on pg. 4