TABLE OF CONTENTS VOL.20 | #8 | 4.26.2019
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
UPRESSONLINE.COM FACEBOOK.COM/UNIVERSITYPRESS @UPRESSONLINE
6 GREEKS IN OFFICE During a Student Government campaign, the lifelong friendships members are promised in fraternities and sororities may come in handy when they need votes. • By Israel Fontoura
UP STAFF
SPECIAL ISSUE EDITOR
Cameren Boatner SPECIAL ISSUE DESIGNER
FEATURES
Ivan Benavides EDITOR IN CHIEF
PHOTO EDITOR
Sophie Siegel
Alex Liscio
MANAGING EDITOR
BUSINESS MANAGER
Ross Mellman
Kerri Covington
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
COPY EDITORS
Melanie Witherup
Asuka Takahashi, Kevin Sjogreen
8 TO PARTY, OR NOT TO PARTY? The UP learned about Greek party rules and myths so that you don’t have to. • By Sophie Siegel
10 THE GREEK LIFE HALL OF FAME AND SHAME Here are the smartest, most popular, and bestbehaved Greek communities in Florida — and the least. • By Cameren Boatner
NEWS EDITOR
Hope Dean
CONTRIBUTORS
FEATURES EDITOR
Kristen Grau
Simone Stewart, Alex Rodriguez, Mohammed Emran
SG EDITOR
ADVISERS
Israel Fontoura SPORTS EDITOR
Wajih AlBaroudi
12
Neil Santaniello, Ilene Prusher, Michael Koretzky
10 THE GREEK LIFE HALL OF FAME & SHAME
WANT TO JOIN THE UP? Email: universitypress@gmail.com Staff meetings every Friday at 2 p.m. Student Union, Rm 214 WANT TO PLACE AN AD? For national/regional ads contact: Piper Jackson-Sevy flytedesk inc. (970) 541-0894 • piper@flytedesk.com PUBLISHER FAU Student Government • The opinions expressed by the UP are not necessarily those of the student body, Student Government or FAU. ADDRESS 777 Glades Road Student Union, Room 214 Boca Raton, FL 33431 561.297.2960 COVER ILLUSTRATION BY IVAN BENAVIDES
2
PHOTO BY ALEX RODRIGUEZ
EDITOR’S LETTER
4 GOING GREEK, FOR BETTER OR WORSE We wanted to take a deep dive into what Greek life at FAU is really like. This issue contains everything we found out. • By Cameren Boatner NEWS
5 OWLTHON: $247,000 FOR THE KIDS The philanthropy event at FAU generates thousands of dollars every year, and it’s a staple of the university’s Greek life. • By Sophie Siegel & Cameren Boatner
SIX MONTHS, SIX CHARGES, ANY CHANGES? FAU charged a fraternity with “brutal” hazing, but they’re not saying anything else — and one expert says that’s the problem. • By Cameren Boatner
15 STRICTER FOR SISTERS The laws laid out in sorority and fraternity constitutions vary by organization, but some of those differences are harder on women. • By Hope Dean
18 HOME SWEET UNOFFICIAL HOME FAU’s Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life says they’re unsure if on-campus housing for Greek life is coming anytime soon, even after discussing it for almost 30 years. • By Kristen Grau
GREEK ISSUE • UNIVERSITY PRESS • 4.26.2019