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Black fraternities and sororities get new home in Ram Village

By Suzanne Blake | August 21

The eight black fraternities and sororities comprising the National Pan-Hellenic Council at UNC will have housing for the first time in Ram Village beginning ...

UNC system happenings for April 16, 2018

By Ana Irizarry | April 15

The new president of the UNC-system student body president, elected Wednesday, is Bettylenah Njaramba, a junior at N.C. Central University. Drugs ...

$Photo illustration. In response to a series of serious infractions at fraternities across the country, UNC system schools have cracked down on codes of conduct violations.$

UNC-system schools are cracking down on fraternities for violations

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | April 2

Schools in the UNC system have cracked down on fraternities for violating student codes of conduct after a series of deaths at fraternities in 2017.

After trial, Chapel Hill is still being impacted by Chandler Kania

By Doug Dubrowski | January 23

Two and a half years ago, a night that began with an underage student drinking at parties and bars ended in tragedy; a DWI crash that left three dead. ...

Pi Beta Phi and Phi Delta Theta hosts 10th annual Eve Carson memorial 5K

By Mark Burnett | November 5

Pi Beta Phi and Phi Delta Theta co-hosted the 10th annual Eve Carson Memorial 5K For Education and brought in around 1,400 runners on Saturday. Held in ...

'A space that's safer': Transgender and nonbinary enrollment at women-only colleges in North Carolina

By Becca Heilman | November 5

Cambridge University in London recently announced transgender women will be allowed to enroll in one of its three women-only colleges. At the same time, ...

Beta Upsilon Chi to join Interfraternity Council as associate member

By Suzanne Blake | October 24

What began as a slight curiosity in 2015 by then UNC sophomore Harrison Toohey, would later become the foundation for a new Greek chapter at UNC. Toohey's ...

Good Neighbor Initiative aims to bring community together

By Marin Wolf | September 17

The Good Neighbor Initiative hosted its annual Neighborhood Night Out and Block Party on Thursday to bring students and local residents together living ...

Members of Phi Mu stand in front of their sorority house.

Anticipation and Elation: Bid Day 2017

By Cole del Charco | September 13

For the third year is a row, audio director Cole del Charco rushed sororities to get a taste of Greek life and the emotions surrounding Bid Day — when ...

UNC sorority recruitment postponed due to stomach virus

By Leah Asmelash | August 31

Aaron Bachenheimer, director of fraternity and sorority life and community involvement at UNC, said there is currently no answer as to when sorority recruitment ...

Greek life stereotypes fail to show organizations' charity work

By Emma Boggess | June 28

While Greek life on UNC's campus is omnipresent and marked by stereotypes, its reputation doesn't center around its charity work.

Students sign the "it's on us" banner to demonstrate taking responsibility to stop sexual assault

‘It’s On Us’ opens conversation on sexual assault

By Myah Ward | April 13

The UNC Greek community came together Wednesday night to raise awareness about sexual assault through their event “It’s On Us.”

Alpha Chi Omega now will allow anyone who identifies as a woman to join their sorority.

Alpha Chi Omega's national organization moves to accept transgender women

By Myah Ward | February 24

In a video message from Alpha Chi Omega’s national president, Angela Harris, announced on Feb. 17 that collegiate chapters nationwide will now accept ...

Anonymous reporting and a culture of silence: Why so few hazing reports result in sanctions

By Kelly Jasiura | January 18

Few hazing reports against Greek organizations result in disciplinary action for the offending group, according to information collected by the University. ...

Records: Hazing violations surround 2012 death of Chi Phi pledge David Shannon

By Sara Salinas | January 18

More than four years after the death of Chi Phi Fraternity pledge David Shannon, records recently released to The Daily Tar Heel provide a clearer picture ...

Gender, social policies at sorority houses vary across campuses

By Felicia Bailey | December 5

In February 2015, then-N.C. State University student Kelly Elder wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post critiquing her sorority’s rules against allowing ...

Fraternities consider impact of social probation exceptions

By Colleen Moir | September 9

When sanctions for fraternities in UNC’s Interfraternity Council are decided by the IFC’s own Greek Judicial Board, the punishments tend to come with ...

219 E Rosemary street is a historical site that has been purchased by Alpha Phi sorority. They have plans to begin construction in 2017 to expand the house on the property.

Historic property now belongs to Alpha Phi sorority

By Leah Moore | September 9

UNC’s chapter of Alpha Phi sorority, which recruited its first members in fall 2015, now has property at 219 E. Rosemary St.

Cole got a bid — Twitter feed of bid day 2016

By Cole del Charco | September 8

On Wednesday, Daily Tar Heel reporter Cole del Charco experienced Bid Day 2016 up close. He went through the whole process from getting envelopes to parties ...

The band ‘Left on Franklin’ was founded in spring 2015 by six Beta Theta Pi fraternity members and students and will be releasing a four track EP on Aug. 1 (courtesy of Sallie DuBose).

Rocking Beta brothers seek to break the mold

By Davis Rhodes | July 20

Students looking for local music don't have to go any further than Left On Franklin.