A guide to Fredonia’s student-run clubs
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhether you’re a new student or a returning one, here are some clubs for you to consider joining if you're looking for an extracurricular....
Greek Life
In defense of frats: The unsung heroes of Fredonia
Reading Time: 3 minutesMEGAN KIDBY Scallion Editor and Oozma Kappa Brother Megan Kidby cosplays as Steve Irwin to examine the wild terrain of frats. Graphic by LILIAN HOLMAN | Staff Artist Let us take a moment from our day — perhaps while nursing a Blue Light and blasting “FE!N” on a cracked Bluetooth......
Why is Greek Life initiation so controversial?
Reading Time: 5 minutesDAN QUAGLIANA News Editor Depending on who you talk to, Greek Life organizations can seem like they’re the best things or the worst things to join on campus. Fraternities and sororities have had a polarizing reputation for as long as they’ve been staples at colleges and universities. But how did......
Kappa Sigma & Sigma Kappa bidding support for community food drive
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWill Karr Life & Arts Editor The holidays are not only a time when we receive gifts, but the season also provides opportunities for us to be able to give back to others. Two Greek life organizations, the fraternity Kappa Sigma and the sorority Sigma Kappa, will be teaming up......
Photo gallery: Sigma Gamma Phi’s Danceathon
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How Greek Life recruitment differs from last fall semester
Reading Time: 3 minutesCARLY SUMMERSON Special to The Leader With vaccines rolling out and mandates starting to slim down from past semesters, students can’t help but wonder what this school year is going to truly be like. Greek life at universities have been severely affected by COVID-19. However, since this semester offers far......
Relay for Life carnival theme brings bright colors, hopes for a bright future
Reading Time: 2 minutesSANDRENE HAMILTON Special to The Leader Relay for Life is a walk to benefit the American Cancer Society. According to the Coordinator of Volunteer and Community Services, Joyce Smith, the event offers everyone in the community as well as students, staff and faculty an opportunity to participate in the......
Sigma Phi Epsilon and Sigma Gamma Phi host annual Bald for Bucks
Reading Time: 2 minutesELIZABETH SUSKI Special to The Leader Bald for Bucks took place Saturday, March 2 at 6 p.m. in the Williams Center MPR. Bald for Bucks is a fundraiser hosted annually by Sigma Phi Epsilon’s Fredonia chapter. This head-shaving and hair-cutting event helps raise money and awareness for Roswell Park......
Loss of Student: Passing of Stephanie Handschu brings new tragedy to Fredonia
Reading Time: 2 minutesMACI COSMORE Special to The Leader As holiday and new year festivities wrapped up and students and staff began to return back to campus for the Spring semester, heartbreak struck the Fredonia campus. Stephanie Handschu, 21, of Plainview, Long Island and a Fredonia student, passed away suddenly on Jan.......
Delta Phi Epsilon hosts fundraiser volleyball tournament
Reading Time: 2 minutesLEAH GRAZIANO Special to The Leader Delta Phi Epsilon hosted “Volley for Kaity” this past Saturday, Nov. 3 in Dodd’s Gym. “Volley for Kaity” was hosted to raise money for the Lupus Foundation of America, one of Delta Phi Epsilon’s philanthropies. “One of our sisters, Kaity Coleman, has lupus,......