The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Bubbles float through the Panther Wellness Fair booths in front of the William Pitt Union on Sept. 13, 2023.

‘It’s nice to have a community’: Students, faculty talk benefits of extracurriculars

By Jordan Kooper, Staff Writer • August 8, 2024
There are over 450 undergraduate student organizations at Pitt, each with its own goals, community and history. Students can join clubs ranging from Intramural Quidditch to the Birdwatching club. With so many choices, it’s easy to be overwhelmed.
Phi Sigma Rho, Sigma Phi Epsilon and Alpha Sigma Kappa perform a number based on the movie “Men in Black” during the Greek Sing competition on Bigelow Boulevard Saturday afternoon.

Photos: Greek Sing caps off Greek Week 2024

By Ethan Shulman, Visual Editor • April 10, 2024

The University of Pittsburgh’s Greek life community showed in full force on Saturday afternoon to cheer on their brothers and sisters in the annual Greek Sing competition. Teams consisting of several...

Pitt students pose for a photo wearing white dresses and holding candles.

‘Greek Brain’: Students voice concerns over sorority standards board proceedings involving discrimination, bullying

By Punya Bhasin and James Paul • May 22, 2023
Sorority members at Pitt express concerns over standards board processes within their chapters, especially in regards to bullying, racism and cliqueness. Many say that the lack of oversight in the process leaves the system beyond repair.
Opinion | Don’t feel pressured to rush

Opinion | Don’t feel pressured to rush

By Emily O'Neil, Staff Columnist • January 20, 2023
People should not feel pressured to join Greek life just because others are doing so or for the expectations you may have.
Opinion | First-year girls should be wary of the ‘Red Zone’

Opinion | First-year girls should be wary of the ‘Red Zone’

By Ebonee Rice-Nguyen, Staff Columnist • August 10, 2022
Labeling Pitt as a non-Greek life school makes first-year students especially vulnerable to sexual assault.
PDM raises more than $360k at first in-person dance event since 2019

PDM raises more than $360k at first in-person dance event since 2019

By Elizabeth Primrose, Staff Writer • March 31, 2022
Members of the Pitt community gathered at the Charles L. Cost Sports Center on Saturday for a 12-hour dance marathon celebrating the culmination of Pitt Dance Marathon’s year-long fundraising efforts
Members of Phi Sigma Rho at the annual Light the Night hosted by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society outside of Heinz Field on Oct. 14.

Sorority changes bylaws to welcome non-binary, transgender students

By Punya Bhasin, Senior Staff Writer • November 30, 2021
Pitt’s chapter of Phi Sigma Rho, a social engineering and STEM sorority, recently updated its bylaws to be more welcoming to non-binary and transgender students through inclusive language and pronoun use as well as anti-discrimination clauses.
The monument in the Schenley Quadrangle celebrating nine historically Black Greek letter organizations that make up the National Panhellenic Council.

‘We’re here’: Pitt honors Black Greek life organizations with monument

By Kiera Ledermann, Staff Writer • October 19, 2021
Pitt recently installed a monument in the Schenley Quadrangle celebrating the nine historically Black Greek life organizations that make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council, making it the first PWI in western Pennsylvania to build a plot.
Active fraternities and sororities have been conducting virtual recruitment this year.

‘We know better’: Greek life leaders address fall recruitment, partying crackdown

By Thea Barrett and Maura Scrabis • September 8, 2020
Amid a crackdown on Oakland parties and the student organizations hosting them, some groups are holding themselves to a higher standard. John Altvater, the vice president of recruitment for the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, said his chapter has closely followed COVID-19 health rules and encourages all Greek life chapters and other organizations to follow them.

Quarter of Pitt Greek life chapters now temporarily suspended after University crackdown

By Rebecca Johnson, News Editor • August 24, 2020
In all, a quarter of all Pitt Greek life chapters active before the pandemic have been placed on an interim suspension in the last week.
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