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The Crimson White

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Your sorority doesn't define you

Amelia Putnam August 22, 2016

Joining a sorority at Alabama seems to be a rite of passage for many freshmen girls. With the daunting task of picking the group of girls you will be associated with for the next four years and even the...

Minority participation continues to rise for UA sorority recruitment

Minority participation continues to rise for UA sorority recruitment

Jordan LaPorta August 18, 2016

As new sisters ran toward their houses, The University of Alabama’s Greek system took another step forward with participation and acceptance of minority students on the rise for the third year in a row.Over...

Unraveling the greek myths around Title IX

Peyton Shepard February 1, 2016

Twenty-two point seven percent of college female seniors have reported experiencing some form of unwanted sexual contact since their freshman year, according to a 2015 survey by the Association of American...

Sororities, don’t be a part of what tears you apart

Chad Hankins November 11, 2015

Why are you a part of The Machine? Ask that to anyone who wants to stay a part of The Machine, and you will get the same robotic answers: “We are not a part of that organization,” “That organization...

Let’s reevaluate pomping

Benjamin Burkeen September 21, 2015

Homecoming planning is well underway for a number of student organizations, and it is arguably one of the events (besides football) that brings together the majority of our campus community. People get...

Alpha Phi coverage: our fault or the media's?

Anna Wood August 24, 2015

It is no secret that The University of Alabama Greek system is now enduring the third national news-airing scandal in three years, all of which seemed to have occurred right after sorority recruitment....

To Greek Women, From Greek Women

To Greek Women, From Greek Women

Leigh Terry, Sarah Huff Moore August 18, 2015

We all know the names of the major Greek scandals of recent years. The University of Oklahoma Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s racist chant. Georgia Tech Phi Kappa Tau’s “luring your rapebait” email. The...

A question for the sororities: Why do you vote for the Machine?

Caroline Bechtel, Andrew Parks March 8, 2015

SGA elections are a pivotal time for our campus each year. They determine which students among us will serve as the collective face of our student body for the 
ensuing term.It goes without saying that...

UA student released from sorority for Snapchat containing racial slur

Rachel Brown March 5, 2015

A member of a University of Alabama sorority was released from her organization and will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct after allegedly sending a Snapchat containing a racial slur on Wednesday...

Sorority letters should be shields against sexual assault, not targets

Leigh Terry January 6, 2015

According to a 2013 study done at Oklahoma State University, sorority women are 74 percent more likely to experience rape than non-Greek women. Some academicians have suggested this is due to their higher...

Over 2,000 women receive bids at Fall 2014 Bid Day

Over 2,000 women receive bids at Fall 2014 Bid Day

Andy McWhorter August 16, 2014

Only a single black woman, Carla Ferguson in 2003, had ever been given a bid from a Panhellenic sorority during formal recruitment before today. But this year 21 black women and 169 women who identified...

Greek Week winners announced

Katherine Martin April 10, 2012

Members of the greek community teamed up last week to raise nearly $100,000 for non profit organizations around the city of Tuscaloosa, said Brandi Morrison, vice president of administration for the Alabama...