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Oct. 16, 2022
A resolution that asks the University to “pledge to implement several sensible preventative measures to ensure the safety and well-being of our community members” — after two reports of rape in the last ten weeks — was passed by the Undergraduate Senate at Thursday’s meeting.
By Kyla Figueroa and Oriana Riley
April 27, 2022
Alex Young and Abolish Stanford Greek describe the harms of Greek life and argue that donor influence explains its continued presence on campus. "Next year’s housing allocations are a reminder that the Stanford administration embodies the status quo. Donor interests drive our administrators, even when those interests run counter to student safety, housing equity, minority protections, and majority opinion," they write.
Nov. 4, 2021
With the release of the Greek life survey report, which shows that the majority of students on campus support dehousing, Abolish Stanford Greek called on current and former fraternity members to act on their “public, official commitment” to support unhousing Greek life.
May 26, 2022
Alumni Reid Spitz and Ned Chambers argue for expanded Greek housing options, responding to Abolish Stanford Greek. "students in Greek life are more likely to say they formed relationships with mentors and professors, were more active in extracurricular activities and had better access to internships," they write.
April 14, 2022
After members of the sorority Alpha Phi discovered "Abolish Stanford Greek" stickers on their car, campus activist group ASG denies any involvement in the situation and even offered to help remove the stickers.
March 8, 2022
The student activist group used the influx of parents on campus during Family Weekend to advocate for eliminating IFC and ISC Greek chapters at Stanford.
By Itzel Luna
Oct. 24, 2022
An unlikely alliance has formed between fraternities, safety advocates, club leaders, residential staff and even university employees, all of whom have grown frustrated with the administration’s handling of social life on campus.
By Theo Baker
Jan. 3, 2022
Former members of Stanford's chapter of Sigma Psi Zeta urge students affiliated with campus Greek life to disaffiliate and to instead form organizations subject to the same rules as every other student organization on campus.
Sept. 28, 2021
In the Fall of 2020, the ASSU Undergraduate Senate voted to pass a resolution supporting the dehousing of IFC/ISC Greek organizations on campus. As a result of the resolution passing, the ASSU Executive at the time created a Special Greek Life Committee tasked with developing a survey that would assess overall undergraduate student opinions and attitudes towards Greek Life.
By Lenny Defoe and Jonathan Lipman
Jan. 20, 2022
Callum Tresnan argues that fraternities are not serious about reform. "I was struck on Saturday when the Phi Kappa Psi’s DEI-VIP Committee neglected to invite a single member of Abolish Stanford Greek to the LGBTQ x Fraternity Life Q&A. They ignored ASG voices even though multiple members of ASG—myself included—have spoken publicly about our experiences navigating queerness in fraternity life and rush," Tresnan writes.
April 19, 2022
An anonymous writer argues that students should not join Greek life. "Survivors’ experiences, People of Color’s, queer folks’- my experiences- and everyone who embodies any combination of these identities, are worth making the individual choice to opt out," they write.
April 6, 2021
The Greek Life Committee seeks participation in its survey on the state and future of Greek Life at Stanford.
Nov. 18, 2022
Administrators acknowledged concerns, pledged to simplify party registration and are considering amending alcohol policies.
By Oriana Riley and Theo Baker
April 14, 2022
The survey found that 16.2% of students are single, 61.4% of students are desperate for human contact of any kind and the remaining 22.4% are content with only eye contact.
April 9, 2021
Around 40% of survey respondents currently say that Greek life should be abolished, and 16% say Greek life should “lose privileged housing.”
By Michaela Guo
Jan. 31, 2022
The changes that will be instituted include an increased commitment to “securing financial independence through passive income flow” and planning “inclusive, communal events in the Metaverse.”
Sept. 9, 2021
An article published by The Daily on on former student senators’ concerns with the Greek life student survey interim report did not meet our standards and has since been removed.
Jan. 6, 2022
scheduled to move forward with an informal winter recruitment, which begins on Jan. 10. The Daily has answers to your questions about informal recruitment, changes to Tridelt's recruitment process and COVID-19 precautions the sorority is taking.
April 9, 2021
Following campus dialogue on reform and potential removal of Greek life at Stanford, The Daily interviewed current members and anti-Greek advocates on the equity of the process, Abolish Stanford Greek Movement and the future of Greek life at Stanford.
By Anastasiia Malenko and Michaela Guo
Dec. 1, 2022
Musings are bite-sized vignettes of the almost-was and the could-have-been. As the quarter comes to a close, columnist Benjamin Midler, shares reflections — the sparks that were candidates for their own columns — but weren’t quite.
