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NiWS ABfl1GREEKLIFEEZH8IKAMNBOITPI Alpha Nu Omega faces uncertain future KATE DElENICK iry rnember said, "tcs fru.srrating,stressful,and Iy celebrated their 30th anniversary and there Editor-in-Chief embarrassing." is a certain pride [hat they rake instill being a As a result of the long investigation not' given only were the girls unable ro congregate as a sc- local McDaniel Chapter. The last option by me administration is one rhar [he sorority The spring semester for the Alpha Nu Omega roriry bur they were forced to join the housing Sorority was supposed to be filled with commu- lorrery which essentially meant they would lose is not even conSidering and that is complete- niry service, fundraisers, weekly meetings, and their Roor in Blanche Ward Hall, Our source ly dismantling or in Greek terminology, "dying our." social events but that all changed afrer aninves- noted thatrheydid not technically get housing dgancn was launched by the McDa~iel. Admit~- "rakenaway"bytheadministrationbutbecause When the administration was reached for isrrarion after a srudenr reported an incidem di- it took pJaceover the time period rhac houslng comment Towle said, "I'm- net going to com- reedy to the Associate Dean of SlUdent Affairs, was being chosen for the foHowingyear the girls ment on any investigation thar has or hasn't Elizabeth Towle. had to enter the lorrerysystem. happened, If the community needs to know The invesrigarlve process was starred a week When me investigation was finally over the rhey will know whether that is the sorority tell- before Spring Break and starred with a phone adrninistranon Iefr the girls with chreenptions: ing them or me telling them." call to the sorority's president. Throughout the Rebuild as a group, which according to the so- The sorority was told ro make a decision by weeks ro come the "Omegas" were unsure of rority will give ehem rhe opponuniry to change Apri1.30 and according [0 our source have re- the process or why the investigation was taking and make additions to their current consnm, c::emlydecided to rebuild. This means rhelr cur- as long as it did. With promises made to hold rion. However itis an elghr srep process which rent pledge class is given rheoption to rebuild differem community service events and th~ ad- will mean meeting with faculty and following with the sorority iftheyc::hoose to. rntnisrrurion teUing the group during the in- benchmark points. "Ir's good but it JUSttakes a While for Some it may seem the hard part vestigation they could not meet as an organiza- lo~of time," the source said. The second Option is over, the Sisters are now fadnga rough road tion many of their promises to the community laid OUtwould be~togo National." Ir ls an ep, ahead that will change me future of their so- were broken. tion th3;t rhe local sorority is looking into but rority as well as parching old wounds that this An anonymous Alpha Nu Omega sorer- investigation has left. The girls can now only having mixed feelingsabouL Tber iusr recenr- think of what the semester could have been Local versus national sororities: the difference JULIANN GUIFFRE Editor.jn.Chief Phi Mu. "I can search 'Phi Mu' on Facebook i~ governs themselves. They can change their rive comes in to calk to the scho~l~f the local and find any of my sisters. Iactually did that once and found a girl Iwent to middle school c::onstirution when they deem necessary, which ~~e .coUeg:n~a ~o~~:: was the Ass~~~ helps them stay current, and they decide their with that had moved to Tennessee and joined group, said ~College Activiries ar Mc~anl The main difference that sets Local and Nation- Phi Mu 3;tTsu!n own budget. Local organizations also do not al Greek organizations apart is one simple faCt: have a set philanthropy, or one organization ~~~~~;~;. ~When a n~:i;~:![g~;;~pi~sJ~::~~ for local sororities and fraternities, they are the Jordon Doss, junior and president of AJpha that National chapters raise money for. This dgated the Hl:ad~uar~nsequences depend on only of their kind. For Nadonal. they have other Sigma Phi, loves being able to wear his letters way, Largent says, they can do more local ser- fiedofrhesitU3t1on.. . chaprerSincoUegesaHac::rossthecounrry. and cun into brothets of aIr different a'ges. vice and pick the projects that are importanr the vioJarions,~ $~ef'~~suspension of cettJ.ln "They will recogni2e you as a brother and then According co McDaniel ColJege students, rothI'm. These could tnC U communiryser- rhis c::an be both a benefit and a drawback. Jes- ask ~bour your chapter, tell you about theirs ~One of our members, Lee Oliver, want- rivileges like weari~g \:~:~~tion, re_vamping and exc::hangestories. it is an instant connec- sie Largent, senior and vic;epresident of Alpha tion,~ he said. ed to raise money for the Leukemia Society, in ~ic::e,alCOhol or ha2lngber education pr.ogra~, Nu Omega (Local), loves mat~ifyou tlIlk to hnnor of a frielld's sister that had Leukemia,~ Other differences between rhe two are the another Omega, you know she went here and price of dues and the governing body concern_ said Largent. So the sororiry became involved the groupS new(:u~: thoroughly ~plal)ned In among others . forganiultlOns. you can talk to her about the campus. We JUSt ing the constitution and budget, philanthropy, with rhe Lacrosse ream's Terror Trot fundraiser. article on inve::rigatlOn 0swiKh from Loal t~ had our 30 year reunion, and when I talked ro and membership qUOta. National organi7.ations Doss finds the national fraternity very help- OrganizatiOns may, researching all pos some of the alumni, I felt like mey are us, JUSt have a quota of 50 members; locals can stay ful. especially in order to provide insurance and 20Y<"arsolder." smaller. , assistanc::ero [he chapters. "They offer programs National, and this re~i~;: and finding the o~~ Abby Walket, member of Phi Alpha Mu, that send a national repreaenClltive to our cam- sible sororities/Frater t Then the grou~ wou _ likcs the fact that th.ey are unique, and thinkir According to Doss, new members pay a pus to see how we're doing and help us to im- that firs the group bes ~rablished, and tf everyn provides a great connection with alumni. ~We pledge fee of $99, an initiation fee $250, and prove. They also JUSthelped us to set up an en- apply ro have a co~~n~Uring a trial period, rhe have over 1,000 wonderful alumni, who are all then a lifetime membership fee of $250. "The' dowment fund for our chapter ... it will grow mOSt expensive thing is insur~nce but we can r<::allysupportivet sh.e said. ov~r tlu~ years and gather interest that we can ~~~n!r::r~~;:~e ~nto a ch~p(er. Greek On the Other hand, the benefit of being reduce that COStby keeping our GPA up, liv_ Delta National is the increased amount of alumni, ingon a sub,.tance·free Roor, attending national :~:,~ ~:~ti~~ards education needs of the chap- which provides for better networking opportu_ =enrs, and JUStstaying Out of trouble in gen- Kappa Sigma,. phi nities. uI have sisters all around this country,~ eral,Hsaid Doss, who added that he believes his If a local organization runs inrnrrouble it t.oca1organizatlOnS said Elyse Sparks, junior and vice presid~nr of fraternity has the lowest dues on campus. is the school's adminisrrative body that dee~s Mu, and Phi Sigma Sigma~ Nu Omega, Alpha Largen[cnjoys the faCtthat her local Soror_ wh~t p~nishment is necessary. If a natiollal or- on the Hill indudeh~fth ha Mu. gantzanondoesthesame,ana[ionalrepresenra_ Gamma Tau, and PIP M'~MPanielCollege's Greek investigation process ".,"'"' Edit., oo":,m."a;at McDaniel and adds t;:: ~~~&t~en Investigation POlicy~ dents involved in Cr«k [ife? How things Pb ing Hotline tends to be me most comm~n way from DCQmJx:rof2003 to Auguli[ 2009, and a not sure ifany pol~ei~n August 2009, so I am QC(j with individu:als is in me agenda book, f~~ an investigadon begins because chey donr need member of Phi Mu. . When asked if t is there anything available for sororities o.r ?~ to say who they are when they leave a message. respo:~\:, s:~~:.~ ~0:~o1:0=n;~na~~~f~~n~ =n~~n~v~;~~~r~ terniriCl>fO refer ro while. under investi~;I;~ At the S;Jme time, when I hear anything that $Orne very basic educational S;Jncrions ro help in the agenda book. She responds, ... Whtle ~ere a~andboOk, might be potemially happe~ingMin a group we the group recognize and understand where they The ~rocess for individual stud. cedures currendy mduded m the. an or- follow up on [hat to determme. might have gone wrong to prevem it in the fu~ ily accessible for anyone int cd ents 1S eas_ once a complaint is received regarding . Jl Towle responds that what happens to a ture up w 'for these set of reason we can no lon- it up. The 2009-2010 s[ude~r;s~a ~~oking ganizarion, the first person contllcteG tfPlc:l Y group while under investigation ~de.pends b~ on me circumstances and from ehe mformatlon ger recogntze you.'p . .. . that "the follOWingsummary of th~ most~YS is the PCCl>identor head of the group to inforlTl him/her of the concerns and explain how the f m- mon processes used to address matte Towle says that rhe time perIOd II\volved m I receive. We wanr to act ro preVent lIny poten- s tial risk to personal safety.~ an inves,tigat~on:depends. [t truly varies based dent mi~nduct:are offered ~ .that th: ~I~~~ College: will garher the n«cssary inform adon "When a group is being investigated, all on ~%tu~~n'tha[ it generally takes two to =:Ug:~~~:r (~~me fanultar With the pl'O- abo~~ the compbint.ft • '. ess as chapter activities are suspended until the ou~- three days to Khedule individual meetings with In cesponse to being asked how a grou Towle rega~ ro rhe I.n~estlg~uon proc .' in come of the investigation. This means there IS members of the group and continues, ul rried s~ould know what to "!:~ if under investi: la :