The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

Members of Epsilon Sigma Alpha sell ribbons, bows, and cupcakes to help raise money during Relay for Life Sunday in McAfee Gymnasium.

Greeks raise money for Relay for Life

Stephanie White, Entertainment Editor April 12, 2015

Relay for Life, an annual cancer awareness event hosted by the Colleges Against Cancer organization, was held in McAfee Gym Sunday.  The 12-hour event lasted from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Many clubs and...

Official Greek organizations must meet requirements

Stephanie White, Entertainment Editor April 12, 2015

Eastern has nine Panhellenic sororities, six National Pan-Hellenic Council fraternities and sororities and 10 Interfraternity Council fraternities.  In order from them to have become an official chapter,...

Audience members cheer on tuggers, give support

Audience members cheer on tuggers, give support

Megan Ivey, Associate News Editor April 12, 2015

While fraternity and sorority teams strain over the long pull of the tug-of-war matches, fellow fraternity and sorority members devote time and effort into supporting their tuggers. Members make t-shirts...

Greek racial tensions in Oklahoma raise concerns

Roberto Hodge, Multicultural Editor April 12, 2015

The Oklahoma Kappa chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity has been closed permanently following a video surfacing online with members of the organization chanting racially harmful words; words informing...

Lambda Chi Alpha, Delta Zeta win pyramids competition

Lambda Chi Alpha, Delta Zeta win pyramids competition

April 12, 2015

Weeks of hard work and preparation culminated in one day in Greek Week’s annual Pyramids event, which consisted of the sororities and fraternities competing to see who could make a human pyramid the...

Greek residents pay for empty rooms

Stephanie Markham, News Editor April 12, 2015

For every unoccupied bed in Greek housing, the remaining residents have to pay an $850 fee to make up for the lost room and board revenue. Each house has its own occupancy requirements; the average...

Greek alumni coming back for Greek Week

Cassie Buchman, City Editor April 12, 2015

Members of sororities, fraternities, and even hotels around Charleston are getting ready for the return of Greek alumni to Eastern for Eastern’s annual Greek Week. David Kirsch, general manager of...

Tuggers take titles in final round

Stephanie Markham, News Editor April 12, 2015

Moments before the horn sounded off, the Lambda Chi Alpha little men’s tuggers raised their hands in the air with two fingers pressed to their palms to symbolize brotherhood; what followed was an intense...

Final 6 prepare for the end

Jarad Jarmon, Managing Editor April 10, 2015

Once covered in fresh green grass, the now mud-ridden lanes saw even more action as six Tugs teams fought to go on to the Tugs Finals. Despite a majority who believed Kappa Delta would win Tugs on The...

Kenny Micks, a senior spanish major, tugs with Sigma Nu Wednesday at the campus pond. Sigma Nu defeated Sigma Alpha Epsilon with a time of 2:07. Sigma Nu will tug against Lambda Chi Friday.

When tugs come to shove

Cayla Maurer, Verge Editor April 9, 2015

Months of preparation, hard work and practice have led up to the muddy mess that is tugs. Greek houses were allowed to officially practice with the rope on Feb. 8. Each Greek house voted two captains...

Competition narrowed in second tugs round

Katie Smith, Editor-in-Chief April 8, 2015

Eastern baseball players, waiting out their game’s rain delay, watched through the chain link surrounding Coaches Stadium as the Greek community sank knee-deep into thick mud and cleaned off with a defeating...

Talia Persico, a sophomore pre business management major, and other members of Alpha Phi compete in the Tugs competition April 6, 2015 at the Campus Pond.

Injuries at Tugs met with no medical help

Jarad Jarmon, Managing Editor April 6, 2015

As the train horn blew, the crowd roared and Tugs competitors pulled. Straining themselves to avoid the water, at least three tuggers were injured and without official paramedic assistance Monday at...

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