Sororities, fraternities face off in round 2 of Tugs
Analicia Haynes and Corryn Brock, Editor-in-Chief and Associate News Editor
April 10, 2019
It was the longest tug of the afternoon. Delta Zeta was inching closer to the water, closer to defeat, when the person anchoring for Kappa Delta fell and the round took a turn. People stood on tippy toes, stretching their necks to get a glance of Kappa Delta on the other side of Campus Pond ...
Nominations continue for Greek Week king, queen
Logan Raschke, News Editor
March 31, 2019
Eastern’s fraternities and sororities are nominating kings and queens for this year’s upcoming Greek Week. Celine Crow, a junior human resource management major and the Panhellenic President for Greek life, said nominating the kings and queens is a collaborative process for each fraternity and sororit...
Alpha Sigma Alpha, Sigma Nu win first place in Tugs
Analicia Haynes, Managing Editor
April 15, 2018
For the third year in a row, Alpha Sigma Alpha celebrated another women’s Tugs championship Saturday at the Campus Pond. Selena Alonso, a senior elementary education major and member of the Alpha Sigma Alpha Tugs team, said the excitement she felt was unreal. “I’m feeling so much excitement....
Sororities face off during Tugs
Jordan Boyer, Photo Editor
April 9, 2018
Sororities came out and gave it their all in the first Tugs competition of the week at Campus Pond Monday afternoon. There were three matches: Alpha Phi versus Alpha Gamma Delta, with Alpha Phi winning; Delta Delta Delta versus Delta Zeta with Delta Zeta winning and Tri Delta versus Kappa Delta with K...
Sororities, fraternities prepare for Greek Week
Maggie Runge, Contributing Writer
April 3, 2018
Members of sororities and fraternities on campus have been gearing up for this year’s Greek Week. From April 7 through April 15, sororities and fraternities will compete with each other in a range of activities from physical events to community service. There are three main events in this year’s...
Alpha Sigma Alpha tugged to victory
Loren Dickson, Entertainment Reporter
April 9, 2017
Greek Week ended in the mud with the final round of Tugs on Saturday. Returning champions Alpha Sigma Alpha won in the women’s championship round against Sigma Sigma Sigma, with a time of two minutes, 42 seconds. Sigma Pi beat Lambda Chi Alpha in the championship round for Big Men Tugs in one minute...
Sigma Sigma Sigma, Alpha Sigma Tau and Delta Zeta win second Tugs round
Shadezja Garrett, Contributing Writer
April 5, 2017
Not even the heavy downpour of rain could dull competitor’s spirits at Tugs Wednesday afternoon. Sororities Sigma Sigma Sigma, Alpha Sigma Tau and Delta Zeta won their rounds and will move on to the final day of Tugs on Friday. Mark Galvan, a senior kinesiology and sports studies major and member...
Delta Chi wins tugs round one, Phi Kappa Theta win still up in the air
Analicia Haynes, Online Editor
April 3, 2017
Four fraternities faced off as they slid through the slick and wet grass Monday afternoon during this year’s Tugs Competition kick off. However, confusion flooded the area by Campus Pond due to a technical call that left the winners of the first round uncertain. Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Phi Kappa...
Tuggers finish semi-finals, prepare for Saturday
Stephanie Markham, Editor-in-Chief
April 8, 2016
Six teams secured their victories in Friday’s semi-final Tugs competition and will move on to Saturday’s championship rounds. Sigma Nu and Lambda Chi Alpha took victories Friday in the Big Men’s division, while Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Lambda Chi Alpha won for the Little Men’s division. In...
Teams defeat the rain during second round of Tugs
Analicia Haynes, Administration Editor
April 6, 2016
Rain, mud and sweat covered the field near Campus Pond Wednesday as 14 teams competed in the second round of Tugs. Though the odds were against them the teams gave it their all, beating the slippery mud and tugging their hearts out for the chance to win. Despite the rain and chilly air, Tugs spectators,...
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 2:38 battle to break Sigma Pi’s three-year victory streak. The little men’s Lambda Chi Alpha...
