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The Brown and White Vol. 131 No. 17 Tuesday, November 8, 2016 ‘All the Lehigh News First’ EUREKA! encourages innovative solutions By EMILY PREBLE B&W Staff Lehigh’s Panhellenic Council voted to pass a new social policy Thursday in response to concerns about social pressures faced by sorority members. Sorority chap-ters are working toward a more inclusive social scene for their members. Each year, Panhel members attend a annual Greek leadership retreat known as “base camp.” There, leaders attempt to set goals for the upcoming year and find new ways to improve life for Greek chapters. This year at base camp, Greek chapter representatives placed their focus on the social scene for sorority women. The number of social events and pressure for sorority women to attend these events has largely become a con-cern at Lehigh, which the Princeton See PANHEL Page 2 You’re next, Lafayette Lehigh football team wins Patriot League Championship See CHAMPIONS Page 12 Roshan Giyanani/B&W Staff Panhel changes social policy By SARAH BOYLE B&W Staff Review ranked the No. 4 party school in the nation. “During a brainstorm-ing session (at base camp), the Panhellenic pres-idents were discussing the issue of so many parties being sched-uled during the week,” said Margaret Burnett, ’17, the president of Panhellenic Council. In an effort to find a solution to the issue, the Panhel presidents began crafting a new social policy together. “The policy says that no chap-ter can have a scheduled event more than five times a week, only three of those can be parties, the events may only span over four days and a pregame has to happen on the same day as a party,” Burnett said. This policy was also in r e s p o n s e to a sur-vey given to Greek members, w h i c h f o u n d members were happi-est when they attended only two events per week. However, Burnett said Greek chapters typically schedule more than two events each week. Every fall, the Baker Institute of Entrepreneurship hosts the EUREKA! Ventures Competition in search of students with innova-tive solutions to real world prob-lems. Through a series of compe-titions and a final pitch to a board of experts, the EUREKA! program offers a platform for students, fac-ulty and alumni to work creatively toward needed business proposals. The EUREKA! program is open to all Lehigh students, faculty and staff, so long as each team has a student as its primary member. See EUREKA! Page 4
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Title | Brown and White Vol. 131 no. 17 |
Date | 2016-11-08 |
Month | 11 |
Day | 08 |
Year | 2016 |
Volume | 131 |
Issue | 17 |
Type | Newspaper |
Source Repository | Lehigh University |
Coverage | United States, Pennsylvania, Lehigh, South Bethlehem |
LCCN | 7019854 |
Source Repository Code | LYU |
Digital Responsible Institution | Lehigh University |
Digital Responsible Institution Code | LYU |
Issue/Edition Pattern | Semiweekly |
Title Essay | Published twice a week during the college year by the students of Lehigh University |
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Date | 2016-11-08 |
FullText | The Brown and White Vol. 131 No. 17 Tuesday, November 8, 2016 ‘All the Lehigh News First’ EUREKA! encourages innovative solutions By EMILY PREBLE B&W Staff Lehigh’s Panhellenic Council voted to pass a new social policy Thursday in response to concerns about social pressures faced by sorority members. Sorority chap-ters are working toward a more inclusive social scene for their members. Each year, Panhel members attend a annual Greek leadership retreat known as “base camp.” There, leaders attempt to set goals for the upcoming year and find new ways to improve life for Greek chapters. This year at base camp, Greek chapter representatives placed their focus on the social scene for sorority women. The number of social events and pressure for sorority women to attend these events has largely become a con-cern at Lehigh, which the Princeton See PANHEL Page 2 You’re next, Lafayette Lehigh football team wins Patriot League Championship See CHAMPIONS Page 12 Roshan Giyanani/B&W Staff Panhel changes social policy By SARAH BOYLE B&W Staff Review ranked the No. 4 party school in the nation. “During a brainstorm-ing session (at base camp), the Panhellenic pres-idents were discussing the issue of so many parties being sched-uled during the week,” said Margaret Burnett, ’17, the president of Panhellenic Council. In an effort to find a solution to the issue, the Panhel presidents began crafting a new social policy together. “The policy says that no chap-ter can have a scheduled event more than five times a week, only three of those can be parties, the events may only span over four days and a pregame has to happen on the same day as a party,” Burnett said. This policy was also in r e s p o n s e to a sur-vey given to Greek members, w h i c h f o u n d members were happi-est when they attended only two events per week. However, Burnett said Greek chapters typically schedule more than two events each week. Every fall, the Baker Institute of Entrepreneurship hosts the EUREKA! Ventures Competition in search of students with innova-tive solutions to real world prob-lems. Through a series of compe-titions and a final pitch to a board of experts, the EUREKA! program offers a platform for students, fac-ulty and alumni to work creatively toward needed business proposals. The EUREKA! program is open to all Lehigh students, faculty and staff, so long as each team has a student as its primary member. See EUREKA! Page 4 |
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