COVID-19
In Group Living Spaces, Students Face Restrictions in Their Own Homes
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Like all other aspects of campus life, the pandemic has strikingly changed the experiences of living in large shared spaces like Greek and program houses.
sorority
Post-Bid Day, Sororities Apologize On Instagram For Breaking COVID-19 Regulations
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More than half of Cornell’s 13 Panhellenic sororities have apologized for breaches in COVID-19 safety protocols on the final day of recruitment.
fraternity
Two Fraternities Under Investigation for Allegedly Violating Behavioral Compact
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Two fraternity houses are under investigation for hosting in-person rush events, violating COVID regulations.
Panhellenic Council
Nahbuma Gana to Be Next President of Panhellenic Council
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Nahbuma Gana has big dreams for Greek life reform. She is slated to be the next president of the Panhellenic Council.
greek life
Athletes and Greek Life Students Required to Receive Extra Surveillance Testing
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Cornell places additional testing requirements on students in Greek life and other community living arrangements, to mixed responses.
Columns
KEMPFF | Greek Life and COVID-19
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Campus was waking up from break when President Martha Pollack landed a sucker punch. The scathing and well-deserved rebuke was given a culprit by the administration: Greek life. Social media users proceeded to publicly shame Greek houses, ranging from mild frustration to targeted attacks. Compared to some Reddit posters, the email sent by the administration was tame. Unfortunately, the virus is a perfect target for many parts of Greek life.
yellow alert
Cornell Enters Yellow Alert, Case Spike Tied to Greek Life
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Before classes have even started, the University has entered alert level yellow.
COVID-19
ILR Junior Provides A Sense of Home in a Time of Social Distancing
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This week Julia Lescht ’23 and I had the pleasure to meet Will Harvey ’22, founder of The Eating Club at Cornell University. As a current junior in the College of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR), Harvey was inspired to launch The Eating Club as an affordable option for college students for homestyle meals.
The Eating Club offers a subscription based food service that caters and delivers meals to students’ doorsteps. Every Saturday, Harvey’s mother and grandfather prepare a delicious meal in Rochester, which is then transported to a packaging area in Ithaca and sent out for delivery between 4 and 5 p.m. Each meal includes a main dish, a side, a cookie and a bottle of Fiji water. The club’s mission is to provide a sense of comfort and community for students by providing them delicious, warm meals during a time when in-person activities are limited.
“Food is definitely a very communal activity,” Harvey said. “When you are eating food, normally, you are eating with other people.
COVID-19
Cornell Moves to Yellow Alert Level As Cases Spike
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On the last day of in-person classes for the semester, Cornell’s COVID-19 success story began to unravel Friday as a major spike in cases forced the campus to move to yellow alert.
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Cases Spike in Tompkins County, Cluster Identified in Cornell Greek Life
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Vice President for Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi wrote that the health department identified a cluster in Greek Life, but did not identify specific chapters.