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BEARD | An Ode to the Fraternity Party Doorman

By Brenner Beard | September 2, 2021

Up and down the streets of Collegetown, house after house played host to various scenes of debauchery. There was dancing, zero social distancing and carefree fun. In other words, it was everything COVID-19 took from all of us. Guarding these oases of unrestrained enjoyment were various iterations of the fraternity trio I encountered posing similar questions to would-be partygoers and ensuring that the sanctity of their fraternity’s “mixers” were maintained.

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Greek Life Leaders Preclude Fall Semester Social Events, Issue Ban

By Alec Giufurta | August 21, 2020

Formalizing what was likely a foregone conclusion in a pandemic, the ban comes as several localized outbreaks of COVID-19 have been traced to college fraternity parties and houses nationwide.

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Cornell IFC Fraternities Ban Social Events for Fall Semester

By Maryam Zafar | November 8, 2019

Cornell’s Interfraternity Council canceled nearly all regulated fraternity events for the rest of the fall semester Friday night, citing safety concerns. The ban — which will run until Jan. 1, 2020 — cited recent events as a catalyst which had made “inherent safety hazards” apparent within the existing Greek life social system.