Theta Offices Closed

• Fraternity, Theta Foundation, and Fraternity Housing Corporation (FHC) offices will be closed Monday, Dec. 12, until 2:00 p.m. EST for a staff retreat.
• Fraternity, Theta Foundation, and FHC offices will also be closed Monday, Dec. 19, through Friday, Dec. 30, for the holidays.

Mentoring Month

January is Mentoring Month, and Kappa Alpha Theta wants to help our members make important connections through mentoring. We want members to have the capability to share advice…

Giving Tuesday 2022

Giving Tuesday is just around the corner! Back by popular demand, a limited number of donors who make a gift of $150 or more will receive a special edition Giving Tuesday pansy pin. This year's pin has a purple gem that will complement your badge, Pansy Patch pins, and other Theta jewelry. In honor of Theta’s founding in 1870, there will be a special 1870 sticker available to Giving Tuesday donors who also donate $18.70 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST. Make sure to follow…

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Last week

According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, then Assistant Professor of English Jana Matthews joined a sorority at Rollins College to connect with her students and found that she sincerely valued and enjoyed her experience in Greek life. In fact, her time as a faculty adviser for two sororities and a fraternity influenced her to write a book: The Benefits of Friends: Inside the Complicated World of Today’s Sororities and Fraternities. It studies…

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This week

The PhillyVoice reports that the hazing death of Penn State University fraternity pledge Tim Piazza will be the subject of an upcoming limited series currently in development at Hulu. Death at Penn State is an adaptation of Caitlin Flanagan's 2017 feature in The Atlantic, "Death at a Penn State Fraternity." The story explores fraternity culture and details the 12 hours Piazza was left to fight for his life after a fall at the Beta Theta Pi house on…

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During National Hazing Prevention Week, Dr. Phil invited multiple families on his show whose children suffered hazing or death due to hazing-related instances as a fraternity new member. The family of Stone Foltz, a 20-year-old student who passed away from alcohol poisoning as a new member of Pi Kappa Alpha, spoke about their son’s death and their anti-hazing advocacy. Another interview highlighted the family of Danny Santulli, a 19-year-old who is now blind and…

Kappa Alpha Theta Is Hiring

Theta is currently hiring a finance coordinator. This full-time position with full benefits offers the opportunity to work on a hybrid basis (some remote work, some at headquarters). The job posting is available on the Theta website. If you know someone who is qualified for the position, please encourage them to apply.

Workforce Opportunity

The alumnae committee has an open role for an alumnae district director (ADD) in Alumnae District XV (southern California and…

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This week

As reported by the Wall Street Journal (among others), the documentary called Hazing, which premiered Sept. 13 on PBS, addresses the negative and sometimes fatal hazing rituals that occur at colleges and universities around the country. Although the documentary acknowledges that hazing can occur in a variety of institutions outside of colleges and universities, the documentary’s creator, Byron Hurt, specifically focuses on hazing within Greek-letter…

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This week

Higher Ed Dive and Times Higher Education report that at least eight University of Southern California (USC) fraternity chapters have disaffiliated from the institution, creating their own coalition called the University Park Interfraternity Council, or UPIFC. The disaffiliated chapters cite recent rule changes, which the university says were intended to improve safety at fraternity parties, as the primary reason for the break. Coverage notes that USC…

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According to The New York Times, rumors surrounding an undercover documentary about #BamaRush being filmed on the University of Alabama campus have caused high tensions across the university’s fraternal life. The scale and culture surrounding the recruitment process at Alabama made international news last year after videos posted by participants in the annual event went viral on TikTok. This sparked interest from media companies (HBO/Vice Studios) in developing…