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Night of Achievement Awards honor leadership, service, commitment in Greek life

Blake Serrano, Reporter • March 22, 2023

Awards were given to Greek life members and organizations at the annual Night of Achievement Awards Tuesday evening. The ceremony was put on by Kent State Fraternity and Sorority Life and hosted in...

Delta Zeta Lip Sync raises over $50,000 for speech and hearing impairment foundations

Blake Serrano, Reporter • March 6, 2023

The Student Center Ballroom was filled with entertainment and inclusivity as members of Greek life participated in decade themed lip-sync skits to raise money for children with speech and hearing impairments. Delta...

Kent State chapter of Delta Zeta operations suspended by national council, issued cease and desist by university

Zaria Johnson Editor-in-Chief • October 8, 2021

Editor's Note: The following story has been updated to reflect the Kent chapter of Delta Zeta sorority suspension of operations issued by the Delta Zeta national council, and to include a statement issued...

Steam outage to shut off hot water on campus Sept. 17

Naudia Harris Reporter • September 17, 2021

Students were notified about an emergency steam shutdown taking place on campus, to fix up a minor leak on Sept. 17. It is advised that they plan to clean up the day before to avoid any disturbance in...

A look into sorority formals: COVID-19 edition

Morgan McGrath Feature Writer • April 23, 2021

COVID-19 has altered almost every aspect of modern life, including the in-person college experience. At Kent State, clubs and organizations are trying their best to remain active through Zoom calls, small...

Sorority Recruitment Change: One Year Later

Samantha Simcox • September 10, 2019

In 2018, Kent State’s Panhellenic Council changed the length of sorority recruitment so women have more time for school and work.According to an article published on KentWired, Panhellenic Council lengthened...

Kent State student overcomes rare spinal condition while keeping spirits high

Lexi Marco • October 8, 2018

It was a normal July day for junior accounting major Lauren Raifsnider when her body went numb and began to shut down.After Raifsnider’s long day of work, she headed to Akron, Ohio, to visit some friends....

Kent Police responds to man allegedly seen invading sorority’s privacy

Chris Ramos • August 28, 2018

Kent Police responded to a call reporting a man allegedly trespassing on Delta Zeta property Sunday night.The call stated that a white male wearing a white tank top was seen hiding in the trees outside...

Delta Zeta to host annual Lip Sync philanthropy event

Hana Hodali • February 7, 2018

Delta Zeta will be holding their annual “Lip Sync,” philanthropy event in support of the Starkey Hearing Foundation and Gallaudet University. The event will be held on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. in...

Delta Zeta run alcohol awareness campaign

Dana Miller • October 23, 2015

Delta Zeta sorority pledges to stop drinking and driving and encourages other students to join at a table signing they held this week in the student center.There was an alcohol-impaired traffic fatality...

Sororities begin recruitment process

Kayla Sturm • September 17, 2015

Kent State women will be going through recruitment in search of sisterhood and their home away from home until Sept. 20.Approximately 600 women will go through recruitment, said Dana Palumbo, the vice...

Extension added to Delta Zeta House

Kayla Sturm • September 8, 2015

The Delta Zeta house began construction at the start of the summer as a multipurpose room is being built, along with an outside patio for its fast growing community.It is expected to be finished when recruitment...