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UI Greeks Trying To Change Culture

It was a spontaneous event at the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity house on Sept. 5 that attracted a group of party crashers. When confronted and asked to leave, the unwelcomed men threw punches at Beta members and were escorted out of the house, said Lt. David Lehmitz of the Moscow Police Department. Responding police officers recorded the incident and reported it to University of Idaho Director of Greek Life Brittany Bowles. By hosting an event unbeknownst to Bowles, Beta violated the recently updated Greek policies by failing to notify the Greek Life Office of their event. In one of the first incidents with the updated policies, the Greek Life Office gave Beta a three-week “dry” sanction, meaning events involving alcohol are not allowed in the house/Ryan Tarinelli, UI Argonaut. More here. (UI Argonaut photo by Jackson Flynn: The Beta Theta Pi Fraternity received a three-week dry suspension)

Question: Did you belong to a fraternity or a sorority during your college days?

D.F. Oliveria

D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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