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New Sorority Approved

New Sorority Approved

Anchor Intro:  Every year girl after girl dreams are crushed by not receiving bids to their sorority of choice. Kent State is now attempting to mend the hearts of the girls being turned away by adding an eighth sorority to campus starting in the fall of 2016. Reporter Ty Sugick has campus reaction.. Ty?   [bbrvideo]BBR_Sugick_S8_New[/bbrvideo] Meredith Bielaska confirmed that there will be a new sorority coming to Kent State University in fall of 2016. The seven current sororities on…

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Greeks Give Blood

Greeks Give Blood

About once every 56 days, the Red Cross comes to Kent to collect blood, and this time around the number of donors was higher than usual. TV2 Reporter Max Fleck has the story on what group of students made the difference.   [bbrvideo]BBR_Fleck_S6_GreeksGiveBlood[/bbrvideo]   This Monday and Tuesday the Red Cross visited the Kent State Student Center, and saw a much bigger turnout than usual. “We’ve definitely had a full schedule” says Yvonne Smith, a volunteer who has spent 15…

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Fraternity Seeks Charter

Fraternity Seeks Charter

Anchor intro: Sigma Alpha Epsilon once was banned from campus made its way back to Kent State University in 2012. They are now looking to become nationally chartered, reporter Ty Sugick has more. [bbrvideo]BBR_Sugick_S5_charter[/bbrvideo] The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity has spent the last few years rebuilding after being ousted from Kent State’s campus in the 2009 school year. The fraternity, made its way back to campus in fall of 2012, led by former chapter President Vince Dangerfield. Now under the…

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One doesn’t Define us All

One doesn’t Define us All

Anchor Intro: After the shocking footage of the Oklahoma Sigma Alpha Epsilon racist chant broke national headlines, it left the rest of the chapters around the country to pick up the pieces.  The Kent State University SAE chapter wants to show the world how they differ from Oklahoma, reporter Ty Sugick has more.     [bbrvideo]BBR_Sugick_S4_SAE[/bbrvideo]   Kevin Otubu: “I threw my phone right away because it was something hard to see and hard to hear from your chapter.” You…

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Kat’s Vision of Success

Kat’s Vision of Success

Anchor Intro:  Philanthropies are the corner stone of Greek Life in Kent, as one happens just about every week. Chi-Omega brought a new way to raise money, by singing and Kat Piascik was the “madwoman” behind it all. Ty Sugick has the story. [bbrvideo]BBR_Sugick_S3_Kat1[/bbrvideo] (Reporter): You are witnessing Chi-Omega’s  first annual Chi-O Karaoke event to raise money for three separate charities. With the  various philanthropy events held on campus to connect all of greek life for good causes. Do you ever wonder…

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Alpha Phi Sisters Promoting Heart Health

Alpha Phi Sisters Promoting Heart Health

**Anchor: Ty Sugick** he ladies of the Alpha Phi Sorority, spent this past weekend raising awareness for heart disease in women. Last week the sisters set up booths, to raise money for The American Heart Association. They also held multiple events to such as Get Fit with the Phi’s (Ad Lib) King of Hearts which is a fun event in which other fraternities and sororities join in to help the cause, by performing skits to promote heart health and awareness….

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Greek Lifestyle

Greek Lifestyle

-Greek Lifestyle Greek Life has many connotations to it, some positive some negative. Most people who are not affiliated with Greek Life assume that all the guys are only looking to sleep with girls, and all the girls are stuck up. It is assumed that if you’re apart of Greek life that you’re rich and are paying for friendship. Members of the Greek community beg to differ when it comes to the negativity shed upon their chapters. Often lashing out…

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