600 Date: 8/19/2010 to 10/31/2010 Jason Sherry '92 pledged the Iota chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi in his freshman year at Cornell where he was a major in Agricultural Economics. He was initially attracted to the diversity of the brothers themselves. He met brothers from a number of fraternities but was impressed with the quality of the older brothers from Iota.

“I was attracted to the variety of the people in the house,” Jason said. “The group wasn’t pigeon holed with a particular identity. Folks were from all walks of life and different backgrounds.”

Jason became a very active brother. He resided in the Iota house during his sophomore and junior years and became chapter president during his junior year. He also served as Pledge Educator his senior year.
]]> Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT ID774-179-596 Date: 8/4/2010 to 9/15/2010 Greek Life Comes Under Scrutiny After High-Profile Incidents

From the 6/10/10 issue of The Cornell Sun

This spring, two fraternities lost their University charters while another chapter remains on social probation.

Pi Kappa Alpha (Pike) fraternity had its University recognition suspended temporarily in January after a rush week event that sent three students to the hospital. Following a nearly three-month review, the chapter was officially shut down.

Associate Dean of Students Travis Apgar declined to disclose the length of time Pike would be shut down.

Apgar also said that Pike will face additional sanctions, but would not confirm what those would entail. He indicated that the fraternity will have an opportunity to return to campus if it complies with certain University stipulations.

Kappa Sigma was also shut down after violating sanctions that were imposed on them by their national organization.

Read the full story in The Cornell Sun.
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