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Roundel Run wraps up 2023-2024 school year

Roundel Run wraps up 2023-2024 school year

Kayla Hobbs May 17, 2023

Roundel Run is a service event this year at Augustana College that advocates for kids with cancer this weekend. Roundel Run is a fundraising event hosted by Rho Nu Delta (Roundel) to raise money for the...

Chi Omega Gamma at the Homecoming Sing competition on Thursday, Oct. 13.

Augustana students reflect post-Homecoming

Anh Bui October 19, 2022

Augustana’s annual Homecoming concluded on Sunday, Oct. 16 with the return of alumni. The theme was “Welcome to Hollywood,” and students participated in activities coordinated by the Office of Student...

Positive impact of IM sports on sororities

Stuti Shrestha October 28, 2021

IM (Intramural) sports are a popular activity for Augustana students and are open for any student to participate. There are all different types of sports throughout the school year. A lot of Greek groups...

Rape culture frustration ignites student-led protests

Rape culture frustration ignites student-led protests

April 27, 2019

In response to recent conversations about sexual assault, several students began a movement that gathered crowds of students, faculty and administrators to the steps of Old Main on Friday, April 26. Senior...

Delta Chi Theta fundraiser

Natalie Spahn September 29, 2016

The Delta Chi Theta Sorority raised about $2,500 for a local animal shelter during their annual Car and Dog Wash charity event on Sept. 18. The event took place at Centennial Hall parking lot from 12:30-3:00...

Greek party registration encourages safe events

October 23, 2015

For more than a decade, Augustana Greek groups have had to follow policies in order to ensure limited risks at their social gatherings involving alcohol. One way of limiting the risks that college students...

Letter to the Editor: Pledging period

April 2, 2015

Administration and Greek Life changed the pledging hours for this year’s pledge classes, but unfortunately, in my opinion, they failed to address the real problem. A sorority pledge is responsible for...

The caption for this photo in the 1960 Augustana year book was “friendly belligerents wield pledge paddles over humble ‘freshies’ confessing to be ‘the lowliest scum of the earth.’”
Photo courtesy of  the Special Collections photo department.

Putting pledging in perspective

January 29, 2015

Augustana students who started informal rush earlier this month have little chance of being driven out into a cornfield and having to walk back to campus like some Augustana alumnae in the past. Pastor...

Students jump in slough for Camp Kesem

May 8, 2014

Augustana students have been jumping in the campus slough the past couple weeks for Camp Kesem. Students have been jumping in cold water in an act dubbed a "polar plunge," raising $5 per person who jumps...

Operation Christmas Spirit brings community together

December 19, 2013

Each year the Augustana community comes together for Operation Christmas Spirit. Groups and individuals adopt either a child or a Longfellow Liberal Arts School classroom or office. As one of the largest...

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