On Friday, Nov. 14, it was announced through a campus-wide SU News email that there would be a proactive pause on all off-campus social activities within the fraternity and sorority community until Dec. 15, 2025. Friday’s email was sent by Vice President of Student Affairs Lorie Sheetz.
According to Sheetz, “This pause is not based on a singular event but is the result of concerns surrounding the culture and overall behavior of the organizations as well as outsiders of our campus during the fall 2025 semester.”
The purpose of the pause is to give time for SU and local law enforcement to work with the leadership of fraternities and sororities, IFC and the Panhellenic Council toward addressing safety concerns for students.
Furthermore, Sheetz encouraged the Greek life community to join to host on-campus social activities to drive recruitment in preparation for the spring semester.
“Chapters are also being encouraged to continue … their community service, philanthropy, retreats, educational sessions and intramurals,” she added.
Comments were provided from several leaders in the Greek life community.
According to Panhellenic president Presley Greenwalt, “Panhellenic … looks forward to engaging with the campus community through meaningful on-campus events during these final weeks of the semester.”
SU Director of Communications and Marketing Megan Silverstrim provided further emphasis that the announced pause is not in response to one incident but rather a series of incidents reported to the university over the past couple of weeks.
As these incidents are still under investigation, this is a developing story.
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