The ROW: More than stereotypes?


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When the average person thinks of Greek life on a college campus, images of togas, beer pong tables and raging house parties often come to mind. These stigmas and stereotypes can be hard to break, but Greek leaders on campus strive to show that their work is more than just one big party. “You always […]

Latino Greek community: Small population, close ties


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When Rocio Arellano began her freshman year at USC in spring 2013, she didn’t know anyone. Worse yet, she was a spring admit and it seemed everyone had made friends already. Arellano came to USC certain she didn’t want to join a Panhellenic sorority, but she always wanted an older sister. “I have [younger] sisters […]

IFC, PHC Greeks work toward acceptance


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Though the Greek community is making efforts to bolster the feeling of acceptance toward homosexuality, many feel it still has a long way to go. “I would say that it’s not fine, but that it’s getting better,” said a gay member of the Greek community who wished to remain anonymous. “Luckily it’s changing in L.A., […]

A letter from the editors


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Here at USC, when someone makes a reference to “Greek life,” it’s often assumed to be the community of houses that make up The Row. The Greek community, however, is much larger than the 34 chapters with houses on 28th Street. The Greek community is composed of over 60 different organizations: 12 multicultural, 4 pre-professional, […]

The Demographics of the University of Southern California


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Fall 2013 Supplement The neighborhoods within Demographics by the numbers Middle Eastern students face differences Transfers often feel shortchanged Program gets WiSE about gender USC values legacies but avoids nepotism USG aims to increase diversity USC lauded for LGBT resources Foreign athletes face unique challenges Also in the series Latino students reflect on their complex […]

Foreign athletes face unique challenges


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With college sports becoming a booming business in the United States, it’s sometimes easy to forget that the players who are often viewed as celebrities or “big men on campus” are, for the most part, no different from any other college student. Though most student-athletes are recognized primarily for their athletic endeavors, all of them […]

USC lauded for LGBT resources


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Earlier this semester, USC was named one of Campus Pride’s Top 25 LGBT-Friendly Colleges and Universities, an accolade the LGBT Resource Center received for the first time in 2006, just one year after becoming an official university department under Student Affairs. Campus Pride is an organization dedicated to advocating for a safe environment for lesbian, […]

USG aims to increase diversity


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Of the last five Undergraduate Student Government presidents, three have been members of the Sigma Chi fraternity. In addition, four of the past five winning president and vice presidential tickets have included one member from Sigma Chi. The fraternity is one of 23 active houses in USC’s Interfraternity Council. And though other IFC fraternities have […]

USC values legacies but avoids nepotism


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Elizabeth Eddy, a senior majoring in business administration, belongs to a family that has attended USC for four generations. Eddy is the 18th member of her family to attend the university. And now that her brother and cousin also currently attend USC, the Eddy family has had 20 members of their family attend the university. […]