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[email protected] WVU’s Independent Student Newspaper THURSDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2021 www.thedaonline.com Pandemic unable to stop Greek life; recruitment numbers rise BY LARA BONATESTA to work with our Big 12 counterparts the Greek experience in general and STAFF WRITER and learn from them.” realize that we still can exist without According to Richardson, 377 formal social events functioning and WVU’s Greek organizations are in women registered for Panhellenic happening,” Richardson said. the midst of spring recruitment, and recruitment — about 40 more than Richardson also emphasized that this is the fi rst primary recruitment last spring. there is a place in Greek life for any season to take place in an all-virtual Due to the ongoing pandemic, student who desires to take part. Th e setting. Greek organizations have had to diff erent types of Greek organizations According to Matthew Richardson, adapt to the need for social dis- that WVU has to off er includes the In- director of the Center for Fraternal tancing by holding online events for terfraternity Council, which consists Values and Leadership, recruitment both recruitment and new member of traditional fraternities, the Pan- numbers from fall 2019 to fall 2020 education. hellenic Association, which consists are up more than 120%. Richardson Joanna Switala, a junior political of traditional sororities, the National believes this infl ux of membership science and religious studies stu- Pan-Hellenic Council, as well as pro- comes from students’ desire to be dent, said that her sorority, Omega fessional fraternities and sororities.