TROUBLE WITH TRIANGLE / One less fraternity on Greek Row. BURNING OUT / It’s just about that time. 3 STARS / Zach Miller, Jessica Schaffer and Jake Yates. .. SUCCEEDING STRESS EDITOR IN CHIEF Madeleine Villavicencio TABLE OF CONTENTS 11.12.10 | VOLUME 60 | ISSUE 11 | [email protected] If you think cramming that 25-page final paper that’s due tomorrow on four hours of sleep is bad, then MANAGING EDITOR Emily Mohlmann imagine supervising six college boys on a trip to Louisville, Ky., programming a handful of freelance | [email protected] projects, and conducting the production of a magazine from a location 600 miles away while attending NEWS EDITOR Chris Zubak-Skees workshops and sessions at a national college media conference, maintaining communication with your | [email protected] co-op bosses, and dealing with PMS all at the same time. 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Reporter takes pride in its membership in the Associated 12. American Icons That Aren’t 24. 3 Stars: Jessica Schaffer Recycle Collegiate Press and American Civil Liberties Union. Copyright © 2009 Reporter Magazine. All rights reserved. No portion of this Magazine may be reproduced without prior written permission. What is American? Loves to hit... volleyballs. TROUBLE AT TRIANGLE by Jacqueline Connor | photograph by Chris Langer 2010 A rush of whispers swarmed the RIT Greek community after Interfraternity Council President Greg Faculty Staff Warchol sent out an e-mail announcing Triangle fraternity’s interim suspension on October 26. Student Conduct suspended Triangle after a hearing called to address disorderly conduct, harassment and RIT organizational policy charges. A combination of the suspension with Triangle’s clouded history may end up condemning them in the end. “The history behind us caused things to be blown out of proportion,” Triangle President Scott Loyer Jr. said. Despite what Loyer acknowledges as a history of campus violations, this was the first disciplinary action against Triangle since the end of their probation in February 2008 for an alcohol- related violation. “Triangle is not doomed, they can appeal the decision,” said Dawn Soufleris, chief conduct officer of RIT. “Any actions can be put on hold until the appeals board reaches a decision.” Student Conduct will not disclose the specific events that led to the suspension, but one recent incident is well-known. According to sources close to the incident, Zeta Tau Alpha members Members of the Triangle Fraternity relax in the living room at the greek mansion they currently live in. were guarding the Greek rock on the quarter mile after new members - recruits that are not yet full Even when the chapter would be eligible to The brothers of Triangle are currently putting members - had painted the rock with the sorority’s re-apply for membership, the potential brothers together a case to send to the appeals board claiming letters. New members from Triangle approached the would have to go through a colonization process that the decision may have been influenced by sisters and asked to take over the rock. all over again. They would have to petition for events prior to the 2010 school year. Two of the 10 Triangle new members were severely membership to the national organization in order “I don’t blame anyone but us; not RIT, not intoxicated, said people familiar with a report of to be granted the opportunity to start a colony - a student conduct. We messed up, and there were Wednesday, December 8, 2010 the incident. status given to an interested group of men before a consequences,” Loyer said. When the sisters refused to leave, there was an national charter is awarded and the group becomes altercation between the Zeta Tau Alpha sisters and a chapter. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. the new Triangle members. The specific details of “I put my life into Triangle, and now it’s all gone. what happened next are in dispute, but someone Four years, four years. I was a giant screw up before called Public Safety. Triangle, but I joined and slowly took on leadership Student Alumni Union Zeta Tau Alpha did not return messages roles.