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The Lafayette

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Kappa Delta Rho's historical campus house is currently in use as a college dormitory.

KDR return made official

By Harrison Meyer, Staff Writer December 5, 2025

Lafayette College’s chapter of Kappa Delta Rho became a full-fledged fraternity on Nov. 20 after a yearslong campaign for its return. The group joins campus as Lafayette’s eighth fraternity, the first...

The Kappa Delta Rho interim chapter will have the opportunity to achieve full chapter status at the end of the fall semester.

Kappa Delta Rho cleared for fall recruitment

By Clara Witmer, News Editor June 10, 2025

The group working to reestablish the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity at Lafayette College cleared a key hurdle on Thursday, gaining provisional status as a college fraternity chapter and earning participation...

Phi Sigma Chi brothers are not revealed to the public until the founding line ceremony occurs. (Photo courtesy of Shahking Gomez '25)

First multicultural fraternity comes to campus

By Clara Witmer, Staff Writer March 22, 2024

Phi Sigma Chi's Nu chapter was accredited last December, cementing its position as the college's first multicultural fraternity. The founding brothers, Shahking Gomez ’25, Jermaine Grant ’25, Ryan...

According to a college spokesman, Public Safety responded to the Kappa Kappa Gamma house on three occasions. (Photo courtesy of Lafayette College)

Man arrested outside Kappa Kappa Gamma house

By Trebor Maitin, Managing Editor February 9, 2024

A man was arrested outside the Kappa Kappa Gamma house last Friday following consecutive reports of suspicious activity. According to Jeff Troxell, the director of Public Safety, the calls alerting...

Much of the accreditation work takes place during the summer, requiring a significant time commitment from fraternity and sorority members.

Why do we have Greek life accreditation?

By William Gutiérrez, Contributing Writer November 17, 2023

Lafayette’s fraternity and sorority chapters wrapped up presentations for their annual accreditation process last week after changes were implemented to the process this year. This process, which requires...

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