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Relay for Life, Rochester

This past weekend, Colleges Against Cancer at Rochester held their annual Relay for Life. For those of you who aren't familiar with Relay, it is an all-night long campaign with the…

The Key Steps of “Getting Recruited”

As I have given more and more campus tours, I have realized that a ton of prospective students want to know what exactly they should do to get recruited and…

SigNu’s Hotdog Eating Contest: 2nd (4th) Place

One aspect of Greek life that is often overlooked is the dedication that many Greek organizations have to philanthropy. Since I started pledging at Sigma Phi Epsilon, I have become…

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Homeless 4 Homeless

Every spring semester, my fraternity puts on an event called Homeless 4 Homeless. For 48 hours, brothers of my organization will emulate the homeless outside Wilson Commons, our Student Union…

Protips for Choosing the “Perfect” Roommate!

When I was originally posting on the Class of 2016 Facebook group, I wasn’t planning on looking for a roommate. I wanted to let fate decide where and with whom…

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Spring Break 2013: San Juan, Puerto Rico

As I’ve mentioned in my other posts, I decided to rush this past January and I'm pledging Sigma Phi Epsilon. In my rushing post and now, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND if…

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The Time Is Now: How You Can Shape Your UR Experience, Today!

If you couldn’t tell from my article, "Accepted? Time to crush it," I believe that the time to take action is always NOW. Why wait until tomorrow when you can start…

Mondays Suck; CAB Makes Them Better

February 26, 2013

Yesterday was Monday, and while my little brother is on vacation, I’m headed into another week of classes. (He’s being very nice and not gloating about it at all.) It’s also around the time for…

5 Ways to Survive a Winter in Rochester

February 25, 2013

Whether you're from Rochester or Los Angeles, Anchorage or Miami, it's important to know that the winter weather in Rochester is not to be feared. There are so many opportunities…

Squash Nationals

February 20, 2013

Last weekend was one of my favorites so far this semester, because I spent three days with my squash team competing in our end-of-season tournament—nationals! Every year, teams come from…

Gear up for the Rochester Snow!

February 15, 2013

Spring Semester begins with a rather fierce winter! Temperatures around the low 20s are prevalent and snow is always ready to surprise the unsuspecting students in their morning walk to…

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What Everybody Ought to Know About Rushing

February 13, 2013

Hey everyone, Sorry for this blog being so delayed. I’ve been incredibly busy this semester, but it’s definitely looking to be even more fun and active for me than last…