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The Phi Kappa Tau house on Monday, April 17, 2023, on Pennsylvania Ct. in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

Phi Kappa Tau fraternity revoked as a UK student organization

Hannah Stanley, Managing Editor April 18, 2023

Clarification: According to UK spokesperson Jay Blanton, the Sigma Nu fraternity has completed the revocation period. The Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity has concluded the set revocation period by the university,...

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‘He’s not gonna make it to serenades.’ The missing details of the Hazelwood investigation

Rayleigh Deaton, Editor-in-Chief November 17, 2022

They left him alone, on a couch, his blood alcohol concentration almost five times the legal limit. Just a few hours before, he had been hanging out with his pledge brothers, drinking bourbon, playing...

Excerpts from UKs Student Code of Conduct investigation reveal FarmHouse Fraternity showed a “deeply ingrained culture of alcohol and hazing behaviors.”

UK’s FarmHouse Fraternity had a culture of hazing, investigations reveal

Hannah Stanley, News Editor November 17, 2022

Members of FarmHouse Fraternity were subjected to shotgunning a beer with a homeless person, trust falling from the bed of a pickup truck and kidnapping an active member.  Following the death of...

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2016 was the best year for frat party music

Autumn Miller February 22, 2019

I’ve always been the type of person to associate music with certain events or phases of my life. My freshman year, 2016, was the phase of my life where I went to a lot of frat parties, which is probably...

Bad drinking habits amplified by social media

Sadie Hobbs March 19, 2017

In this bizarre college life we live in, danger outweighs consequence. Consuming alcohol and other drugs in different forms has become a sport across college campuses, and ultimately, these trends are...

Fraternities punished after party-related death of female student

Madison Rexroat February 3, 2017

My heart is hurting for all reasons Jordin Emily Taylor. You left an impact on me and I'll cherish you forever. It's just not fair. #RIP❤️ pic.twitter.com/wEw9D0pEZZ— Nicole Carter (@nicoleashcarter)...

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