Over the past week four UCA students and members of Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity, senior Jeremy Atkins, 22, senior Tyler Nathan Slay, 22, junior Jeffery Keith Bramlett, 20, all of Conway and senior James Holder, 22, of Flippin were charged with residential burglary, terroristic threatening, first-degree criminal mischief and third-degree battery as the result of an Oct. 9 off-campus incident on Destin Drive in Conway, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette also reported, “According to a Conway Police Department report, five people entered Matthew Boster’s home on Destin Drive on Oct. 9, broke down a bedroom door and beat him with their hands and feet. The assailants then went into the living room, where they overturned a couch and damaged a television, the report says. Boster’s girlfriend was in the home at the time as were two other men, one of whom — Landon Williams — said he also was attacked.”
The victims are members of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette also reported about a fraternity brawl that took place Thursday night at the Conway Expo Center.
The newspaper reported, “Conway Police Department spokesman LaTresha Woodruff said Friday that police were investigating two brawls that took place Thursday night at the Conway Expo Center and Fairgrounds during a party that Alpha Phi Alpha held there.”
The newspaper reported, “UCA issued a statement saying the fights involved members of Alpha Phi Alpha and the Omega Psi Phi fraternities.”
Due to the events, UCA Interim President Tom Courtway called for a review of Greek life activities in all sororities and fraternities at UCA.
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Nicole says:
These particular fraternities are not the only ones to blame, although they’ll probably be forced to take complete responsibility for the myriad problems created by these groups in general. People want everything to be black and white and they want someone easy to blame so that they can ignore the real problems and any responsibility for fixing them so that they can more on a get back to watching their sports game.
We’re only hearing about these two because physical fighting was involved. But the good ol’ boy mentality that guides all fraternities and sororities and their hazing and their verbal and mental abusiveness involves doing things that are just as hurtful and damaging to others … if not more so! These wounds take much longer to heal, if they ever really go away, whereas wounds from these physical fights heal relatively quickly. I know I’d rather be punched in the face by some UGG wearing sorority girl than do the verbal/ mind screwing game with her!
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Go Bears says:
To Nicole,
You honestly have no idea what you’re talking about. Actually, that was a false statement. You’re talking about every stereotype you’ve heard about or seen on a movie or a TV show that deals with Greek life. UCA actually has one of the most unique Greek systems in the United States. To most Greeks, they’d say it’s not much of one at all. Most of the fraternity chapters and all of the sororities do not have houses, leaving more room for education and reality. At UCA, you’re required to have one semester of classes at UCA, so academics is the priority before anything. Anyone who is rushing must have a 2.5 or higher because most chapters won’t extend a bid to you unless your GPA is much higher than that.
Trying to explain the sisterhood and brotherhood you form in these organizations is near impossible to explain to some one non-Greek, but with your strong views I doubt my words will mean much. I’ve experienced the most life changing, heart moving, endless love from the people in my organization. I believe if you genuinely got to know one of these students, you’d see they’re one of the most genuine, loving, involved students you’ll meet on the UCA campus.
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ps- I do not own a pair of UGGS or would ever even CONSIDER slapping someone in the face.
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Unreal says:
To Nicole:
Live a little and cure your ignorance.
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Former Bear says:
I’ve heard the brotherhood/sisterhood stuff for decades and when I look around the real world, I don’t see it.
In this case, I see a bunch of thugs who probably represent the Greek system at UCA better than those writing in this space talking about all the tripe “positive” stereotypes that have been developed over the years at the university. Love, brotherhood, the goodness of the group don’t account for breaking in doors, mob beatings and fights at social events on and off campus. Let’s not even get into the pack mentality that comes with pledging such groups…
Not that Mr. Courtway needs advice, but a good first step from his administration would be to closely examine the “elitist” culture of UCA’s Greek system and implementing some cleaning of the house. I’d start with the organizations mentioned in this news story.
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To Former Bear: It’s sad really, to think that you judge the entire group off of a group I can count on one hand.
Please, look around the real world. I would love to know what kind of industry you’re in. I know being involved in a Greek organization, just like any other Registered Student Organization on campus, can better someone for the work place. Learning to work as a team, meet deadlines, etc. definitely would be beneficial, don’t you think?
I’m flattered that you actually think UCA has a “real” Greek system. The sororities don’t even have houses here. It’s a half joke. Have you ever visited the U of A campus? Bet you don’t follow the news stories up there, do you? Why don’t you go rag on an institution that has a “real” Greek system and focus your attention where you may actually find a “cause” to help.
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I agree with Former Bear. You are right on!
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To Unreal:
DITTO!
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I did live and cure my ignorance. I pledged a fraternity my sophomore year. I have experienced being outside of a frat and inside a frat. I had preconceived notions of what fraternity life was like when I arrived at UCA. While I pledged, I discovered otherwise, and I can guarantee you almost every single guy who pledged has gotten a positive experience and been made better for it. Who runs the campus? Greeks.
I bet you are an Honors College student that lives holed up in that building, ignorant of anything outside of your little bubble.
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Get these sororities and fraternities out the universities!
The only thing they do is encourage division between students, which is only exacerbated by administrators and professors, and take the focus off of academics- which should be the ONLY focus of any ACADEMIC institution!
These types of exclusionary little groups are doing nothing but diminishing the ability to think for one’s self and are eroding our basic humanity.
In later life people won’t even remember most of the silly things they did in these groups or the idiots they got drunk with.
I guess that many in our society need these groups (and that is their prerogative) but I do not think that it’s appropriate for universities to constantly be shoving them down our throats and telling us that we need to participate in them in order to belong to a ‘community’- especially when in reality these groups are the opposite of true community and at best possibly promote shallow networking or a connection for an unpaid internship.
GET RID OF THEM!
If people in these groups are only in college for the socialization, which I’ve heard many of them say is why they are here, then they shouldn’t be here anyway and they are just wasting resources that someone who is really interested in learning could have access to!