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October 28, 2010
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Fraternity population rises significantly in recent years
In recent history, Greek presence at Swarthmore has been, to say the least, sparse. But a rise in membership of both fraternities — Delta Upsilon and Phi Psi — in the past two years may resuscitate Greek life as we know it today.
Just last year alone, the proportion of male students in fraternities at Swarthmore spiked from 5% in the 2008-09 academic year to 11.8%. This year’s pledge classes seem to be following the same trend. In Phi Psi, the new pledge class consists of 18 students — an in…
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