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Alpha Delta hosts student-faculty tournament court to build wells in Zimbabwe
Have you ever sat in class listening to your professor and wondered, “How would they do in a 3v3 basketball game right now?” On November 13, 2024, Lipscomb Social Club Alpha Delta helped answer this question. The club and its founding members hosted a basketball tournament where two students teamed up with a faculty member to face off against one of the six other participating teams. Games were played to 21 points and followed a single-elimination format until one team emerged victorious. The event offered more than just basketball. Attendees enjoyed free catering from Panda Express and participated in a raffle with prizes, including a top prize of a $135…
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Notable change to Lipscomb greek life
A long-standing Lipscomb social club will retire their letters for the second time. One girl’s social club Gamma Lambda will dissolve at the end of the semester, joining girl’s club Kappa Chi as the second club to disband this school year. Gamma Lambda will not participate in rush or take a pledge class this semester. Gamma Lambda and Kappa Chi were both founded in 1967. At the heart of the Lipscomb community is a version of Greek Life. Social clubs, as they are referred to, are some of Lipscomb’s most visible student organizations with nearly a third of all undergraduate students participating in one. Lipscomb’s Greek Life history is…
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An inside look at Rush Week for Lipscomb
Rushing social clubs at Lipscomb University is a three-to-four week-long event. Full of excitement, nerves, and finding where they fit in. This year, two Herd Media staff members cover rush from both the male and female perspectives. Saxon Brown, a freshman journalism and new media major, is currently not rushing, while Emma DeVries, a freshman advertising major, is currently rushing. Saxon Brown For many freshmen arriving on campus provides the first opportunity to be fully independent. Though many of us long for that independence, we also seek out a sense of belonging. For some students, this is found through athletics, either at the NCAA level or on an intramural team.…
