Student Life
Music-based Fraternity Seeks Charter
By Broadside Correspondent Yasmin Tadjdeh. Photo by Courtney Erland.
Music students looking for a fraternity to rush have reason to be excited. The Virginia Zeta colony, a colony of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, is one of George Mason University’s newest colonies on campus.
A colony is a probationary body for fraternities and sororities. Essentially, a group of people petition to become a colony and if it is fruitful in terms of membership and fulfilling requirements it will be chartered.
The members of the Virginia Zeta colony hope to receive their charter at the end of this semester and become the first Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity chapter at Mason.
AUDIO: What's Up Weekends?
Matt Loffman and Christian Yingling are here once again to tell you all the best ways to spend your time with the latest edition of their WGMU podcast "What's Up Weekend?"
What's going on this weekend, March 27-29? Listen to find out!
A Day in My Life: Alex "Moose" Harris
The latest edition of A Day in My Life takes you into the busy weekend of a music education major. Join Alex "Moose" Harris for a day of instruments, groceries and a backstage glimpse of the local Rocky Horror crew.
Waffles for Free in the JC
Watch as students celebrated Waffle Day in Dewberry Hall on Monday. This event featured games, sing-a-longs, and a presentation on the history of Waffle Day.
The Best and Worst of Shack-a-thon 2009
Take a look at what students constructed for greek week during the Shack-a-thon event as they raised money for Habitat for Humanity.
PHOTOS: Battle of the Bands
Last Friday, local bands battled it out in the Johnson Center to earn a performance spot at Mason Day. If you missed the showdown, click here to see what the competition was like.
The Independent was the top band of the evening and won the opportunity to play at the small stage on Mason Day before headliner T-Pain's performance.
A Variety of Hits: A Week in Photos
After a nice Spring break, Mason students wasted no time in getting back into the swing of things. Check out photos from some of the best events last week, including several intense lacrosse games, a women's self-defense class, some choreopoetry and a battle of the bands.
We welcome student and staff photo contributions; if you have photos from any event that you would like to have featured on the site, please e-mail cmasonmedia@gmail.com.
A Day in My Life: Ian Crocker
Students at Mason come from all walks of life. See what a usual day is for Ian Crocker, a student by day and Saxby's barista by night. Click to see his full photo gallery.
Interested in capturing one of your days in photos? Just e-mail cmasonmedia@gmail.com to set up the details!
Student Media Podcast: PWRS Episode 1
The Student Media office at Mason is always a hub of activity, and we've decided to pool our collective knowledge in a new podcast to share some of the most interesting campus news each week in a short, easy-on-the-ears format.
Listen to the first episode to join in our excitement about the upcoming Waffle Day, Gorbachev's visit, Greek Week and more. Plus - moonbounce interludes, Blackboard hating and Bolt Bus praises.
AUDIO: What's Up Weekends?
Spice up your weekend plans with the latest WGMU podcast from Matt Loffman and Christian Yingling. The newest edition "What's Up Weekend?" has a spicy new intro and a ton of great news.
What's going on this weekend, March 20-22? Listen to find out!