Albion Pleiad

The sorority chapters welcomed their newest chapter presidents and vice presidents these past few weeks. Alpha Chi Omega Mariah Fiorillo, Lake Isabella junior When did you join Alpha Chi Omega? I joined Alpha Chi Omega as a freshman during formal recruitment. Have you held any other positions in the house? How did that influence you accept [...]

Imagine wearing the same clothes everyday, unable to change no matter how dirty they become or what the weather is like. This is only one of the unfortunate things victims of sex trafficking suffer. Wearing the same dress everyday is also the way six Albion College students, Nora Riggs, Woodhaven sophomore; Rachel Eaton, Stevensville senior; [...]

Dodge. Duck. Dip. Dive. Delt. On Saturday, Nov. 12 fraternity Delta Tau Delta hosted their first annual dodgeball tournament. Delt Dodgeball was one of the fraternity’s philanthropy events. Alex Schumaker, Clinton Township sophomore, Philanthropy Chair at Delta Tau Delta, organized the event to support a clinic in Marshall. “(We raised the money) for the Fountain Clinic [...]

It’s a 24-foot by 48-foot piece of farming equipment similar to a greenhouse. It has two layers of solar plastic that lets light in and sits on a track that allows it to move over gardens depending on the season. It requires a level surface and access to water and electricity. And this “hoop house” [...]

The all-women accappella group Belle Voce performed their latest concert, “It’s Complicated with Belle Voce” last night. By singing love songs—from heart-wrenching ballads to ooey-gooey pop—the group decided on the popular Facebook relationship status as their concert’s theme. “Generally we pick the songs first and see what theme comes out of it,” said Jillian McManaman, [...]

As winter weather approaches, student wardrobes are switching to garments more appropriate for colder weather. Maybe I should say TRYING, because frankly, some of the things I’ve seen people flaunting on the way to class are questionable. I’m no style guru, but there are some obvious fashion faux pas that seem to be encouraged by [...]

Six fraternities, five sororities and one charity. Nov. 8 marked the fifth Kappa Alpha Theta KATwalk, a fashion show aimed at raising money through ticket sales for their philanthropy, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). Sorority women modeled evening gowns, street clothes, and pieced together an outfit from random items given to them. Afterwards, Theta threw [...]

Married, single, male, female, pre-med or English degree — you can be anything for this job. The only requirement? Inexhaustible curiosity. Monday former Ambassador to Brazil, Marvyn Letivisky ate lunch with Albion students, sharing his extensive experience. Levitsky has been working in the foreign service since the Cold War era around the globe—including Germany, Russia [...]

French Renaissance Fair hits the Kellogg Center The French Department coordinated their first Renaissance Fair on Nov. 3 as part of their mega cultural activity. Students from all levels of French helped piece the event together during all of October. Each department organizes a cultural event. French students worked on the Fair as part of [...]

It was Monday. I was tired. I was stressed. To top it off, my pinkeye came back and that’s why I stopped by Student Health Services (SHS) on that dreary Halloween day. But there was a light in my dismal day; the new counseling dog was at Health Services. I sat down and got a [...]