Fraternities may no longer decide who’s in the yearbook, but they still exert control. Fraternity men invented the prototypical collegiate party that we now associate with higher education more generally. Their efforts would fail. At a time when militias were commonly called in to tamp down riots led by students armed with pistols and flame, the young rich men to whom fraternities appealed were nothing short of a menace. An unexpected error has occurred with your sign up. One filmed himself storming the Capitol, Centre County GOP-organized trip to Washington ended when riots began, organizer says, Jan. 7 update: Pa. reports 1st case of COVID-19 variant; Centre County has 96 new cases, Penn State’s student farm gets new name, future enhancements following $2M gift, How will Biden impact tackle change? Please try again later. She studied English and Spanish at Cornell University and grew up outside of Washington, D.C. Bret Pallotto primarily reports on courts and crime for the Centre Daily Times. More information about Fraternity and Sorority Life at Penn State can be found on the Student Affairs website. Use of this site constitutes acceptance o