Meg Anderson

Housing and Residence Life spent February interviewing and selecting next year’s hall staff members, a team of 115 students. The application process for these positions is competitive, and it is always unclear how many spots will be open for the next school year, as current RA and FRADs often make the choice to try and return to their positions.

Furman Panhellenic recently voted to add an additional sorority to Furman’s campus. The council voted to establish an Extension Exploratory Committee this past fall, which includes students, staff, and alumnae from each sorority currently active at Furman.

In 1965, Greenville native Joseph Vaughn enrolled at Furman and became the first African American student to attend the university, paving the way for thousands of other students to attend an institution that had previously excluded them.