Sorority sisterhood means having a family you do not have to love, said an author of The New York Times bestselling book about the secrets of sororities Monday at the Kelly Alumni Center.Alexandra Robbins, author of "Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities," told an audience filled mostly with sorority members that her book is not anti-Greek but just "a fly-on-the-wall look inside sorority life."

When I decided to come to Texas for school, I knew that I would be surrounded by Texans and their overwhelming sense of state pride, and I haven't been wrong.The fact that Texas was its own country and that its citizens can vote every so many years whether they want to stay in the Union are among the many reasons I have been told that Texas is better than my state.

And I will admit that there is a lot of reasons that Texans should be proud.

Friday night's clash between TCU and Florida Atlantic looked like it would be a battle between two strong sophomore right-handers, but it turned out to be a one-man show.TCU's Jake Arrieta turned in a masterful performance to lead the No. 21 Frogs over FAU and preseason All-American pitcher Mickey Storey 5-1 at Lupton Stadium.

Arrieta, who has four of TCU's seven wins this season, struck out a career-high 13 Owls in eight scoreless innings allowing two hits and walking two.

A hard-hit ball off a pitcher's chest isn't usually cause for a team to celebrate, but it was for Florida Atlantic on Sunday at Lupton Stadium. With one out and in the ninth inning, a shot up the middle off the bat of TCU catcher Andrew Walker looked like it would send the Frogs home with a three-game series sweep, but instead turned into the double play that sealed a 4-3 victory for the Owls.

The chancellor told members of the Faculty Senate Thursday the new campaign to raise funds for the university is off to a great start.The capital campaign will fund many aspects of TCU, including campus...

Any passion, including writing, requires a risk, said an author Thursday at the Creative Writing Awards Ceremony.After the audience had heard enough to understand the plot of her new book, "Confessions of a Bigamist," Kate Lehrer, a TCU alumna, told students that each time she writes a new book she is "taking a gamble."

She said that whenever time is invested in something, whether it be a book, a relationship or a job, there is a chance that investment could be lost.

The former head of the U.S. Geological Survey will discuss the importance of restoring the wetlands of Louisiana today in Sid Richardon Building, Room 217.Charles "Chip" Groat, professor and Jackson Chair in the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin, was appointed as head of USGS by President Clinton and was retained by President Bush.

Groat said the USGS is a federal science organization with about 10,000 people doing research in geology, biology, hydrology and geography.