Feature Story Writing Sample

Jamecia Crenshaw Feature Story 11/18/2013 A Greener Side of the Grass Lately, fraternities and sororities have not been portrayed positively within the media. For starters, there is the scandal that hit the University of Alabama when a student, despite all... More

Jamecia Crenshaw Feature Story 11/18/2013 A Greener Side of the Grass Lately, fraternities and sororities have not been portrayed positively within the media. For starters, there is the scandal that hit the University of Alabama when a student, despite all of her well-received qualifications, was not admitted into a sorority because of her race. Then there is the member of Phi Kappa Tau at Georgia Tech that sent a “luring your rapebait” email to his fraternity brothers. Then, round that off with an Auburn student being called an anti-sematic name at a football game, allegedly by an Interfraternity Council member, and you’ve got a full blown Greek-life crisis. But what would happen if the light was shown from a different angle? What would happen if we saw the hard work, the dedication and the determination? One would begin to see Jazzmin Carr, a junior at Auburn University majoring in English Literature and Sociology. A member of the Kappa Chi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inco Less