FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2000 A celebration of Greeks by Christine Kleck associate editor The Greek Organizations at Penn State Behrend celebrated unity with competitions and cel ebrations during their annual Greek Week. From October 15- October 21, Behrend’s many fra ternity brothers and sorority sisters could be found playing games and singing songs. “This friendly competition be tween all social Greek organiza tions is mainly to enhance Greek life and promote Greek unity,” said Eunice Ng, a Theta Phi Alpha sis ter. The competitions have three main purposes. The first is to gain the attention of all students. These events bring both Greeks and non- Greeks together to experience what Greek life is all about. Sec ond, these events raise money. All proceeds from the week go to The House that Theta Phi Alpha Built. And of course, the events are fun for everyone! Since Behrend is home to five fraternities and three sororities, the eight Greek chapters make up a pretty large number of Behrend students. Behrend’s Greek orga nizations’ main goal is to offer op portunities for students to partici pate in a variety of educational, service, and social programs. In the past, Greek organizations have sponsored orientation events, con certs, rush events and philan- Hurry!! M at this FALL SPECIAL
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thropic events. Greek Week is an
other event that is sponsored and
enjoyed by Behrend’s many frater
nities and sororities.
Events of the week included tug
of war games, Greek Sings, and
the Greek God and Goddess
fundraiser. On Monday, October
16, at 5:30 p.m. behind the Reed
Building, a tug-of-war game began
the festivities. Tuesday, October
17, brought the Greeks together for
an obstacle course. The ever
popular Greek Sing took place on
Wednesday, October 18, at 8:00
p.m. in a packed Bruno’s. The
Reed Commons housed the Battle
of the Greeks competition at 5:30
p.m. on Thursday, October 19.
The week concluded with the
Chariot Race and the crowning of
the Greek God and Goddess on
Friday, October 20.
The Greek God and Goddess
fundraiser is a penny war to see
who will be chosen as the most
liked Greek. Pennies and bills that
are dropped into the different
contestants’ designated jar are
considered “votes,” while any
silver change is considered bad.
“The sorority woman and the
fraternity man with the greatest
amount of money (after deducting
the silver change) will be the 2000
Greek Week God and Goddess,”
said Ng. This year’s Greek God
was Mike Blicha from Sigma Tau
and the Goddess was Shannon
Weber from Alpha Sigma Tau.
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ABOVE: ZBT
brothers strut their
stuff during Greek
Sing on Wednes
day, October 18,
in the crowded
Bruno’s.
RIGHT: The
Greeks tested
their skills during
Tuesday’s Ob-
stacle Course in
the fields behind
the Apartments.
Here a fraternity
brother attempts
to navigate the tire
run.
NGS with
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