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

JS . , - ; # 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. Limited Time Offer U>-- 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 Optical