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-
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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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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.
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Congressman Phil English is
Speaking up for Your
Education
Phil English, Congressman of the 21st Congressional District of
Pennsylvania, supports your success. His legislation “will help
students reach their goals by making education more affordable.”
He proposes to increase the maximum Pell Grant and has
introduced a three bill education package to expand Education
Savings Accounts.
Spoimored by Delta SigmaPl, BusinessEralemity
This sponsorship does not necessarily support the views of The Pennsyfvima State University or Delta Sigma Pi
November 1,2000 at 7pm in the Reed Commons,
Congressman Phil English is “Speaking Up For Education.”
Rally will follow immediately after.
find out how Phil English wants to make
education more affordable for you!
Reality Check sponsors
program for needy children
by Libbie Johnson
staff writer
I Reality Check, Behrend’s service
organization, is sponsoring the An
gel Gifts program at Behrend, which
I benefits underprivileged children
and teenagers from St. Martin’s Cen
ter in Erie. The center is a local non
profit organization designed to help
individuals become independent of
! social service assistance. Individu
•
als, service organizations, and clubs
are asked to spend S2Q-$4O on each
i child sponsored from the Center.
Angel Gifts for Kids is part of St.
Martin Center’s Shining Stars cam
paign. The Shining Star is a program
that provides children with new toys
and clothing for Christmas.
Tina Espin, director of develop
ment at the Center, remarked, “the
items that these children receive from
St. Martin Center are the only gifts
they receive on Christmas. Their
parents cannot afford to buy them
gifts themselves, so they turn to a
helping agency such as St. Martin
Center.” Espin said that they have
been participating in this project
since 1988. “It began with distrib
uting gifts to 200 children with the
help from the K-Mart on Buffalo
Road and has grown ever since.”
This program provides gifts to chil
dren from birth to age 17.
This program is important because
it helps so many children have a
Christmas morning. The parents of
these children often need to choose
between paying their rent and thejlr
utility bills. Unfortunately, they-aj
most never have money to
Christmas gifts for their childrcnj"
Espin explained. j
Nicole Cipriani, Reality Checkjs
president, encourages students tjo
participate in this year’s Angel Gifts.
“Each year, family and friends bujy
you multiple gifts . . . some of
kids ask for a turkey dinner or warhi
coat rather than games or toys . .;.
because their families can't afford
them. It’s a small thing to ask jt
couple individuals to pool their
money to make a holiday season for
a child.” Cipriani said other wish lisjt
items have included a watch,
Christmas tree, hand-held compute
games, and many other items^.
Those interested can sign up foi
the names of children and teens in
the Office of Student
They must fill out a form and sigft
up by November 3. They will re
ceive the child’s name by the week
of November 13. The wrapped pre
sents with the identification tags ar
tached must be dropped off at
Office of Student Activities in Ree<
by December 1 at 5:00 p.m
In 1999, St. Martin’s Center pro
vided 1,679 children with gifts; the
Behrend community bought present;
for 71 children. This is the seconc
year Behrend has participated in thi;
project. Angel Gifts is open to the
entire campus. All interested shoulcj
contact Cipriani at x 7190 or the Ofi
fice of Student Activities at x 6171. j