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 <P 6913 Buffalo Road Harborcreek Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat 9 a.m. -1 p.m. Phone (814) 897-9136 Fax (814) 897-8237 Get 1 Designer Frame plus 1 select Frame which twhiAw t<ngla vision plastic lenses for only $349& iine Bifocal $369.00 ■No Line Bifocal $3991)0 or! pair of prescription eyeglasses (select frames) Mid 2 boxes otAcuvue disposable contact lenses with solution, plus FREE Tint for only $22900 1 box. of Acuvue contact lenses plus FREE solution for only $25.00 _ Deskner Frames includes: ESSENCE, EDDIE BAUER, WF, TOMMY SgIIGER, and much motel r .V. " 'v';| > 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 <ii«ribut«l bf a. ~ ~"' s ~:. 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
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