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"What's Greek This Week" is coordinated by Adrienne Schermer & Guy Reschenthater; with help from Rob Wynne
1 a supplement to the Behrend Beacon • March 28, 2003
ed and buff: Delta Chi salutes its brother
in Special Forces
During these turbulent times in our
nation's history, it is importantfor every
one to remember that despite individual
opinions about war in Iraq, several proud
individuals are risking their lives to carry
out President's goals in advancing free
dom.
The majority of the individuals that are
fighting for our nation are members of
our generation. The possibility that a
close friend or relative may die during
service in operations in the Middle East
is a reality that is beginning to hit close
to home.
Ronald Koss pledged Delta Chi in the
fall of 2001 as a member of our Omega
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Greeks plan alumni weekend activities
This summer, the Greeks will help with
Behrend's Alumni Weekend by hosting
events throughout the weekend.
They are planning on holding a Casino
Night on June 20 to raise money for a boy
named Elliot. Elliot is the son of a Theta
Phi Alpha founding sister who has a brain
tumor
The Greeks plan to have local businesses
and businesses of Behrend Greek alumni set
up a table for their businesses with the entry
fee, all going to help Elliot. They will also
solicit donations at the door and 50/50 raffles
to help out.
Other plans include a tour of the fraternity
houses, a picnic, and volleyball or dodge ball
tournaments. the weekend.
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class. He has since served on E-Board in
our chapter and for IFC. His career in the
military has gone into his fifth year. He
has taken part in extensive training over
those five years, including Scout School
at Fort Knox in '99, Airborne School at
Fort Benning, GA, and Leadership Camp
at Fort Louis, Wash.
He was scheduled for Special Forces
training at Ranger School later this year.
Koss has had constant communications
with his commanding officer in recent
weeks,including the weekend before the
first strikes on targets in Iraq, when he
received a "warning order," a standard
pre-deployment order.
Katie Leary, an Alpha Sigma Alpha sis
ter, is chairing the Greek Alumni weekend
with the help of Maria Madigan, Kevin
Moore, and a representative from each so
rority and fraternity.
The Greeks hope to continue this for years
to come and hope that it will help get more
Greek alumni back to see Behrend during
the weekend. The goal is for the alumni to
have fun and also help out a young sick boy.
If you would like to make a donation or
know a business that might want to have a
table at the Casino night, please contact
Katie Leary at katieleary@psu.edu or Maria
Madigan at mam3l7@psu.edu. The Greek
alumni will be back in strong force during
Vee
Koss isn't sure on the possibility of be
ing sent to the Middle East, but most of his
infantry battalion has been called up. His
ranking in the Army is Cavalry Scout pla
toon leader, where he specializes in recon
naissance. If he were to be sent to the
Middle East, it would be into enemy terri
tory.
Koss could also be ordered to patrol high
risk targets for attacks in the U.S., such as
nuclear power plants. He has been paying
close attention to the situation in Iraq. He
believes he should serve his duty not only to
his country, but fellow soldiers and friends
who have already been called up and sent
over to fight. Although he wants to fulfill
TKEs and ASAs
'plunge' Into local
community through
creative fundmlsers
by Guy Reschenthaler
contributing writer
Greeks love to have fun.
But at the same time, we
like to give back to our
community and support
others. Two Greek orga
nizations that are heavily
involved in philanthropic
events are the TKEs and
ASAs.
The brothers of Tau
Kappa Epsilon are very
active in the community.
The TKEs organized the
JDF Walk a few years ago
when one of their alumni
passed away from diabe
tes. The walk raises
money for the Juvenile
Diabetes Foundation and
is held annually in the
fall.
The fraternity also orga
nizes the Barrel Roll every year. The broth
ers of Tau Kappa Epsilon roll a barrel across
campus for 24 hours and receive financial
pledges. The donations then are given to the
Second Harvest Food Bank. Each year, TKE
raised hundreds for this charity.
In the spring, Tau Kappa Epsi
lon sponsors a Safe Sex booth.
For one day, outside Bruno's, the
brothers hand out contraceptives
and provide facts and informa
tion about STDs and forms of
safe sex.
This year, the brotherhood or
ganized the Ice Plunge (see cover
story). The brothers raised more
than $2,000 for the Ronald Reagan
Alzheimers Foundation. Including the Ice
Plunge, the TKE brothers took part in and
helped with this year's celebration of
Women's History Month. It is fair to say that
TKE is the community's best friend.
Sororities also help the community. The
ASA sisters host many events and partake in
many programs. The sisters volunteer at the
Special Olympics each year. ASAs also host
the annual Date Auction to raise money for
the Special Olympics. Last year the
sisterhood raised more
than $7OO.
ASAs also raise
money and volunteer in
the S. June Smith Center.
The Center was devel
oped by an ASA sister for
disabled children. The
his duties, his main goal in life right now
is to graduate college.
Our entire chapter watched the presi
dential address with Koss, as the com
mander-in-chief announced that the
American-lead offensive had begun. We
all watched with nervousness looming
that we may see our brother called up for
duty, and sent to Iraq, where he may have
to give the ultimate sacrifice for our
country.
We all love and salute our brother, and
salute all of our Armed Forces for the ser
vices they have given to our country.
Behrend chapter helps support its fellow
sister and the cause for which she worked
extensively.
Along with helping the disabled, the sis
ters help juveniles with diabetes in the
JDF Walk. The sisters have participated
in this walk every year and have raised
hundreds for the JDF. The sisters also
go to local schools and read to kids. The
ASAs dress up in outfits and costumes
and make learning fun. They have read
to more than 1,500 kids just in the last year.
The TKEs and ASAs are two Greek or
ganizations doing their part to give back
to the community. The Greek community
is one of the most active in the commu
nity and raises thousands each year
for charities. We chal-
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