4 Collegian Magazine Tuesday, March 30, 1982 Everyone can put a little greek in this week Participants must sign up between March 24 and April 2 be the same as those entered in Greek Week, such as a and must attend a meeting on at 7 p.m. April 7. The place fraternity and sorority that signed up as a team together. will be announced. ... The carnival will be held on from 1 to 4 p.m. April 24 on ven if you don't belong to a sorority- of fraternity, The Trivia Bowl will also begin early, starting April 16. you can still put a little greek in your week from Ten trivia questions are given to participants each day April 19 to 24. and points will be given out for the most correct answers. East Fairmount Avenue and Fraternity Row. Each fra ternity and sorority signed up for the event will set uri a booth Though fraternities and sororities often team up during The Greek Week opening ceremony will be held at 6:30 ' Greek Week, many times fraternities will team up with an p.m. on April 20 between Garner Street and Locust Lane A fraternity/sorority team that wants to be involved in independent group of women, such as a residence hall on East Fairmount Avenue. all the events must pay $lOO. The team may also sign up floor, and independents can become involved in events Skits will be held that night from 7:30 to 9:30 and will for individual events at varying charges. such as Assassin, said Greek Week Chairwoman Ellen also take place April 21 and 22 at the same time and place. Points for this event will be determined by how many Kehlenbeck. The theme of the skits this year is " 'Twas the Night tickets the booth collects from the crowd, Kehlenbeck A new event this year is a carnival, which is designed to Before Finals .. ." with the skits lasting 15 minutes and said. Tickets will be sold for 10 cents to help pay for the improve relations between greeks, independents and the involving as many people as the team wants, in accord- cost of prizes, she said. community, Kehlenbeck said. ante to the rules, Kehlenbeck said. . At 7 p.m., the three best skits will be performed again at The Assassin game and the Trivia Bowl are being Roads near the fraternities will be closed each night of the same place they were performed at earlier in the brought back from last year. the skits from 6to 11, and from 4to 8 p.m. for the chariot week. "We're trying to get somewhat of a tradition like race on April 21. Homecoming," Kehlenbeck said. The chariot race will begin at 5:30 p.m. on East Awards will be given out at 8 p.m. that night in the same Assassin will begin April 14. The. game is starting five Fairmount Avenue between Hetzel and Garner streets. place as the skits. First, second and third place awards days earlier than other events so enough days are avail- The chariots will be paraded past the judges' stand prior will be given out in the following categories: skits, chariot overall and l i participation. carnival able for people to "kill" each other in time to announce the to the race to be judged on appearance, she said, and 10 races,. winner at the awards ceremony on the last day of Greek people will dress according to the theme of the chariot to Teams will be judged on a point system with 900 possible Week, Kehlenbeck said. - show enthusiasm. Also, two people will ride in the chariot points. The skits, the chariot races and the games are Assassin, a campuswide event, may involve 2,000 people and four runners will pull it. each worth 300 points. The games category is broken down this year, both greeks and independents, as opposed to 500 An organized Bar-a-thon will be held on April 23. Local into the Trivia Bowl, worth 50 points, the carnival, worth people last year, almost of all of whom were greeks, she bars will offer special prices to greeks who wear their 100 points, and New Greek Games, worth 150 points. said. . letters,, , Kehlenbeck said, but they must have proper April 2is the deadline for signing up for the events. The object of the game is to "kill" the person described identification. Entry fees must be paid by then at the Panhellenic in a portfolio, given to each participant on April 14. To kill The last day of Greek Week, April 24, will start with the Council/Interfraternity Council office, 2038 HUB. someone, participants must walk up to their "victims" Greek Games at 1 p.m. on the Pollock Fields. Last year Individuals entering events will also be charged varying and say, "excuse me, you're dead." teams were picked randomly, but this year the teams will prices for each event. By PATRICIA HUNGERFORD Collegian Staff Writer , . . . , Parks: A great place to spend a spring afternoon - By LARRY BENDESKY Mills, the two areas are open all year but April 18, May 9 and May 16. Participants Route 26, about 20 miles south of State Collegian Staff Writer offer special services and programs in walk along the parks trails and learn the College, the dam offers swimming, trout the spring. legends and lore of the area and its fishing, all-day use of facilities and a S pring Term is here, and it's time to At Stone Valley, hiking, fishing, pie- facilities. small beach. get out of your room, shed the nicking and the use of rental cabins are Adding to the center's diversification Also, anyone willing to travel 40 miles extra pounds gained from gallons available to the public, while boating and are center-sponsored trips to the Balti- from State College for recreation will be of beer and enjoy the pleasures of the sailing will open on April 3. more Aquarium and to Ocean City, Md., enlightened by the facilities at Racetown outdoors. Shaver's Creek has a plethora of pro- for a whale-watching adventure. The Lake. Located along Route 26 south near In addition to laying out in the quad, grams available for all who love the aquarium trips will be held on April 2 and Huntingdon, Racetown is the largest lake frisbee playing on .the HUB lawn and outdoors. Throughout the spring, it offers 13. Whale-watching will be held on the in Pennsylvania, said John York, exec- Saturday afternoons 'downtown, spring the Docent Training Series from 9 a.m. to weekend of April 30 to May 2. For infor- utive director of the Huntingdon County offers to all the use of parks and recre- noon every Monday. The series will cov- mation on how to sign up for these and Tourist Promotion Agency. The lake ation facilities in the State College area. er a variety of topics to help people learn other programs, call the Shaver's Creek offers all forms of water-based recre- Part of the University is the Stone about the environment in which they live, Environmental Center at 238-5872. ation in addition to picnicking and camp- Valley Recreation Area and the Shaver's said Pam Kavanaugh, prograth director Associated with the vast network of ing, and is the only place in Pennsylvania Creek Environmental Center. Located and naturalist at Shaver's Creek. state parks found throughout Pennsylva- where landlock striped bass can be off Route 26 south just past Pine Grove Also offered are Wildflower Walks on nia is Whipple's Dam. Also located along fished for, York said. L. • :: . . i—. . el Of t• :rs in las y:. : . ; . ;r ; ~ ~ California dreamin, If all the events of Spring Term at Penn State are tiring you out, there's always the old favorite activity: roasting in the sun. Here, a group of female University students enjoy the summerlike weather that visits Happy Valley occasionally in the spring. Collegian Magazine Tuesday, March 30, 1982 5 ColhKpion photo
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