THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Attendees learned what
it means to be greek at
Penn State at Thursday's
greek involvement fair.
By Alyssa Bender
COLLEGIAN SIAFF WRITER
While listening to music and
snacking on popcorn, students
interested in greek life had the
opportunity to browse colorful
displays, photos and T-shirts and
to learn about an array of sorori
ties and fraternities at
Thursday's greek involvement
fair.
Greeks occupy one of 1 he string
of student activities fairs held in
the HUB-Robeson Center during
the first week of classes each
semester.
Melissa Graesser, vice presi
dent of membership for Phi Mu
sorority, said the fair is important
because it allows fraternities and
sororities to market the idea of
going greek to the student popu
lation.
Some people already know they
want to join. and the fair gives
them the opportunity to ask ques-
Beer expo expected to brew up fun, raise charity dollars
By Zach Geiger
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRI; FR
Calling all beer enthusiasts:
Saturday's State College
Microbrewers Expo will provide
people with the opportunity to
taste a large variety of micro
brews and learn more about the
trade.
Beginning at 2 p.m., The
Microbrewers Expo is a charity
event that features local and out
of-state brewers who convene in
State College to share their craft,
first-year event coordinator Mike
Martin said.
"This is the 12th time the Expo
has been here in State College,"
Martin said.
- Last year did not work out --
we revived it this year. made a few
little changes to if and now it is a
charity event."
The event runs until 6 p.m. at
the Penn Stater Hotel and
Conference Center.
Tickets start at S5O and can be
purchased at the Hotel State
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"We're in greek life because we enjoy it, and
we really want to convey that enjoyment."
Melissa Graesser
junior - advertising and public relations
tions and gather more informa
tion, Graesser (junior-advertising
and public relations) said.
Craig Connelly and Cameron
Mueskes (sophomore-engineer
ing), co-rush chairmen for
Triangle fraternity, said the
involvement fair is an important
part of spreading information
about the fraternity and about
greek life in general.
"It's how we get our name out
there," Connelly (junior-mechani
cal engineering) said.
Attendees Alyssa Wyvratt
(freshman-engineering) and Alex
Lamar (freshman-nutrition) said
the fair was very helpful in their
search for the perfect sorority.
- We wanted to see what it's all
about," Lamar said. "We like the
idea of sisterhood."
Connelly said many students
come to the fair with a good idea
of which organizations they are
interested in joining.
Some come to the fair looking
A special $75 VIP ticket will
allow guests to enter at 1 p.m. and
have the chance to sample rare
and unique beers that some of the
brewers will bring, Martin said.
The price of admission allows
attendees to sample a variety of
beers and enjoy a large selection
of food, but the event also provides
guests with an opportunity to give
back.
Proceeds from the
Microbrewers Expo benefit the
American Cancer Society's
Coaches vs. Cancer of Penn State
program and the Bob Perks
Cancer Assistance Fund, Martin
said.
Martin, who is on the Coaches
vs. Cancer committee, said the
charity is close to his heart and he
was pleased that it could be incor
porated into the Expo.
Even though the Microbrewers
Expo is for a good cause, the
main attraction at the event is the
beer.
An array of more than 20 brew
ers will be in attendance, Martin
said, and will feature a mix of local
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for specific organizations.
That was the originally the case
for Wyvratt and Lamar, though
they said they found a few others
that also looked appealing.
They said they are most inter
ested in friendship and getting
more involved in campus activi
ties such as Homecoming.
For others, greek life is a good
way to get involved in activities
off-campus, too.
Many students join fraternities
as a way to give back to the com
munity through philanthropies.
Mueskes said.
Greek life members agree that
those who join fraternities and
sororities have fun getting
involved in both on- and off-cam
pus activities.
"We're in greek life because we
enjoy it. and we really want to
convey that enjoyment, -
Graesser said.
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brewers like Otto's and Elk
Creek Cafe and brewers from
as far as Canada and California.
Some of the brewers will be on
hand at the event to pour their
beers to the crowd and discuss
microbrewing with those in atten
dance at different seminars
throughout the evening, Martin
said.
Attendees who must be over
the age of 21 will likely include
students, locals and beer enthusi
asts, Zeno's general manager
Dave Staab said.
- It's a knowledgeable, enthusi
astic beer crowd." Staab said.
At the July 2008 Expo, more
than 3,000 people were in atten
dance. but this year the venue is
limited to just 1,200 people, Martin
said.
"We don't 'mow what it's going
to be like this year" Martin said.
"This is the first time ever that it's
held when students are in town.
This will be a whole new aspect for
this vear."
Zeno's, 100 W College Ave., is
one of the major sponsors of the
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Microbrewers Expo. Staab said,
and Zeno's has been stocking up
on U.S. and Belgian exotic beers
in preparation for the event.
- A lot of beer travelers will come
in for this." he said. - They'll prob
ably have lunch at a beer-centric
place and then pick a place for an
evening to go to. People are hav
ing fun but it's definitely geared
towards tasting something new or
exploring a style."
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