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Sororities, fraternities formally rush students
Carol Dwyer
Issue date: 9/24/07 Section: Features
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It was time for the annual Fall Greek Week during the week of Monday, Sept. 10 at West Chester University. The week of events started out with a sorority information session held in the Sykes Student Union Theater on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 7:00 p.m. During the remainder of the week, potential new sorority members participated in numerous events that would help them to find the right sorority.
Some people may not know entirely what the story is with college Greek life, as far as rush week activities and events go. They see the stereotypical view of sororities and fraternities depicted in movies such as "Animal House" (1978) and the 2007 television series "Greek." Wild, crazy shenanigans are shown to be the norm when a college student embarks on rush week to become a member of the Greeks. However, as the well-known saying goes, there are two sides to every story.
According to Greek leader Jared Brown, the sororities and fraternities of WCU engage in a long list of philanthropic causes. On that list, according to Brown, are causes such as Cancer Awareness, Hearing Impaired, Cardiac Care, HIV/AIDS and Muscular Dystrophy to name a few.
"The Greeks completed over 13,000 hours of community service last Fall and Spring and raised over $55,000 for philanthropies," Brown said in an email. Also, according to Brown, for the Fall and Spring academic semesters the Greeks earned above the all student average academically.
Those that registered for the sorority information session received a sheet which listed the night time events to come throughout rush week. One of those events was to be centered around the idea of philanthropy, and was so named "Philanthropy Round."
If a person has ever wondered why college students across the United States pursue the experience of Greek life, here are a few reasons. When asked why she decided to join a sorority, fourth-year student Sarah Tansit said the sorority gives her a family away from home.
"I come from two and a half hours away," Tansit said. As a communicative disorders major, Tansit said that she likes the philanthropy and community service events the most.
Some people may not know entirely what the story is with college Greek life, as far as rush week activities and events go. They see the stereotypical view of sororities and fraternities depicted in movies such as "Animal House" (1978) and the 2007 television series "Greek." Wild, crazy shenanigans are shown to be the norm when a college student embarks on rush week to become a member of the Greeks. However, as the well-known saying goes, there are two sides to every story.
According to Greek leader Jared Brown, the sororities and fraternities of WCU engage in a long list of philanthropic causes. On that list, according to Brown, are causes such as Cancer Awareness, Hearing Impaired, Cardiac Care, HIV/AIDS and Muscular Dystrophy to name a few.
"The Greeks completed over 13,000 hours of community service last Fall and Spring and raised over $55,000 for philanthropies," Brown said in an email. Also, according to Brown, for the Fall and Spring academic semesters the Greeks earned above the all student average academically.
Those that registered for the sorority information session received a sheet which listed the night time events to come throughout rush week. One of those events was to be centered around the idea of philanthropy, and was so named "Philanthropy Round."
If a person has ever wondered why college students across the United States pursue the experience of Greek life, here are a few reasons. When asked why she decided to join a sorority, fourth-year student Sarah Tansit said the sorority gives her a family away from home.
"I come from two and a half hours away," Tansit said. As a communicative disorders major, Tansit said that she likes the philanthropy and community service events the most.
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