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Show A Year of Change Toga! Toga! Toga! Animal House and Revenge of the Nerds welcome to a typical Greek system. Weber State College does not have a typical Greek system; in fact, it is quite the opposite. We may have toga parties every once in a while, but Greeks still do not have the campus support they would like. WSC fraternites and sororities are having a serious problem keeping the numbers of members high. The question is why? On our campus, we. have Greeks who like to party and destroy brain cells as opposed to those who are a little bit more conservative and more well-rounded. Our Greek system offers a lot. The normal excuse for why Weber's system is weak is that we are mainly a commuter college. WSC Greeks are out to prove they are strong. However, the Greeks in general would like to get more support from the college. Greeks feel more support from the college and the non-Greek students could bring about a "Greek Row" on our campus, which would definitely strengthen the system. Presently, the only Greek organization that has its own house is the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Even though they almost lost it earlier this school year due to questionable conduct, they have overcome and rectified their situation. Other Greeks would like to have a nice house on campus, but they feel the administration would not lend a hand in finding a area where Greek houses could be built. Nothing is wrong with fraternities and sororities; they contribute quite a bit to campus spirit and support. However they are under the impression that they are getting no support whatsoever. A thanks is in order to those people, students, student government, administration and faculty who do give support. - , For instance, when Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity was receiving tickets for pit seats at our Wildcat basketball games, they were very appreciated. Their appreciation showed when they seemed to be the only spectators alive in the Dee Events Center. Currently, there are four fraternities recognized on campus: Pi Kappa Alpha, Beta Theta Pi, Tau Kappa Epsilon and Sigma Gamma Chi. Each of these fraternities has their good points and each has its bad. Between the four, any young male student could pick one of them and enjoy the Greek experience. Sororities have tight competition because there are only two of them: Otyokwa and LaDianeda. These girls display fun-loving attitudes through their campus involvement and their appreciation for the Greek system on our campus. The Greeks are always interested in fellow students who display the willingness to get involved. During each rush at the first of the quarter, students are invited to check them out. Last quarter a formal rush was put into effect. This means that each fraternity goes head-to-head with one another in their rush. The young men interested have the opportunity to select which fraternity would be best for them. During the 1986-87 school year, the Greeks displayed enthusiasm, which has been absent in the years past. The men of Tau Kappa Epsilon showed they wanted to compete with the other fraternities by conducting many social gatherings. The men of Beta Theta Pi did the same. Pi Kappa Alpha took a different route. After having several gatherings which almost proved disasterous, they turned more to the area of civic and charity support. This year the men of this fraternity participated heavily with the Special Olympics and with the senior citizens in the area. Their restructuring, which started last year, paid off when their chapter won the most improved chapter at Pi Kappa Alpha's regional conference in Salt Lake City during winter quarter. They plan to continue their services by working --. . ' ! f" ." - V i. . . .-. . ' ' " ... . t '. -:w' - ..... m v':. . .'."5 . I t I 1 with the American Cancer Association in a high school fundraising dance at the end of the spring quarter. Currently, the Greeks on campus participate in fraternity-sorority exchanges and charitable fundraisers together. The Greek organizations were moved at the beginning of this year from being under dean of students to the department of campus life. This year, the Greeks united not only during their annual "Greek Week" but to propose a bill for a Greek senator. This matter will be taken into consideration by next year's student government members. "Greek Week" itself showed the strong competition between the organizations and showed how much fun it could be to belong to a Greek organization. Food and fun was had by all the week through. From bathtub races to mud volleyball, the Greeks were united. The Greeks from WSC would like to say, "Don't be a geek, go Greek." Christopher Gamble j-rssr "uj i ' 'Jin- 1 ! ... . Greek Week brings all kinds of new events but mud-wrestling was not what one girl had in mind, even if Aaron Thatcher thought it was a good idea. The controversial Beta house caused an uproar earlier this year when a neighbor complained about the fraternity next door. LaDianedas fight it out in the annual tug-o-war during Greek Week. The question is, what's on the other end? 4 Greeks SignOff Tuesday, June 2, 1987 3C |