Greeks
contribute funds to charities
By Kristen Wooley
On-line Forty-Niner
It
is a busy week for Greeks attending annual
Greek Week events from which all proceeds
go to charities.
“It’s
a way to create unity among the Greeks and
to promote campus involvement,” said Christina
Lim, vice president of philanthropy for
the Panhellenic Council.
Lim,
head organizer for the planning of the week,
said the event has been worked on for a
year. The events include a Monday night
mixer, where each sorority is randomly paired
up with a fraternity to compete throughout
the week with other teams.
Tonight,
the teams of Greeks, as well as any students
that would like to participate, will meet
at the Nugget for Karaoke. A small fee will
be collected at the door for donations.
Planned
for Wednesday is a barbeque to be held by
the university pool at the University Student
Union. Another fee of a few dollars will
be collected to participate in eating and
socializing with Greeks.
Greek
Sing is scheduled for Thursday night and
will be held at Wilson High School. The
Greek Sing is one of the highlights of the
week, Lim said.
“The
theme is the ‘Greek American Music Awards,’
Lim said. “Each team will be on stage for
10 minutes where they will perform a song
and dance routine including a skit that
to be judged by a panel of faculty members.”
The
final event is the Starlight Charity Ball
that will be held at the Golden Sails Hotel,
near Marina Pacifica.
“It’s
like Prom. It’s a formal dance that will
cost those who attend $15 a person that
will go the charities,” Leonard Sunderraj,
vice president of Inter-fraternity Council,
said.
At
the ball, those teams that obtained the
most points throughout the week will receive
trophies and be the winners of Greek Week.
Also, the same night, the Greek Man and
Woman of the Year will be announced, which
is decided by applications and overall performance
in involvement on campus and within the
community, Lim said.
“There
is no real benefit to winning as far as
getting anything, but the point is to promote
attendance, and the competition gives the
fun aspect while we raise money,” Taylor
Dudley, president of Delta Delta Delta sorority,
said.
The
charities that will receive the proceeds
have not been finalized, but the Disabled
Student Services will probably be one of
the two, Lim said.
Nationally,
most schools have Greek Week as a part of
their fundraising tactics, but is not a
nationally collaborated event.
“It
is going to be a success. I’m going to make
sure it’s a success,” Lim said.
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