The Forum- Fall 2011

THE FORUM n December 9th, 2011 n Fall Issue n www.theforumumich.com 1

In This Issue Of The Forum: Greek Service……………………………… Pages 1 & 3 IFC and Panhel Election Results… Page 3 House Director Spotlight.…………… Page 4 Greek Traditions…………………..……. Page 4 Greek Events ……………………………… Page 5 Featured Greeks…………………………. Pages 6 & 7 The Lighter Side………………………… Page 8

Greeks Give Back This Fall Go Blue, Wear Pink!

Who’s On Campus? Panhellenic Chapters

ΑΧΩ -‐‑ Alpha Chi Omega ΑΔΠ -‐‑ Alpha Delta Pi

ΑΕΦ -‐‑ Alpha Epsilon Phi ΑΓΔ -‐‑ Alpha Gamma Delta

ΑΦ -‐‑ Alpha Phi ΧΩ -‐‑ Chi Omega

ΔΔΔ -‐‑ Delta Delta Delta ΔΓ -‐‑ Delta Gamma

ΔΦΕ -‐‑ Delta Phi Epsilon ΚΑΘ -‐‑ Kappa Alpha Theta ΚΚΓ -‐‑ Kappa Kappa Gamma

ΦΣΡ -‐‑ Phi Sigma Rho Engineering Sorority ΠΒΦ -‐‑ Pi Beta Phi

ΣΔΤ -‐‑ Sigma Delta Tau ΣΚ -‐‑ Sigma Kappa

ΖΤΑ -‐‑ Zeta Tau Alpha

Interfraternity Council Acacia

ΑΔΦ -‐‑ Alpha Delta Phi AΕΠ -‐‑ Alpha Epsilon Pi ΑΣΦ -‐‑ Alpha Sigma Phi ΑΤΩ -‐‑ Alpha Tau Omega

BΘΠ -‐‑ Beta Theta Pi ΧΦ -‐‑ Chi Phi ΧΨ -‐‑ Chi Psi ΔΧ -‐‑ Delta Chi

ΔΚΕ -‐‑ Delta Kappa Epsilon ΔΤΔ -‐‑ Delta Tau Delta ΔΥ -‐‑ Delta Upsilon ΚΣ -‐‑ Kappa Sigma

ΛΧΑ -‐‑ Lambda Chi Alpha ΦΔΘ -‐‑ Phi Delta Theta FIJI -‐‑ Phi Gamma Delta ΦΚΨ -‐‑ Phi Kappa Psi ΠΚΑ -‐‑ Pi Kappa Alpha ΠΚΦ -‐‑ Pi Kappa Phi ΠΛΦ -‐‑ Pi Lambda Phi

ΨΥ -‐‑ Psi Upsilon ΣΑΕ -‐‑ Sigma Alpha Epsilon ΣΑΜ -‐‑ Sigma Alpha Mu

ΣΧ -‐‑ Sigma Chi ΣΦΕ -‐‑ Sigma Phi Epsilon

ΣΠ -‐‑ Sigma Pi TKE -‐‑ Tau Kappa Epsilon

ΘΧ -‐‑ Theta Chi ΘΔΧ -‐‑ Theta Delta Chi

ΘΞ -‐‑ Theta Xi Triangle

ΖΨ -‐‑ Zeta Psi

Multicultural Greek Council αΚΔΦ -‐‑ Alpha Kappa Delta Phi

ΔΤΛ -‐‑ Delta Tau Lambda ΔΘΨ -‐‑ Delta Theta Psi

ΚΦΛ -‐‑ Kappa Phi Lambda ΛΦΕ -‐‑ Lambda Phi Epsilon ΛΘΑ -‐‑ Lambda Theta Alpha ΛΘΦ -‐‑ Lambda Theta Phi ΩΓΠ -‐‑ Omega Gamma Pi

ΠΑΦ -‐‑ Pi Alpha Phi ΣΛΒ -‐‑ Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity, Inc. ΣΛΓ -‐‑ Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc. ΖΣΧ -‐‑ Zeta Sigma Chi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.

National Pan-‐‑Hellenic Council

ΑΚΑ -‐‑ Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. ΑΦΑ -‐‑ Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. ΔΣΘ -‐‑ Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. ΙΦΘ -‐‑ Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.

ΚΑΨ -‐‑ Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. ΦΒΣ -‐‑ Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. ΣΓΡ -‐‑ Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.

ΖΦΒ -‐‑ Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

By Stephanie Benjamin Wondering why hundreds of Michigan students wore Go Blue Wear Pink t-shirts for an entire week this past fall? Sigma Alpha Mu (Sammy) and Sigma Delta Tau (SDT) collaborated yet again for their annual fundraiser to promote breast cancer awareness and raise money for the Mid-Michigan Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure ™. This organization is the most widespread breast cancer-related philanthropic institute; it has invested over $1.9 billion towards research and education on screening and treatment. Go Blue Wear Pink shirts and sunglasses were only sold for a week, but the event lasted the entire month of October to coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness month. Preparations for Go Blue Wear Pink 2011 commenced last November. Carly Abramson and Eric Bormel, the GBWP chairs of their respective chapters, worked all year to prepare for the event by writing letters to alumni and soliciting organizations to help sponsor the shirts. Carly, a junior in the School of Art & Design, designed the shirt herself, and Underground Printing gave GBWP a generous discount as their donation. This year’s largest sponsor was Extended Stay Hotels. To increase the scale of this event, the co-chairs and the GBWP Committee reached out to their counterparts at Michigan State University. The organization Spartans for the Cure™, founded in 2010, executed a similar event. In fact, Go Green Wear Pink is now the official philanthropy of the entire Greek Community at MSU. The two fundraisers competed this year to see which school could raise more money– a true incentive to support the cause! Eric said that he’d like to see this competition get even bigger in years to come, possibly doing something like having the winner present a check to Susan G. Komen during the annual Michigan/Michigan State football game.


WHAT’S HAPPENING?

Forum Staff:

Editor-in-chief Meaghan O’Connor

Senior advisor

Sarah Smith

Photo & Design Editor Brittani Lemonds

Photo & Design Asst.

Caroline Castellano

Reporters Stephanie Benjamin

Allison Haney Jillian Boc

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@TheForum_UMich The FORUM is the official newspaper of the Michigan Greek Community, written and edited by its members. It is produced in association with the Office of Greek Life and is published each semester, with print versions delivered to chapter houses and an electronic version made available online every week. The mission of The FORUM is to unite the University of Michigan Greek Community by keeping its members informed of and engaged with Greek issues and events, and to serve as a historical record of Greek Life as we know it today.

Letter From the Editor

If you would’ve asked me three years ago what I’d be up to my sophomore year in college, a position as Editor-In-Chief of a Greek-affiliated newspaper would not have even come close to making the list. Everything I knew about Greek Life was based off of movies and television shows; I had no idea how it could ever be a valuable or rewarding part of my own life. From the moment I stepped on campus, however, I realized that there was something special about the Greek community. As I watched groups of older girls walk across campus together in matching windbreakers and hooded sweatshirts, something encouraged me to leave all my preconceptions aside and try it out. Could these people actually end up becoming some of my best friends—the people I’d spend the majority of my college years with and remember the most?

Putting these pages together and looking back on the past few months, I realized several things: my college years will continue to accelerate (I’m already almost half-way done?) and my experience in the Greek Community will most likely mean more than I had ever anticipated. The stories in this issue and the people on these pages are what make the Greek experience at U of M so unique . Whether it’s philanthropy events (cover & page 3), leadership experience (pages 3 & 7), or chapter events (pages 4 & 5), the members in our community continue to strengthen the Greek presence both on campus and in the greater Ann Arbor community. The Forum has undergone some pretty drastic changes this semester. We’ve moved the majority of our content to a weekly blog (updated every We dnesday) and said goodbye to a few incredible staff members. That being said, I am so honored to print my very first issue and to start displaying all that our community stands for and accomplishes over the next few years. I’m ready to learn alongside some of the brightest and most motivated young men and women on campus. We hope you enjoy the issue!

Meaghan O’Connor

Editor-‐‑In-‐‑Chief

The Forum would like to wish all of our readers an enjoyable holiday break.

We’ll see you back early next year!


WHAT’S HAPPENING?

Passing on the torch

The Forum would like to congratulate the following new members of the IFC and Panhellenic Executive Boards!

Interfraternity council

Pre side nt - Sean Jackson (Phi Kappa Psi)

Exec utive VP- Nathan Hamet (Sigma Phi Epsilon)

Judicial VP- Andrew Haddad (Alpha Delta Phi)

VP Recruitme nt Int ernal- Joe Cotant (Phi Kappa Psi)

VP Recruitme nt Ex ternal - Austin Davis (Sigma Phi Epsilon)

VP Internal Aff airs- Peter Williams (Triangle)

VP Programming- Ryan Shane (Pi Kappa Alpha)

VP Financ e- C. Jake Wood (Triangle)

VP Pub lic Relations- Ryan Gross (Phi Kappa Psi)

Panhellenic association

Pre side nt - Emily DeSanti (Alpha Delta Pi)

Exec utive VP- Kathleen Metz (Delta Gamma)

Judicial VP- Nicole Hertzberg (Delta Phi Epsilon)

VP Social Responsibi li ty - Hannah Watson (Delta Phi Epsilon)

VP Recruit me nt Int ernal- Amanda Waske (Zeta Tau Alpha)

VP Recruitme nt Ex ternal - Brittany Armellino (Delta Delta Delta)

VP Internal Aff airs- Julia Jordan (Alpha Gamma Delta)

VP Programming- Atlee Silk (Alpha Epsilon Phi)

VP Finance- Nazia Shakir (Sigma Kappa)

VP Pub lic Relations- Laura Raines (Zeta Tau Alpha)

Participants registered online and were able to look at the different projects and sites available and choose where they thought they were best fit. Whitney Woods, a site leader at the Lamaze Family Center—a non-profit organization that works to promote the well-being of the family and the concept of family-centered care—saw the impact the Greek members made while helping the center prepare to move locations. A few hours after helping, Whitney received a thank you e-mail from the owner. “She even said she looks forward to Greek Service Day next fall,” said Whitney. “It was an amazing experience to be able to help out in Ann Arbor.” A big thanks to all those involved in the great event!

500 Members of Greek Life Make Service Day a Success

On October 22, more than 500 members of fraternities and sororities from all four University of Michigan Greek councils came together to serve the Ann Arbor community, making the second annual Greek Service Day a huge success. Members of the Greek community helped out at 15 locations around Ann Arbor. Projects touched on the various needs of the community, from assisting the American Cancer Society with "Ann Arbor Area Making Strides Against Breast Cancer," to working with Food Gatherers to sort and pack nonperishable goods. Fifty volunteers worked to clean up the trails and remove shrubs and trees at the Nichols Arboretum, fulfilling its goal of caring for the community’s natural heritage. Ten volunteers also assisted United to Heal, a nonprofit humanitarian aid organization at U-M, and had the opportunity to sort medical supplies. The Panhel VP of Programming, Allison Ursitti, and IFC VP of Programming, Andy Snow, began planning Greek Service Day last February. They worked to develop the event with the goal of utilizing volunteers efficiently. “All Greek organizations are formed with service and philanthropy in mind, so the causes resonate with the whole Greek community,” said Andy. “The Greek community is made up of really great leaders who really care about people. Greek Service Day gave them the opportunity to all come together and serve at once.”

By Allison Haney


By Meaghan O’Connor A wise woman once said, “Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.” Mothers play an important role in the character development of their daughters, and the same can be said for the house moms involved in University of Michigan Sorority life. Although they may not be biologically related to the members in their chapter houses, U of M house moms and sorority members form a unique and special bond. This bond connects older women to their cherished sorority memories while also giving new members a respectable, motherly figure to admire. When asked why she chose to become a sorority house mom, Karen Warncke from Pi Beta Phi said “I have had many varied jobs throughout my life but being a house mom has been my favorite. It keeps me young--and happy!” Leaning on each other for advice and support, the house moms also occasionally get together to talk about their unique job duties and experiences. Cathy Lyle, a house mom at Kappa Kappa Gamma, says “The house directors here at Michigan get together for dinners, and go to concerts and movies. I enjoy these get togethers, and have made many friends.” Many may also ask why a house mom enjoys ‘re-living' her college days. The house mom at Delta Delta Delta, Shelley Winters, responds, “ I never tire of walking across the Diag or under the Engineering Arch, and it's great to have Greek Week roll around every year, just like it did 40 years ago. The social energy and adrenalin of the women in the House is wonderful for a 60 year old whose life can stand regular shots of intensity.” Not only does the job as a house mom remind these women of their own college days, but they can also stay connected with current events on campus as well. Many housemothers truly enjoy the company of the intelligent, fun-loving, and devoted women in their chapter. Jill Merchant, a house mom at Alpha Chi Omega, says “I have a wonderful group of girls in the house. They are smart, they work hard, and they play hard. It makes me smile when I hear their giggles and feel how much they enjoy their connections here. I am not in the group but I am part of the group. “ The house mom at Delta Phi Epsilon, Sue Hagood, responds “Things happen every day that make me laugh - usually with them, not at them. It is especially enjoyable to hear them laughing and enjoying each other's company.“ Although the job comes with many ups and downs, the house moms at U of M continue to identify with their own Greek experience, and living among new members allows them to share valuable wisdom, stories, and advice with the women in their chapters.

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House Mom, Jill Merchant, enjoys Bid Day celebrations this year.

Revisiting Their College Days A Spotlight on Sorority House Directors

By Allison Haney Here at Michigan, we have many unique Greek traditions that other schools must envy – such as pregame partners and Winterfest to name a few. However, there are also some traditions enjoyed by Greeks at schools across the country that might be fun for us at Michigan. Some of my favorites are highlighted below: Pledge Husbands/Wive s At Northwestern University, it's not unusual for a freshman fraternity pledge to get down on one knee and pop the question—not actually for holy matrimony (thankfully), but to ask a sorority girl to be his pledge wife. "Your pledge husband is your best guy friend at school, someone who you would never be romantically interested in but you have an amazing time with whenever you hang out,” said Natalie Taylor, a Pi Beta Phi at Northwestern. These marriages between new members help unite Greek families from different sororities and fraternities and develop friendships that last through college and beyond. “When my pledge husband gets a little brother he also becomes my son and the same thing happened when I got a little sister after rush,” explains Taylor. “I recently met my great-grandfather and my sister in-law.” Holiday Lig hts Tour Penn State Greek Life created the Annual Holiday Lights Tour in 2007. The tour showcases 30 fraternity houses that compete for recognition by participating in a holiday decorating theme contest. In 2010, buses transported over 200 students, faculty and members of the community through the neighborhood while tour guides provided a historical description of each house. All tour-goers were asked to give each fraternity a score based on interior and exterior decorations. This tradition has helped to strengthen the relationship between the Greek community and neighboring residential communities. Homecomin g At University of Arizona, the Wildcats looks forward to homecoming all year. Every fraternity and sorority pair up for the week and work on homecoming floats for the parade. "It gives me Greek pride and school spirit because all of the Greek organizations are together and there is a lot of alumni interaction,” said Michael Rycyzyn, a member of Sigma Chi at Arizona. Throughout the week, each team of a sorority and fraternity celebrate with social events and dinner exchanges. On game day, there is a big tailgate for the float parade and the overall winner is announced."The best part of the week is the socials and the sweet T-shirts that we get for the week. Homecoming week is basically an excuse to be able to have fun Monday through Saturday," Rycyzyn said. "People figure, it's Homecoming, so why not?!"

Exploring Greek Traditions From the Big Ten and Beyond


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By Allison Haney This fall, our campus chapters have welcomed their new members with fun and creative sisterhood events. Many sisterhood events are designed with several goals: developing big/little relationships, relieving stress, or getting more involved. No matter what the event, they help remind us of the importance of sisterhood and the value of friendship. Jamie Bennett, in charge of planning sisterhood events at Delta Gamma, designs events that promote emotional and physical wellness while encouraging girls to relentlessly support each other. She has helped plan special events such as a self-defense workshop, numerous cooking events, meditation and yoga classes and movie nights. "In our busy, fast-track lives we sometimes forget how important our friendships with each other are and sisterhood events are a great way to remember and embrace them," said Jamie. This past October Sigma Kappa went to the cider mill to take advantage of fall in Michigan and enjoyed donuts and haunted hayrides. "We do a lot of sisterhood events out of tradition," said the Sigma Kappa Sisterhood Chair, Jessica Kaltz. Jessica has found that the traditions of specific sisterhood events are so strong that the chapter looks forward to these events each year. As the semester comes to a close, many chapters have plans for study breaks and stress relieving sisterhood events. "Everyone always seems to enjoy taking a break from school and life to engage in events with their sisters, which always helps to revive them and brace them for a busy week," said Jamie.

Women from Alpha Gamma Delta and Zeta Tau Alpha welcome their new members with a trip to Wiard's Cider Mill in Ypsilanti.

Sisterhood Events Provide a Break from Stressful Lives

Inside the Greek Life Program Series Get Involved, Meet New People, and Develop Leadership Skills

By Allison Haney Do you know how to discuss your Greek leadership position on a job interview? What about how to protect yourself from an attacker on or off campus? The Greek Life Program Series is sponsored by the Office of Greek Life and is designed to provide skills like these to Michigan Greeks. "It's nice because students can come to events that are really relevant to what is happening in their lives, and it also increases their involvement in the Greek Community," said Shannon Cohen, a Graduate Assistant in the OGL. The Office of Greek Life has been working hard to select topics that will be meaningful to members of Michigan's Greek Community. They've been turning to data from the Big 10 Fraternity/Sorority Experience Survey, which many of our members completed in 2009, and have held focus groups to determine what additional programming would benefit the Greek Community. The Office of Greek life staff then developed the program for GLPS this year. The first program of the series, Academic Tips and Tricks, was held on October 6th. Attendees learned valuable tips from LSA advisors to help with their academic performance and time management skills, and Scholarship Chairs that attended were asked to bring the information back to their chapters. GLPS's next event, the History of Greek Life, was held on Tuesday, October 25th and touched on a variety of interesting historical facts. On November 6th, Katy Mattingly, author of Self Defense: Steps to Survival, ran a personal safety program for Greeks. The emphasis of the program was on the most common dangerous situations for students on college campuses. The informative, interactive session included risk assessment, a discussion of the most common perpetrators and victims, and an introduction to simple and effective physical, verbal, and emotional self-defense techniques. "Our students have loved working with [Mattingly] in the past," Cohen said. She also said that participation from the Greek Community has met and exceeded the OGL's expectations. "There are so many aspects of the fraternity/sorority experience that can benefit members not only during their time at Michigan, but after graduation, as well, and that's what we're trying to do with GLPS," Cohen said.


featured greeks

Greeks Doing Great Things: Greek of the Week Meet Incredible Greek Members From All Four Councils

Every week, The Forum will feature a Greek member that's doing outstanding things for our community and name him or her our "Greek of the Week." If you'd like to nominate someone to be recognized in future weeks, please email the editor-in-chief, Meaghan O’Connor at [email protected].

Q: What is yo ur favorite part about be ing involved in the Mult ic ul tural Gree k Co unci l? The representation of different cultures has always been my favorite part about the Multicultural Greek Council (MGC). MGC offers such a diverse community—which you can’t find anywhere else on campus. Every MGC event is something unique, and very different from other events on campus. Q: W hat have you le arned in your role as Pre sident? One major thing I have learned is to follow my passions. I have also learned to be more confident in myself. If you second-guess yourself, people will take advantage of you. As President, I have learned to stand up for myself. Q: W he re do yo u see yo urse lf in 20 years? I really am not quite sure yet. My options are very open at this point, but I know I want to have a passion for life and a beautiful family to share it with. Q: W hat ’s one piec e of advic e you ’d give to Gree k wome n? Women have so much to offer to the Greek system, so get involved in Greek Life outside of your own organization. Step outside of your comfort zone and get involved in the Hazing Task Force, Greek Week Steering Committee, or just go to the Greek Life Programming Series events and sit next to someone you don't know.

Lauren Lee, MGC A proud member of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc., Lauren is currently serving Michigan Greek Life as the President of MGC, the Multicultural Greek Council.

E. Jaco b Tanner , NPHC The President of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity as well as the Vice President of the NPHC council, JT is both well known and respected in our community.

Q: W hat made you decide to go Gre ek? In high school I was involved in an organization, the Kappa League. It's an organization supervised by Kappa Alpha Psi and I was able to establish a very close connection with the advisor of the organization. I started to associate the advisor's qualities with manhood; as a person who I was inspired to be. Q: W hat 's your favorite thing about your f rate rnit y? The bond between our brothers. I know other fraternities can say that as well, but our brotherhood is on a different level than other fraternities. Q: W hat 's t he coo le st thing you've done so far on NPHC? Hosting a successful NPHC week. Midnight madness, especially, was a pretty cool experience. Q: If yo u had to be in a so ror ity , whic h one would you choo se and why? I love all sororities... too many to choose from. Q: W hat 's somet hing on your Ann A rb or bucke t li st ? Paint the rock, do some graffiti in the graffiti alley on Liberty, and start a riot (just kidding). Q: W hat 's your bigge st pe t pe eve? A lot of things... I hate it when people misuse words, probably because I'm an English major and when people misuse them and they think they're using them correctly, it just bothers me. Absence of punctuation in social media is another one.


featured greeks

Greeks Doing Great Things: Greek of the Week A Presidential Spotlight

By Meaghan O’Connor Emil y De Santi , Panhe l Meet your new Panhellenic President, a small-town girl from New York with a big vision for Michigan Greek Life. Q: W hy did you run f or Panhel Pre sident? I decided to run for Panhel President because I've had such a positive experience with the Greek Community at Michigan. I was really involved in my chapter and I wanted to continue being involved on a larger scale. I want to do my best to make sure that other Greek women have the same rewarding experience that I have had. I am honored to have the opportunity to lead and represent Panhel on campus. Q: W hat are your go als f or your term and what do you hope to acc omplish? My main goal for my term is to unify the four Greek councils. The main slogan of Greek Life at the University of Michigan is "Four Councils, One Community," however, I feel as if each individual council acts as its own entity and the four do not unite as a whole. I would really like to work to unite the councils and construct the community that we advertise. Additionally, I want to instill a similar sense of unity amongst the sixteen Panhellenic Chapters and improve the image of the Greek Community on campus.

By Sarah Smith A dam Daivs , IFC He’s the guy that does it all. He serves on IFC Exec as the Executive VP, he's the Vice President of the Greek Philanthropy Organization, and more recently, he was named a Co-Director of the 2012 Greek Week Steering Committee. Q: W hat 's t he coo le st thing you've done o n IFC Exe c? I’m really proud of the Greek Gentlemen’s Initiative, a program I developed to help almost 1,000 Panhellenic potential new members get home safely after Recruitment. We asked fraternity men to volunteer to meet at the Union or the League, wherever the women had to go to rank after each set, and we organized groups of guys to walk the women back to their dorms or off-campus housing. I really wanted to make sure our future sorority women were safe during Recruitment. Q: In your o pinion, why is Gree k Life so great? I think that the Greek Community offers an extensive range of experiences and the widest breadth of opportunities in everything we care about as undergraduates - things like leadership, scholarship, philanthropy, and social life. I really love how much we can accomplish when all of our organizations come together, and how competitive our groups get when you challenge them to fundraise or get involved.

Q: What do you see as the most important aspe ct of the Greek Community? The most important aspect of the Greek Community is our philanthropy. I really want to emphasize the extent to which this community gives back. Each house sponsors it's own events that benefit their individual philanthropies, the community unites as a whole during Greek Week and Greek Service Day to give back to the greater Ann arbor area—and members of each chapter participate in a ton of other campus philanthropic organizations. I believe our efforts are often overlooked, and I would like to change that. Q: A ny o ther wo rds of advic e? The great thing about this community is that there is no such thing as a small role. You can make even the smallest positions have a big impact on your individual chapter or the community as a whole. Most importantly, never think that you can't or shouldn't do something because you're not experienced enough. Take chances and do everything you can to get involved!

Congratulations to the 2011 IFC and Panhel Executive Boards for completing their terms in office! The Forum would like to thank you for all of your hard work this year, and we’ve all been inspired by your dedication to

making our Greek community a better place.


the lighter side

Greek Speak

In the spirit of the Holiday season, we asked 8 fraternity and sorority members: What are you

most thankful for this year?

By Stephanie Benjamin It’s that time of year again; the time when members in the Greek Community should sit back and reflect on who and what we are grateful for. There is much to consider within our individual lives, our community, and our entire university. The Forum asked fellow members of the Greek Community to share what they are most thankful for this year: “I am thankful fo r l iv ing on ce nt ral c amp us and boyco tting t he Burs ley-Baits b us this year. ” –Zoe Balaban-Feld, sophomore in Pi Be ta Phi “I am thankful for one thing above all else: Saturday November 26, 2001.” -Andrew Haddad, junior in Alpha Delta Phi (current president and 2012 IFC Judicial Vice President) “I ’m thank ful fo r ple dge s. A nd the victo ry over Ohio State , f inal ly .” – Jake Mark el , so pho more in Chi Phi “I’m thankful for my older fraternity brothers, their guidance, and the joy they bring to my life.” –Anonymous Fiji pledge

“Famil y, fr ie nds and health! – Britt any Goldberger , sophomore in A lpha Del ta Pi “I’m thankful for facial hair. Mine is red, so it reminds me of my mother.” –David Hiltzik, junior in Sig Epsilon Phi "I 'm grat eful for my famil y, fr ie nds, and b rot he rs , and this year I 'm esp eciall y t hankf ul for be ating O hio!" – A dam Fel dman, junio r in Sigma A lpha Mu “I’m most thankful for the people in my life who have helped to shape me into the person I am today.” –Bryna Barron, sophomore in Alpha Delta Pi

Calling all GREEK Writers & Reporters!

Are you looking for great writing experience? Would you like to be more involved in the

Greek Community? If so-‐‑ The Forum’s the place for you!

Email the Editor-‐‑In-‐‑Chief, Meaghan

O’Connor, at [email protected] for more information.

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