It's all Greek
Sororities, fraternities look to gain new members during rush/recruitment week
Sarah Githinji
Issue date: 9/17/09 Section: News
"It's easy because it's all planned for you, plus you form bonds," Sanderson said.
The activity on campus this week and the anticipation of Greek Week next week gives both Greek and non-Greek students a glimpse at the rapidly growing Greek life on campus. Coordinator of Greek life
John Davenport said Greek life has a lot happening in the near future. The most anticipated of the upcoming projects is Greek housing. In June a presentation
was made to the chancellor describing the current trends in Greek housing nationwide. The presentation was
well received.
"It's the first time we've really been given the go ahead to investigate this far," Davenport said.
Following the presentation a task force was formed to work on the next steps in Greek housing. The project is in its initial stages, and the whole process will take a few years. Nonetheless, Alpha Kappa Lambda President Dan Richardson said they are excited about the potential of new residences.
"Many of us here are excited about possibly breaking ground within, hopefully, the next few years," Richardson said. "Not having a central house has been an extreme challenge, and it's nice to know we made plans to better our future members."
Another of Greek Life's projects is the addition of a Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity chapter next fall.
"It is the first brand new NIC fraternity in over a decade," Davenport said.
Sigma Tau Gamma was chosen to be the university's new addition for several reasons. The fraternity is regionally strong and is headquartered in Missouri. It also has a good network of alumni in the St. Louis area.
"We are all pretty excited to have a new fraternity on campus," Richardson said. "To us, it means the growth of our university as a whole and the Greek system. Lots of hard work has been put in lately to expand our involvement on campus, Greek popularity and population and the emphasis on creating fun Greek traditional events."
The activity on campus this week and the anticipation of Greek Week next week gives both Greek and non-Greek students a glimpse at the rapidly growing Greek life on campus. Coordinator of Greek life
John Davenport said Greek life has a lot happening in the near future. The most anticipated of the upcoming projects is Greek housing. In June a presentation
was made to the chancellor describing the current trends in Greek housing nationwide. The presentation was
well received.
"It's the first time we've really been given the go ahead to investigate this far," Davenport said.
Following the presentation a task force was formed to work on the next steps in Greek housing. The project is in its initial stages, and the whole process will take a few years. Nonetheless, Alpha Kappa Lambda President Dan Richardson said they are excited about the potential of new residences.
"Many of us here are excited about possibly breaking ground within, hopefully, the next few years," Richardson said. "Not having a central house has been an extreme challenge, and it's nice to know we made plans to better our future members."
Another of Greek Life's projects is the addition of a Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity chapter next fall.
"It is the first brand new NIC fraternity in over a decade," Davenport said.
Sigma Tau Gamma was chosen to be the university's new addition for several reasons. The fraternity is regionally strong and is headquartered in Missouri. It also has a good network of alumni in the St. Louis area.
"We are all pretty excited to have a new fraternity on campus," Richardson said. "To us, it means the growth of our university as a whole and the Greek system. Lots of hard work has been put in lately to expand our involvement on campus, Greek popularity and population and the emphasis on creating fun Greek traditional events."
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