the greek voice - issue 24.3

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Exchanges are a most popular wayor sororities and raternities tospend quality time together andget to know each other. Lately,

chapters have been exploring some new, unexchange ideas, which have been receivingpositive eedback.

According to Panhellenic Vice Presidento Risk Management Jillian Celich, there arenumerous benets o hosting and attendingexchanges. Mainly, raternity men andsorority women have the opportunity tospend quality time with each other in a saeand comortable environment.

Men and women are able to condentlyinteract with new people and buildriendships with peers they may not havemet otherwise. Tese exchanges allow allchapters to get to know one another, which isimportant in such a large Greek community.

Te emphasis on exchanges has inspireddeeper interconnected relationshipsbetween all chapters throughout the Greekcommunity. Both raternity men andsorority women enjoy getting to knoweach other and also enjoy orming genuinerelationships.

When asked why he enjoys dryexchanges, Sigma Chi reshman LincolnWare said, You get to know the peopleyoure with a lot better. Exchanges encourageyou to get out o your comort zone andmeet new people.

In act, in some cases Greek communitymembers preer these social events, not onlyor the opportunity to beriend new people,but also because the activities are planned toensure that each member is interacting andhaving un.

Te entertaining activities also providea study break or stressed students. Alpha

Gamma Delta reshman Olivia revarthencommented, Dry exchanges make [women]more willing to participate even when theyhave a heavy load o homework.

Sigma Phi Epsilon is an example oa chapter that has planned unique andsuccessul exchanges. Tey have utilizedASUWs Experimental College (EXCO)to plan engaging activities, such as salsadancing, or exchanges.

Other classes oered by EXCO thatwould make great exchange activitiesinclude art, cooking, swing dance, salsadance, pilates, martial arts, sel deense, andyoga classes.

Most recently, Sigma Phi Epsilon hosteda Flirting 101 exchange with Delta DeltaDelta. It was hosted by Kate Stewart, a

legendary dating coach and the Flirting 101wteacher at the UW Experimental College.She gave the men and women tips on how tostrike up conversation with the opposite sexand helped them test out their skills.

One o the tips Stewart gave the raternitygentlemen was to touch girls elbows in orderto show they are irting in a subtle manner.Freshman Delta Delta Delta Coco Janzesaid, It sounds kind o silly and awkward,but since it was such a laid back setting, itwas actually really un and entertaining. Atthe end o the night it was just a good way tomeet the Sigma Phi Epsilon [men].

In the past years, the subject o wetexchanges has requently suraced betweenthe presidents, the IFC, and the PanhellenicAssociation. Tis year, there has been

continued emphasis by the associatedpresidents o each council on the act thatexchanges are dry unctions, meaning noalcohol or substances are to be providedor consumed by any participant during theevent.

According to the Fraternal Inormation& Programming Group (FIPG) RiskManagement Policy, No chapter may co-sponsor, co-nance or attend or participatein a unction at which alcohol is purchasedby any o the host chapters, groups ororganizations.

Te FIPG Risk Management Policy is

recognized as the ocial risk managementpolicy o many raternity and sororitynational organizations, including 34chapters in the UW Greek community.Organizations that do not abide by thispolicy operate under similar guidelines.

At their annual retreat, the presidentso each chapter in the UW Greekcommunity committed to a ensuring a zerotolerance policy on wet exchanges. Tecommitment to uphold exchanges as dryunctions emphasizes the interraternal andpanhellenic values in our community, andrevitalizes the ongoing eort to strengthenthe relationships between chapters.

With the weather slowly changing orthe better, spring quarter is the perect timeto plan some exchanges with other chaptersyou may not know as well as you would liketo. As the weather gets nicer and the schoolyear comes to a quick end, take advantageo opportunities to build relationships withother members o the Greek community!

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Greek ASUW Candidates

Get to Know Dubs

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byMollie Swan

Interview with James

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Beta Teta Pi and Kappa Alpha Theta freshmen at a nger painting exchange


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2Te Greek Voice

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the University o Washington.

Greeks Studying Abroad

With the exceptionally beautiulcampus, active student lie, andactivities that the University oWashington and Seattle have to

oer, it can seem nearly impossible to leave it orwinter break nonetheless an entire quarter.

Te idea o studying abroad is terriying tosome, the ultimate college experience to others,and or some its not even a consideration.With the Greek Community being as close andinvolved as it is, the idea o propelling oneselinto a new country, culture, and language candenitely be a complex decision or a student.UW currently oers over 70 student exchangeswith universities across the world, and while

most students base their destination on thelanguage or culture they know, there are alsomany great English-speaking schools abroad tospend a semester.

Chloe Lee, a sophomore member o GammaPhi Beta, chose to study abroad in Spain withthe art program this Spring Quarter and said,Its a ball. I didnt know anyone coming in and Ithink its the way to go. UW is so huge theres somany people that you havent met yet, and twoweeks in I already know everyone here betterthan I know mysel!

She says taking classes at another universityhas made her learn in a completely new way aswell as appreciate the amazing qualities o UWeven more. Te activities planned or her tripare extensive on the instructors part; in eight

days she was able to see our o the largest citiesin Spain, three o the best art museums, eat herweight in bread and ght a baby bull.

It seems to be common that those who studyabroad consider it to be incredibly ullling andsomething that makes the college experienceunorgettable.

Junior Julia Heydenreich in Zeta au Alphastudied abroad last year, and described it as,one o the best experiences a college studentcould ever do. You get to embrace yoursel indierent cultures and histories that you onlyheard or read about.

Being Greek is something very close to ourhearts, and while abroad members are missedwhile they are away, we can sleep soundly

knowing they are having the time o their lives and that theyll tell us all about it when theyget back.


byKatherine Bueche

UW Greeks enjoying life in Ireland on the Cliffs of Moher (left) and Paris, France (right).

creditDesi Schatz

Cover:Alpha Xi Delta and Theta Chi enjoying bowling at the HUBduring an exchange


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3Monday, April 22nd, 2013

ASUW Elections: A Crash CourseW

ith the outbursts o coraland yellow throughoutcampus, there is nodoubt that election

season is upon us.On Friday, April 12th, we witnessed

a host o estivities in red square to bringexcitement to the kick-o o the ocial starto campaigning. As signs, stickers, buttonsand booths overwhelm our campus, it iseasy to get lost in the publicity o campaignsand miss their underlying purpose: decidingwho we pay to improve the husky experienceor all.

Tough it can be dicult sometimesto connect ASUW with its goals andcontributions to campus, taking the timeto become an educated voter can haveresounding eects in making you moreknowledgeable about campus, studentgovernment, and the uture o the University.

Historically, ASUW has had a hugeimpact on campus, rom building HuskyStadium to the recent repeal o dierentialtuition and the investment in the new HUB.

With that in mind, who you elect canhave tangible results, especially when anissue you care about, be it an event yourchapter wants to put on, a class you wantto take, or an RSO that you are a part o iscollaborating with ASUW.

Tereore, when it comes to working intandem with the Board o Directors or evenexpressing your ideas or concerns to them,it is important to ensure that those wholl these roles have the experience to helppush our goals orward, the creativity tond viable solutions and the approachableattitude to welcome student opinion.

With so much at stake, and so manyadvertisements pulling us in dierentdirections, how is a student to get unbiased,substantive inormation about thequalications, objectives and outlooks ovarious candidates?

Te Elections AdministrationsCommittee (EAC), chaired by Maxine

Sugarman is comprised o neutral volunteerscommitted to conveying raw inormationand providing bias-ree voting stations.Teir theme or the year is Under the EAC:Seeking the next wave o leaders and theywill be tabling with Malibu green shirtsaround campus.

Additionally, a major change in theElections Policy and Procedures (EPP),the rules enorced by the EAC regardingcampaigning, is the ban on ood giveawaysby campaigns.

Cotton candy was a popular giveawayduring voting days last year, or students

who visited and potentially voted atcandidate-run voting stations. Due to itsallegations o bribery and in the interest opromoting educated voting, this practice hasbeen banned or the coming election season.

With this minor change comes aneven bigger positional change which isthe restructure o the Board o Directors.Te director o communications, whilepreviously an elected position, will nowchange to the title o communicationsdirector and will be hired.

Replacing the director ocommunications on the elected Board oDirectors will be the elected at-large positiono Director o Service and Partnerships.

Tere are several actors that broughtorth this transition. As Brandon Himes,the current director o communicationsput it, Te transition to hiring the directoro communications was caused due to theskills based nature o this position and theaddition o the Oce o Communicationsthis year.

Te director o communications nowhas shifed towards a management roleand oversees 4 ASUW employees and alsorequires vocational knowledge o programssuch as Adobe Creative Suite, cameraequipment and other media skills that areeasier to nd and identiy through a hiringprocess.

Trough a process o evaluating what

student needs could be better met and howASUW could strengthen its eorts, the roleo director o service and partnerships wasborn.

Himes continues that, Tis newposition lls a student need in that an electedstudent representative will now have a voicein meetings such as the UW SponsorshipOce, at athletic meetings, and will allowmore students to be involved in communityservice projects that the director will headup.

In addition, the director o service andpartnerships will liaison to alumni, the

Carlson Center and oversee the HuskyPride Fund, an ASUW scholarship meantto nancially aid students in activities thatenrich the husky experience, or example, bycovering Dawg Pack tickets or activity ees.

Current ASUW president Evan Smithcomments, I anticipate positive implicationsor both ASUW and campus lie with thischange. With our new ocus on communityservice and external partnerships, theASUW will expand its reach and acquiremore resources to better serve students.

Campus lie will be enriched throughthe increased availability o opportunities toengage with alumni and community serviceopportunities.

Himes echoes the sentiment that thischange will bring orth positive shifs, addingthat, Tis [change] means that inormationabout ASUW will be more accessible tostudents and they should be able to betterunderstand our mission, unction andtransparency eorts.

I think that this will also improve thequality o representation on the Board oDirectors as the Director o Service andPartnerships will have a direct voice inimportant meetings that will truly impactthe student experience.

Its no secret that the Greek communityvalues the inclusion o service in the collegeexperience. From eeds and philanthropiesto All Greek Service Week, giving back to

the community is a huge aspect o what itmeans to be Greek.

A primary ocus within the role oDirector o Service and Partnerships will beto work toward growing the maniestation ocommunity service in our campus culture.With the strong and proud Greek tradition obeing dynamic citizens o our communities,it comes as no surprise that both candidatesor this new role are Greek. Burgess Malarkey(FIJI) and David Weingarten (Alpha EpsilonPi) are both active Greeks with backgroundsin community involvement and service.Few things inspire more Greek pride thanbeing renowned or incredible undraisingand service eorts and it will be exciting tosee this being recognized at the Board levelnext year.

As a Greek, you have additionalincentive to vote as it will be worth GreekWeek points but dont let this be a reason tovote or whoevers voting station you happento stumble into.

As youre walking through walkingthrough Red Square in the coming weeks,take the time to talk to candidates andunderstand their visions or the uture o theuniversity so you may condently cast aneducated vote or candidates who will bestrepresent you!


byAmber Amin

Interview with James Ehrmann

As a member o the GreekCommunity, we knowthere are leaders who keepour organization running

smoothly, but it is easy to lose sight o theact that everyday a group o students andaculty are working diligently in the Oceo Fraternity and Sorority Lie (OFSL). Wemay not individually interact with them

ofen, but advisors play a crucial role in thesupport system o every chapter at the UW.

James Ehrmann is the Assistant Directorso Fraternity & Sorority Lie, IFC Advisor.James responsibilities revolve around thethirty-two raternities at the UW that makeup the IFC (Interraternity Council).

Krista Bennitt is the other AssistantDirector who works with sororities in theUW Panhellenic Association. Teir oce islocated in the HUB room 236.

My top priority is being available tostudents in [these] groups, ocusing on theirgoals and identiying how I can supportthem to help reach those goals by usingthe resources I have, James said. [My job

includes] setting up programs, clariyingquestions, nding space to host events oncampus, and lling out paperwork. It is a loto building relationships and maintainingenthusiasm.

James was no stranger to Greek Liebeore becoming an advisor. He joined aSigma Nu raternity as an undergraduate atthe University o Iowa in 2003 and servedas president o his chapter, IFC, and Ordero Omega in consecutive years. Followinggraduation, James was a consultant orhis raternity over a three-year period and

ound this to be a pivotal experience. Jamessaid that during his work as consultant, hecame to the realization that he wanted tointeract with students on a regular basis.

James went on to receive a graduate degreein higher education and administration.When the advising position at the UWbecame available, James recognized it as anexcellent opportunity, despite the act thatthe job was located ar rom home.

It was a perect t or what I wantedto do: work with a community o raternitymen and help them reach their goals, Jamessaid.

James made it clear that he is not theentity who determines the objectives or

our community, but rather, is a tool to helpus achieve them. He explained a numbero endeavors OFSL is currently working onsuch as programing projects. Tese projectsare sometimes employed with roundtablediscussions to identiy problems, learneective strategies, and rame a conversation.

Additionally, James helps Greekmembers look over and revise documents,such as the Greek Awards Program, toimprove them and make them easier to use.Additionally, a major objective is to enhanceand expand the role o media.

A big goal [is centered around the]image o the Greek Community. [We wantto] increase the social media presence andbe active on a daily basis.

For the rest o this academic year, theUW Greek Community has two majorevents that involve the advisors: GreekPreview and Greek Week.

[During] Greek Preview we want themake sure that we put our best oot orwardto sell the community in the most eectiveway, said James. [During] Greek Weekthe Greek Community is in the spotlightWe are building awareness, [and hopeully]shedding positive light on the community.

Te role o an OFSL advisor cannot be

categorized in a singular job descriptionbecause the duties o this title vary greatly.However, in analyzing all o the ways inwhich advisors are utilized, it is sae todeduce that their main objective is to helpus, as members o the Greek Community, tosucceed.


byLaurel Rice

Assistant Director of the OFSL, IFC Advisor

creditStudent Life


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ASUW RoadApril 12thCampaigning

Begins April 23rd, 7:30 PM

RHSA, IFC, &Panhellenic Forum

Paccar 192

April 29th, 4 PMOMAD & SAB Forum

ECC Unity Room

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How do you dene community service?I see community service as a vehicle to

bring together a group o people and engagein activities to make a tangible impacton our communities. It is a way to enableindividuals to become more responsibleand aware o their surroundings.How has Greek lie shaped your approachto community service?

As a member o the Greek community, Ihave had the opportunity to serve as AlphaEpsilon Pis Philanthropy Chair and CivicLeadership Chairman. Both o these roles

have given me the opportunity to enhancemy brothers civic engagement with ourlocal community. Te Greek communityis a proven example that individualcommitment to a group eort can bringabout incredible successes throughphilanthropy and service.What experiences do you seek to bringto the role o Director o Service and

Partnerships?Ive grown up surrounded by a culture

o service. Prior to my college experience,I created a partnership program betweenmy youth group in Los Angeles and acommunity I had a connection to inUganda. oday, I act as an advisor or this

youth group that spans eight communitiesand over 200 youths throughout Ugandaand Kenya. At UW, I gained a great dealo experience as both the PhilanthropyChair and Alumni Relations Chair o AEPi.Currently, I serve as a Repair the World

Programming Intern at Hillel UW and Ihave been helping acilitate partnershipsbetween my organization and the JustGarden Project and Te Friendship Circleo Washington.

Coming into a position that has neverexisted beore, you have a lot o room orcreativity and shaping. What do you hopeto build the role o Director o Service andPartnerships into?

Tis position has huge potentialwith its broad range o responsibilities.I hope this position can act as a bridge

or communities across UW to uniteor communal and philanthropicprogramming. I want this position to be thehub o service within the association andact as a liaison or students looking to getinvolved in our community, whether it bethrough quarterly service programming,education and advocacy opportunities,or service learning through the CarlsonCenter.Why is giving back to the community anessential aspect o being a Husky?

As students at UW, we have heardcountless times that, discovery is at theheart o our university. I believe that oneo the best ways or students to discover is

through real world experiences that involveengaging with your community. Seeingthings rom the perspective o others andmaking that personal connection is onethe the greatest orms o discovery and anessential aspect o our roles as Huskies.

How do you see this position afecting theGreek community?

Te Greek community already has anexcellent structure in place or makingservice a priority within its chapters. Tis

position will open up opportunities or theGreek community to collaborate acrosscampus and maximize its potential orimpact. I want to work with the councilsgoverning our Greek community toexpand the reach o programs such asGreek Service Week and explore the Greekcommunities involvement in an ASUWsponsored Service Awareness Week.What is your avorite part o being Greek?

People ofen call it the Greek system,but by doing so they take away its realimpact as a community. Tis collection ochapter houses is more than just a groupo people living similarly. Te communityaspect is what I nd most appealing and

welcoming about being Greek. It is acomortable eeling knowing that I amsurrounded by organizations that strive tobuild character, uture leaders and engagetheir members socially, scholastically,philanthropically.

David Weingarten

Going HeMeet the Two Greeks Running for the New ASU

Alpha Epsilon Pi

GreeksIn

ElectionsAlex Frasier

FIJIVice President

Kelli FeeleyGamma Phi Beta

Programming

Steven DoSigma Phi EpsilonCommunity Relations

Featured on this page are the Greek candidates running or oce in the 2013 ASUW elections. Te Greek Voice does not endorse a specic candidate, policy, or ticket in the ASUollowing their orum. Endorsements are made on a candidate by candidate basis. Chapters that are members o these organizations may make endorsements independent o t

April 17thYoung Democrats &College Republicans

Forum


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May 13-15thElections

(vote.asuw.org)

ELECIONo1st, 7 PM

ential Debatecation TBD

May 7th, 5 PMASUW Senate Forum

Gowen 301

May 10th, 4 PMTe Daily Forum

Location TBD

How do you dene community service?Community service is voluntary work

with the intention o improving all aspectso community lie. Tis can take manydierent orms, such as physically cleaningup the local area or working to engage

community members and provide themwith better health and saety resources.How has Greek lie shaped your approach

to community service?It has taught me about the value

o serving with my riends and peers.Troughout my reshman year my chaptervolunteered at the Boys & Girls Club nearlyevery week, this showed me how having awhole group o people engaged in the sameproject means that the nonprot has morevolunteers and each individual has a unrewarding experience while developingcloser relationships with their riends.What experiences do you seek to bring

to the role o Director o Service and

Partnerships?Over this past year I was the Co-

Chair or Fijis Major Project, in whichwe supported a nonprot basketballprogram, Home Court. I managedextensive alumni outreach, worked with

corporate sponsors, and partnered witha nationwide hotel chain in order tosuccessully run a basketball rom LasVegas to Seattle and raise over $32,000.I also have a great amount o hands onexperience with service. I have volunteeredat many nonprots in the Seattle area, suchas Food LieLine and Sail Sand Point, aswell as having spent a month in Senegalparticipating in a service learning project.I hope to bring my experience with serviceprojects, logistics o raising capital, andworking with businesses to the position.

I spent a month in Senegal on aservice trip, giving me in depth rsthandexperience to community service. All o theskills I gained rom managing this projectare a necessary part o the wide ranging roleo Director o Service and Partnerships.

Coming into a position that has neverexisted beore, you have a lot o room orcreativity and shaping. What do you hopeto build the role o Director o Service andPartnerships into?

I want to expand the role o the HuskyPride Fund by doubling its endowmentto over $100,000 so we can support morestudents who are missing opportunities dueto nancial restrictions. I also hope to build

ASUW into the number one resource orstudents interested in on and o campusservice. Ill do this by enhancing serviceevents put on by ASUW, as well as creatingclose relationships with local nonprotswhere students can easily serve together.

Why is giving back to the community an

essential aspect o being a Husky?As Huskies, we are all seeking an

education with the hope o improvingour lives and in turn, making the worlda better place. Service is an integral parto the Husky experience because it workstowards both o these goals by enhancingour community, but also enriching theindividual experience.How do you see this position afecting theGreek community?

A key goal o mine is to increase the

collaboration between Greek Philanthropyprojects and Registered StudentOrganizations (RSOs) in order to teamup separate communities. In tandem withgreater collaboration, I would create acampus-wide service calendar that wouldcollect all events being put on by studentsin one place. Trough these steps I hopeto drastically increase participation in allGreek service events.What is your avorite part o being Greek?

Te support, riendship andcamaraderie that exists among theraternities and sororities makes me eelapart o a smaller community at UW. I lovethat the Greek community is committed

to academics, leadership, and communityservice while also placing an emphasis onbeing social. Being Greek has allowed me todevelop relationships with many dierentstudents and has really given me a tangibleway to be connected on campus.

Burgess Malarkey

d to HeadW Director of Service and Partnerships Position

FIJI

Evelina VaisvilaiteZeta Tau AlphaPolicy & Procedures

Kyle LibraTheta Xi

Programming

Kyle CurtisDelta Lambda PiUniversity Affairs

Daniel NugyenSigma Phi Epsilon

President

election. Te Interraternity Council, Panhellenic Association, and the United Greek Council make independent endorsementshose made by any council. Endorsements made by a council or a member chapter do not represent Te Greek Voice in any way.

writerAmber AmindesignDesi Schatz & Luke Picking

photo creditHuskies Now & One Husky


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6Te Greek Voice

Philanthropy

Want your chapters philanthropy eatured in Te Greek Voice? eMail us at [email protected]

Suns out, guns out. Coming up in the

beginning o May is Delta Gammasannual philanthropy event, AnchorSplash. Tis philanthropy event

is undoubtedly entertaining and a yearlyavorite o the Greek Community, but in theend it is all or an amazing cause.

A unique part about Anchor Splash isthat Delta Gamma actually ounded theorganization the money all goes to, Service

or Sight and Aid to the Blind.

Last year they raised around $60,000through Delta Gamma undraising as wellas the contestants personal undraising.

Te Anchor Men go through tons opreparation or the event, undraising andgaining support rom their chapter as well asmany choosing to stick to a rigorous healthand exercise regime or the Mr. Hardbodycompetition.

Te Delta Gammas undraise throughdonations, late night eeds, tickets or thetalent show, and a coin drive or a Mr.Beautiul eyes portion.

Another truly unique aspect o thisphilanthropy is that there are events opento the public! On Friday May 3rd at 3pm ispool day at Delta Chi, involving entertainingevents like a belly op competition,synchronized swimming competition, anda relay race.

On Saturday May 4th is probably theevent most people look orward to, whichis the skit day in the Zeta Beta au parkinglot. Tis is where the Anchor Men show otheir hard work and dedication in Te Mr.Hardbody competition, and Delta Gammaannounces the winners o the separatecategories, as well as the winner o thecoveted title: Anchor Man.

Tis year, sophomore Delta GammaErin Hollingshd is in charge o planning theevent. It seems nearly impossible to havejust one avorite part o this event, but whenasked Erin said, My avorite part o AnchorSplash is the act that so many people lookorward to it every year. Last year duringpool and skit day I was so proud to be aDG just to be a part o an event this big.And now, to be able to plan the whole thing,Im sure I will be in awe when the nal daycomes.

Te ladies encourage the entire UWcommunity to come watch these great events.

Delta Gamma and the raternity gentlemenhave put a ton o work into Anchor Splash,so go ahead and put coins in the beautiuleye jars around campus, check out an eventor two, and support your avorite potentialAnchor Man all or a great cause!

Anchor Splash begins April 29th, andends May 4th.


Spring quarter can be describedin one word: indescribable. Tecampus is blooming, the weatheris at least halway decent, and the

Greek community is buzzing with activity.Winter hibernation is over and everyoneseems to be busy with something whetherit be graduating or experiencing the Greekcommunity or the rst time.

O all o the terric things thecommunity does, giving back is alwaysa popular occurrence especially in the

spring time. Tereore, it is primetime orchapter philanthropies, each one oering upsomething a little dierent and all o thembenetting an admirable cause.

Starting on Monday, the women oGamma Phi Beta will unleash their newlyrevamped philanthropy week entitled theCrescent Classic. Instead o spotlighting onesport which had been done in years past, it iscomprised o a diverse collection o dierentevents.

Tere will still be riendly rivalries

between the participating raternitiesbecause what is lie without a little healthycompetition? Troughout the philanthropy,points will be cultivated, and a winner o theweek will be crowned.

Te packed week is no boring one trickpony, but instead an exciting combinationthat is much more reminiscent o a candyvariety pack.

For those that crave overindulging in thedessert category, Mondays events are a pie-eating contest and an ice cream social. Tisprovides a perect opportunity to utilizesome unnecessary sugar consumption andtalk to someone new.

uesday heightens up the physical aspectto the competition with eld day; a healthychance to do good or your body afer thenight beore. Tere will be tug-o-war, armwrestling, push-up contests, among othertestosterone building competitions.

Te talent portion o the week ison Wednesday, where all participating

raternities will send up brave souls withimpressive (or entertaining) acts to the stage.

On Tursday, the Crescent Classicconcludes with a water pong tournamentthat will challenge both the orearms andthe elbows.

Modied rom last year, Gamma PhiBeta will be running this week solely ontheir own instead o with another sorority.Te change is meant to oster enthusiasmand unity throughout the chapter.

As with many new ideas, excitementcomes along with it. Gamma Phi Betaphilanthropy chair Alexa Faist proclaims,Were excited to start something new andwe hope that everyone has a good timeparticipating.

Tis year, the main gauge or successis participation. Gamma Phi Beta looksto capitalize on getting people involvedand aware o their cause, rather than just ameeting a sheer undraising mark.

Faist went on to explain that i raternitiesenjoy the week, that they will continue toparticipate or years to come. Indeed, repeat

customers are extremely valuable and helpto develop lasting relationships.

Te Crescent Classics proceeds will goto benet Campre USA and Girls on theRun. Both are organizations that aim toempower girls.

Campre USA is a non-protorganization that hosts coed programs orteens and youths meant to teach lie skills.Girls on the Run is a non-prot organizationthats goal is to empower young girls throughimproving sel-condence and sel-worth.

Later in May, the women o Gamma PhiBeta will participate in a 5k hosted by theGirls on the Run organization.

Te Crescent Classic runs this Monday,April 22nd, through Tursday.


Anchor Splash byKatherine Bueche

Crescent ChallengebyJonathan Iwazaki

Photographer

Philanthropies Coming UpApril 22-26th - Alpha Sigma Phi, Phight or PhlightApril 30th - May 4th - Sigma Phi Epsilon, SPE Karts

May 6-10th - Pi Beta Phi, Arrow GamesMay 6-10th - Lambda Chi Alpha, Watermelon Bust

Feeds & Other EventsApril 23rd- Marijuana Awareness, Kane Hall, 6:45 PM

April 23 - IFC & Panhellenic ASUW Forum, Paccar Hall, 7:30 PMMay 2nd- Empowering Our Community, Hillel UW, 6:30 PM

May 11th - Greek Preview, Kane Hall, Noon

creditUW Gamma Phi Beta

creditUW Gamma Phi Beta

creditUW Delta Gamma

creditUW Delta Gamma


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7Monday, April 22nd, 2013

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You may be lucky enough to runinto him at events all acrosscampus. You can even ollow hisweekly blog, A Dawgs Lie, to

watch him continually grow up and see whathes up too rom day to day.

Born November 15th, 2008 our belovedmascot Dubs is a our-year-old AlaskanMalamute rom a kennel in Burlington,

Washington. A common misconception tothis act is that he really isnt a Husky. Fearnot as Husky is actually a generic termused or any type o sled dog.

O all the Husky breeds like AlaskanMalamutes, Siberian Huskies and AlaskanHuskies, Alaskan Malamutes are thestrongest, largest, most laid back andriendliest o all. I youve seen him oncampus, you can testiy to his giddiness tobe recognized and loved. What a perect guyto have around!

Coming rom a accountable breeder,Dubs was chosen rom a litter o puppiesdue to his markings and temperament, but

most o all, the act he loved having hispicture taken.

Te Athletic Department took pictureso all the puppies available in the litter, butDubs just had to nd a way to get in everypicture. Being the obvious choice, Dubswas picked and given his name based on acampus-wide vote. Dubs will continue to beour photogenic mascot or as long as he ishealthy and able to ulll his duties, usually

until about age 12-15.Having so many duties, Dubs has a team

o student handlers who manage him whenhes away rom home with his UW Alumniowners. Dubs is the rst UW mascot to have

both a amily and student handlers. Priorto 1958 the mascot was raised by the SigmaAlpha Epsilon raternity and was then laterowned and handled by only one amily.

Becoming a handler requires a lot oexperience and Husky Pride. Handlers musthave experience working with animals andwith people and show commitment to theHusky Mascot and Spirit Program tradition.

Afer an application and interviewprocess, handlers are then provided withdetailed training on how to work with Dubsand making sure he is well behaved andspirited at all the events he attends.

Newly elected Teta Chi president AdamDavis has a lot o pride in being one o Dubs

handlers. A junior and Neurobiology majorat the University o Washington, Adam isalso involved on campus as the Secretaryo the Pre-Vet Club, an elementary schoolscience air mentor, and plays intramuralsoccer.

Adam is requently on the Deans List andhas even been published in the NeuroscienceJournal. As Dubss handler, Adam has thetask o taking Dubs to events and ensuring

that he is being taught the most consistentand current training methods. With someamily in the Greek Community we willhopeully see Adam and Dubs around moreofen

We all know Dubs attends all the homeootball games and some other athleticevents, but there are so many opportunitiesyou can meet Dubs on campus as well. Heattends campus and community eventsupon request and was even recently at theGallagher Law Library in celebration oNational Library Week.

Some upcoming events you can spot himat include: Diamond Dawgs Baseball game(April 28th), Husky Sofball game (May11th) and the Bubble Bash Parade ( June 1st).

I your chapter wants to request him oran event there is inormation on his webpageat gohuskies.com.

All events must be approved by the

Athletic Department and Dubs owners inorder to ensure that the event appropriateor our prized live mascot.

Go Dawgs!


Meet DubsbySarah Berkes

For some Greek chapters, it is a brandnew structure that denes them.For others, an active and supportivealumni group builds their houses

reputation. For others, it is shear size andnumbers that keep them at the pinnacle oGreek lie. For Delta au Delta, it has alwaysbeen philanthropy.

Each year Delta au Delta, or Delts,plans, organizes, and executes MissGreek. Teir philanthropy is the largestthat the University o Washington GreekCommunity sees each year, as well as being

one o the largest on the west coast, raisingbetween 70-90 thousand dollars or FredHutchinson Cancer Research Center.

Similarly to philanthropies such as

Alpha Gamma Deltas Mr Greek and DeltaGammas Anchorsplash, Miss Greek isan all-year eort by the men o Delta auDelta as well as by the contestants rom eachsorority.

Beginning as early as all quarter awomen rom each chapter is elected torepresent their house and themselves in anattempt to win both the undraising sectiono the competition as well as the pageantsection.

For the pageant section o thecompetition, each contestant perects askill to show o to the Greek Community

in attendance, bringing a wonderulopportunity to get to see some o the diversetalents that members o the GC possess.

What makes Miss Greek a truly and

incredibly special and heart-warmingphilanthropy, however, is not just the moneyraised or a worthy cause but also how closethe message hits to home or so many.

Each year audience members struggle tohold back tears as they sit and listen to storyafer story o survivors, lost loved ones, orclose calls with cancer.

Miss Greek becomes more then justa undraiser and a pageant to so manythat compete, because so many have beendirectly or indirectly touched by cancer. Itbecomes a way to give back, to ght, to standup and say Te destruction ends here, with

me and with us.Come support Delta au Delta and

all the young women competing this yearon April 28th at Meany Hall, and join in

the ght to end a need or a Miss Greekphilanthropy at all.

Delta au Deltas successul philanthropywould not be anything without the love andsupport o the Greek Community and thegreater UW Community in the ght to nda cure against this deadly disease. Join inthe ght, and become a part o somethingamazing.


Miss GreekbyDavid Gillam

From lef to right: Olivia Fanaro (Delta Gamma), Michael Miller (Kappa Alpha Theta), Hannah Johnson (Chi Omega), Lauren Reisfeld (Kappa Delta), Elizabeth

Rodland (Alpha Phi), Sophia Taylor (Pi Beta Phi), Erica Bonthuis (Sigma Kappa), Joan Choi (Alpha Xi Delta), Janee Johnson (Zeta Tau Alpha), Sarah Shokouhi (Alpha

Delta Pi), Mimi Nguyen (Alpha Gamma Delta), Alexandria Mann (Delta Zeta)

creditUW Athletics

Greek PreviewSaturday, May 11thI you are an incoming student, or are currently an

undergraduate at UW, and are interested in joing theGreek community, sign up or Greek Preview!

Tis day long (24 hours or men) event will introduceyou to several chapters in the community. Experience

what Greek lie is all about!

WomenMen

Register atuwgreeks.com

ORUse your smartphone and snap

these codes!

GO GREEK!

creditMegan Kamerman


8/8

Sorority SpotlightTe Greek Voice

Kappa Kappa Gamma

Since 1905, the Beta Pi chapter o

Kappa Kappa Gamma has made itspresence known on the Universityo Washington campus. Trough

their stellar academics, their engagedand generous philanthropies, and theirall-around loving sisterhood, they haveembodied the spirit and energy o a truekappa woman.

When their president, Bryn Wensleyo pledge class 2010 was asked about heravorite part about being a member, sheenthusiastically responded, I dont knowhow I could possibly pick one avorite thingabout being a Kappabut I would haveto say that the women Ive met have beeninspiring, supportive, and so much un.

Whether its a late night run to Dicks duringnals week, an impromptu dance party, acrying session when youre homesick, or

exploring the world abroad, the riends Ive

made have made my college experience thecream o the crop, and I know its just thebeginning so thats the even cooler part.

With girls like these to live with, theyreally have come together to make adierence in their community. Accordingto Wensley, Kappas national philanthropyis Reading is Fundamental, which is thenations largest nonprot organization insupport o childrens literacy.

Locally, they support the RonaldMcDonald house at Seattle Childrenshospital and various other causes. With aphilanthropic ocus on the youth, they alsoexpand their horizons and use the Greekcommunity or support.

Wensley explains their Greek widephilanthropy called Kappa Kickball, saying,We had twelve raternities compete in a

kickball tournament along with a hot dog

eating contest and serenade competition,which was very entertaining and supportedan awesome cause that our chapter is reallydedicated to.

Since the very rst Kappa KappaGamma chapter opened in MonmouthCollege in 1870, Kappas all over the nationhave lived by the values o loyalty to eachsister. McKenzie Schnell, the membershipchair, can attest to these values and how herchapter embodies them.

Our chapter particularly values loyaltyand riendship. Our members are not onlyloyal to each other but loyal to pursuingtheir education and pursuing sel-growth.And with our chapters emphasis on loyalty,

comes a great value or lielong riendship.Teir loyalty has recently been extended

to a recently graduated alumna rom theirchapter, who has beneted rom the love oher sisters while battling cancer.

Wensley explains, A recent Beta Pi alumis battling cancer right now and actives andalums wrote notes to her on small pieceso light and dark blue paper (our colors) tocreate a paper chain to decorate her roomat the hospital. Over hal o the activesthat wrote notes had never met her, yet thesupport or her is overwhelming!

When asked what the women were mostproud o about their chapter, the supportthey have or this member in need wascertainly at the top o their list. When theyare not ocusing on philanthropic eventsand assisting ellow alumnae, the Kappas oBeta Pi enjoy a variety o un sisterhoods aswell.

Wensley points out some o the mosttreasured traditions that she and her sisters

enjoy, saying, We have a Facebook pagecalled Kappa Kompliments, and multipletimes a day women are posting on itcongratulating others or everything romgetting an A on a test, to recognizing anocer or a great job planning an event, oreven a shout out to someone or being superpositive and a wonderul role model to therest o the chapter.

Teir riendships reach ar beyondthe our years spent at the University o

Washington. When both girls were askedwhat they were most proud o about theirchapter, both recognized the innite amounto reasons why they joined, and why it wasso tough to choose just one.

However, both agreed whole heartedlythat the loyalty and ambition that stemsrom the girls in their chapter is certainlyone o the reasons they are proud to be aKappa Kappa Gamma.

Whether a reshman or a member o therst pledge class in 1905, the sisters o KappaKappa Gamma have made a shining impacton the University o Washington campus,and will continue to do so in the uture.


Staking its claim on the corner o45th and 18th, the Upsilon Upsilonchapter o Sigma Chi has beencultivating a rich history at the

University o Washington or nearly 110years.

With 119 current active members,Sigma Chi is the largest raternity chapteron campus. Each September the gentlemenhost Derby Days, a weeklong philanthropycompetition benetting Te Make a WishFoundation.

Te weeks activities include a eld daycompetition, a date auction, a skit night,

and a coin drive among others. Tis year thechapter raised over $11,000.

In addition to Derby Days, Sigma Chiholds a similar weeklong event to elect theirSweetheart.

Occurring in late April to early May,the winner o the sweetheart competition isannounced in Whistler, BC as a part o thechapters Sweetheart Weekend trip.

Sigma Chiwas ounded onJune 28th, 1855 atMiami Universityin Oxord, Ohioor the purposeo cultivating andmaintaining theideals o riendship, justice, and learning.

Six o its seven ounders were previouslymembers o another raternity, Delta KappaEpsilon, but afer a division within thechapter they dissociated themselves andaligned with William Lewis Lockwood,

a student rom New York who helped toorganize Sigma Chi in its early years.

Te organizations original name SigmaPhi had to be changed to Sigma Chi whenthe constitution, ritual, seals, and otherrecords were stolen rom Lockwoods roomin January o 1856.

Many o Sigma Chis symbols, includingthe white cross and the motto In Hoc Signo

Vinces relate to Christianity, however theyare not a Christian raternity. oday, SigmaChi is one o the largest Greek-letter socialraternities in North America with over240 active chapters in the United States andCanada.

Sigma Chi prides themselves on theirlie-long riendships, academic excellence,social prominence, and athletic dominance.

President Jack Yates reects on whatbeing a Sigma Chi has meant to him,growing up in this house has given me somuch. What it all comes down to, afer allo the philanthropies, school, and socialevents, its the guys I can hang out with at

the end o the day.Sigma Chis rich history both nationally

and locally at UW, combined with the largesize o the chapter has allowed them tocontinue to have a strong presence here inthe Greek community today and or many

years to come.


Sigma Chi

byKim Downing

byMarina aylor

Fraternity Feature

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A Green Dot is any action thatreduces the risk o violence in themoment, supports survivors orcreates a culture less tolerant o

power-based personal violence.A Green Dot is your individual

choice to make our campus saer.

At the training, you will learnspecifc skills about how to do

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