By Jackie Howell
Greek Getaway ‘12 Greek Getaway 2012 attracted 662 men and women, the largest attendance in its history. During Greek Getaway, the attendees participated in block parties, watched Lip Sync and Karaoke finals, toured chapter facilities, attended the Greek Pizza Lunch and experienced Greek Olympics.
Greek Getaway which was the Fraternity Fair held at Lied Recreation Center Saturday morning. This allowed the organizations to showcase their involvement on campus and different aspects about their chapter to the potential new members.
The CPC Vice Presidents of Recruitment, Samantha Stonehocker and Katie Henry, attribute the success of the weekend largely to the Greek calling project, the “Why Not?” marketing campaign, and the Gabby Greek Facebook page – a persona of the Greek Community that can be ‘friended’ and can answer questions about Iowa State Greek Life.
“We got the chance to offer opportunities to learn more about our Greek Community and get an in-depth look at Greek Life here at Iowa State,” said IFC VP of Recruitment Evan Todtz.
“Greek Getaway is a really great way for people to be Greek for a day,” Katie said. “A lot of people come in with stereotypes in their minds and this is a great way to show them who we are.”
At the end of Greek Getaway the women already started to sign up for Formal Recruitment in the fall, and the majority of the 253 men that attended got asked back to chapters on Sunday afternoon. “Greek Getaway will continue to get bigger and better each year,” said Sam.
In order to accomplish just that, Greek Getaway participants listened to the Greek 101 session on Saturday. The participants could text in their questions about Greek life to a panel of students. Katie noted that one of the more common questions was if being Greek was like the movies or television shows. Some of the women at Greek Getaway also went to a viewing session done by Alpha Sigma Kappa and Phi Beta Chi that introduced chapters without facilities. It was met with positive feedback and helped to generate more interest and awareness. The Interfraternity Council (IFC) Vice Presidents of Recruitment Joe Nobile and Evan Todtz oversaw the men’s portion of
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