Greek Lite GREEK LIFE
Along with its dormitories and Grad student apartments, down the line commuters, and commuters from other nearby towns, URI also has Greek residences on campus. All together there are fifteen fraternity houses and nine houses the campus boundaries. These individual houses are
united
by
the
Inter-Fraternity
sorority outlining designated by their various Greek letters
Council for
men and the Panhellenic Council for These two councils are the governing bodies of the Greek system. Their office the third floor of the student union where they hold regular office hours. The IFC holds meetings here with representatives from each other women.
is
on
fraternity every Thursday night. Richard D' Alfonso of Theta Chi was the president of IFC this year. Chuck Caverretta was executive vice-president and Larry Berman was the internal vice-president. The IPC's main objective each year is to join together the members of each Greek house in
a common bon^of brotherhood and sisterhood. Sororities and fraternities hold many socials and get-togethers with each other. Spring weekends toward the end of the school year and before the turmoil of final exams, are always filled with picnics, games, dances, etc. to ease the monotony of studying. One of the main events in the Greek year is Greek week. This is a week in spring full of fun activities open to the entire campus by the Greek community. These activities include pie-eating, chariot racing, beer-chugging,
throwing Softball,
tricycle and rollerskating races, etc. Also, movies are shown in the union, a clothing drive is sponsored by the fraternities and sororities all week, and guest lectures are open to the university students. Greek life is not entirely fun and games, however. There are certain hours each night according to the individual houses during which no loud music or partying is permitted, so that the students can study in peace. However, the advantage of living in
a
house structure rather than
when
people come and
no one
a dorm is that even during the course of the day constantly there is always a quiet corner to be found where studying.
go
will disturb your
Sororities and fraternities here at URI are often seen behind a booth in the Student Union raising money for the needy. This philanthropic spirit is common among everyone who is involved in the Greek
system. Greek life is a very fulfilling life of fun, experience with people in many different situations, self -discipline during study hours, responsibilities, leadership, and many
happy memories accumulated during these "good old college days."
Marybeth Norris