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Monday, September 24, 2012
VOLUME 92, ISSUE 17
Sororities bid a welcome
a n o rg a n i z a t i o n
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‘THE WORKS’
By Abby Welsh Reporter
Many students may know what a sorority or fraternity is, but some may not fully understand the purpose of being in one. F o r m a l recruitment for the Panhellenic soror it y l i fe ended Sunday by welcoming new members into each Holly chapter a nd Grunn introducing Fraternity and them to what it Sorority Life really means to coordinator be in a sorority. Recruitment officially began Sept. 19. Holly Grunn, coordinator of Fraternity and Sorority Life, said there were many changes to this year’s formal recruitment so students can better understand what they are getting into. “I think we’ve made a lot of positive changes with our process and engaged the whole community,” Grunn said. “It’s all of our job to make sure the potential new members have a good experience.” One of the changes made this year was an information session students had to attend to learn what being in a sorority truly means, as well as what the process would be like. During formal recruitment, there are three rounds potential new members go through. In past years, the members would go to each house and talk to each sorority. This year, the first round was moved to the Union, where each sorority house had their own table. “We just changed the first round to be in the Union to kind of have a level playing field and have the women focus more on the conversations they’re having with the potential new members rather than showing them around the house,” Grunn said. “That first impression shouldn’t be based on how pretty or how big the house is but should be based on the quality of conversations with the sorority members.” Olivia Galinger, freshman, said this year’s process was well structured, which reassured her decision to go Greek.
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Financial services help students Management system aims to relieve stress By Geoff Burns Reporter
For some students, trying to pay for college can be stressful, but Student Money Management Service at the University aims to help them out. SMMS is a service that educates students on how to save, spend and budget their money in order to make easier financial decisions regarding such things as bills, student loans and rent. The service came about from the request of students in April 2007, when everything they bought was billed straight to their bursar accounts from using a card, said Patricia Donnelly, program manager at SMMS. Donnelly said it was like hav ing a credit card, and not paying attention to the cha rges t hat were being made ultimately gave birth to the BG1 card. “Students didn’t rea lly have an appreciation to the charges that were going on and so that’s why they created the BG1 card,” Donnelly said. “Student loan debt has been the highest that it’s ever been. We just want to help students become more aware of the debt they are accumulating so that they can keep an eye on it.” The service, which includes in-class presentations and group work, also offers oneon-one counseling sessions. SMMS Financial Education Coordinator Heather Wilson, said the most beneficial section of t he ser v ice is t he counseling sessions. “Through these sessions we can talk about their personal and financial situation in a private setting,” Wilson said. “We usually get to a little bit more of a detailed information in terms of helping out with their financial situation and making sure they’re more confident with their finances.” The SMMS is a service for the entire student body, however, very few students have taken advantage of the financial assistance, Donnelly said. Donnelly said she has been
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New course offers nonprofit, volunteer experience
PREPARING FOR FESTIVITITES
Students participate in variety of real world business activites, work with companies By Emily Gordon Reporter
A new course is being offered this fall for students interested in working with minorities through community organizations after graduating. The new School of Cultural and Critical Studies is offering Gender, Race and Communitybased Practice, a service-learning course in which students work with women and girls in the Toledo area, said Dr. Sarah Smith Rainey, who teaches the course. Students thinking of working in
the nonprofit sector are prepared for women’s and minority group issues through class readings and service hours, Rainey said. The class will also allow students to spend a lot of time learning about social movements, Rainey said. “A lot of them have read about them but never had the chance to work with the community,” she said. “This class gives them that chance, and I think that’s really empowering.” Students taking the course are working with local organizations Perrysburg Heights Community Association, Adelante and
OBAMA TO SPEAK AT THE STROH President Obama will speak at the Stroh Center on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Tickets to the event go on sale Monday at 10:30 a,m. Check out a brief on where to get tickets for the speech. | PAGE 3
Toledo’s Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) to put on an empowerment conference for girls in grades 7-10, Rainey said. Students will learn about the basics of running a nonprofit through their volunteer work, which will include marketing, making fliers, booking rooms and more, she said. Students must complete 25 hours of service in addition to the conference, Rainey said, which is set to be hosted on
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KRISTIE SNOUFFER, sophomore, of the Homecoming Steering Committee prepares for this week’s homecoming festivities.
FALCONS GET SHUT OUT 37-0 The football team suffered its third loss of the year to Virginia Tech on Saturday while on the road. Read a full recap of the game and find out how the team plans to come back against Rhode Island this Saturday at home. | PAGE 6
WHAT COULD YOU SPEND LESS MONEY ON? “My girlfriend.” Frank Slyfe Senior, Music Education