QUChronicle.com September 17, 2014 Volume 83 Issue 4
SPORTS Decade of dedication, page 16
OPINION It’s OK to be homesick, page 8
ARTS & LIFE Thirteen years later, page 10
York Hill convenience store celebrates opening
GOING GREEK Fraternity and sorority recruitment have separate processes, protocol
By NICOLE HANSON and AMANDA HOSKINS
As Greek life becomes a bigger part of the Quinnipiac community, large numbers of students are taking part in recruitment for the 14 chapters on campus. Though both the sororities and fraternities will place their bids for new members at the end of the week, the process for joining each differs. Most fraternities usually take in 10 to 20 men during the fall recruitment, according to Nick Amador, the director of public relations for the Interfraternity Council. Numbers are much higher for sorority recruitment, according to Vice President for Recruitment Margaret Thompson. At this time in recruitment, 375 women remain in the process. Sorority recruitment is much more formal than fraternity recruitment. During sorority recruitment females go around to
each of the chapters on the first night. It becomes a mutual selection process, where women select their preferences and they are matched with the chapters that preference them as well. Throughout each night of the recruitment process, the selection narrows until eventually women choose their top two preferences and then the bids are revealed. Essentially, during the process, females can be interested in pledging to multiple sororities, but the fraternity rush process is much more individualized; most males only rush one fraternity. Each fraternity holds a number of events throughout the two week period. Those rushing can choose to go to as many or as little events as they would like. “It’s whatever you put in,” Amador said. “You just have to show up to our events.” Some fraternities hold an event that is a
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formal dinner, Amador said. However, this event is invitation only. “It’s a different technique because girls have so many options where as for guys the options are there, it is if they actually want to go to more than one,” Amador said. In addition, there is no charge for men to rush fraternities, while the cost to sign up for sorority recruitment is $15. Sorority recruitment registration opened online in mid-August and closed on Sept. 11, Thompson said. Registration was initially set to to close at noon on the last day, but was extended until 8 a.m. on Sept. 12 due to increased interest toward the end of the registration period. “We never want to turn somebody away in our community but obviously we have times to work under too,” Thompson said.
The ribbon has been cut and the official grand opening of the York Hill convenience store took place Friday. The initiative is something the Student Government senior class cabinet was working with Chartwells to add all of last year to complete. Representatives from Chartwells and the senior class cabinet attended the event. Students could pick up a pair of free sunglasses and cake and celebrate the new edition. “It’s been an initiative of ours for a while,” senior class president Hannah Russell said. The senior class cabinet came up with the idea after talking to students during their dorm storms and meet and greets. “There was really just a very noticeable void,” senior class vice president Joe Kohle said. “Apparently in the original plans for when Rocky Top was built there was plans
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Nesci elected president of freshman class Freshman presidential candidate Salvatore Nesci Jr. sat in the Ratt with his friends on the night of Sept. 10, just minutes after the online election polls closed. Just as Nesci raised a burrito to his mouth, his cell phone rang. It was Chris Desilets, the sophomore class president, calling to tell Nesci that the votes were in. Nesci was elected as president of the Class of 2018, winning the highly sought-after position with a margin of just seven votes over fellow candidate Liam Kenney. “I was jumping up and down, running in circles,” Nesci said. “I totally forgot about the fact that I left my burrito and friends at the table. I had to move, I was excited. So I get to the SGA office and I’m sitting there we’re all shaking hands, there were other candidates there, people shaking hands.” As freshman president, Nesci’s goals are driven by the first-year students’ aspirations for the university. “Any goal that I would like to set for this
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presidency ultimately isn’t my own personal want or desire,” he said. “The goals that I want to set are to achieve what it is that the people want. We’re here because we want to listen to what our peers have to say and work to our fullest potentials to implement their views and wants and desires into what this great community can become in the future.” Nesci has years of experience in student government under his belt, including the student body treasurer during his senior year of high school. He was a member of his class’ Executive Board, which he said is one of the most influential political body for each class, throughout his four years at Xavier High School, a private preparatory high school in Middletown. Nesci said he was also involved in his hometown of Middletown. Nesci was on the city Riverfront Redevelopment Commission in addition to the Young Democrats Group on the advisory board for this Democratic Town Committee. The freshman class president See FRESHMAN PRESIDENT Page 5
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Salvatore Nesci Jr, the freshman class’ newly elected SGA president, has years of student government experience.
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