Volume 11 | Issue 2 | Nov 2015
University of Connecticut Fraternity and Sorority Community Newsletter WWW.GREEKLIFE.UCONN.EDU
Happy Founder’s Day! The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life wishes a Happy Founder’s Day to the following organizations:
Nov 1: SFE Nov 7: AEP Nov 11: GFB Nov 12: SGR Nov 21: MSU Nov 26: SAM
In This Issue: Page 1: Founder ’s Days Page 2-3: Council Recaps Page 4: Philanthropy Recaps Page 5-6: Upcoming Events Page 7: Senior Spotlight
COUNCIL RECAPS Congratulations to the newly elected 2016 IFC board!
Congratulations to the newly slated 2016 Panhellenic Executive Board! We are excited to see the great work you will do in the upcoming year.
COUNCIL RECAPS
IGC is happy to announce that they have extended invitations to three organizations for expansion. They are looking forward to working with these organizations:
Delta Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. (Spring 2016)
Lambda Phi Epsilon Fraternity, Inc. (Fall 2016)
Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. (Spring 2017)
PHILANTHROPY RECAPS Gamma Phi Beta: Crescent Classic Re-cap
Zeta Beta Tau: Get on the Ball Re-cap
Gamma Phi Beta had a very successful Crescent Classic. The men's champions were the men of Kappa Sigma and the women's champions were Alpha Phi . Gamma Phi was able to raise over $1500 for their philanthropic partners Girls on the Run.
This years annual Get On The Ball Philanthropy put on by Zeta Beta Tau raised was a huge success and raised over $500 which will be donated to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
Kappa Alpha Theta: Kats and Bats Recap Kappa Alpha Theta had a successful philanthropy event. Their annual Kats and Bats Softball tournament helped them raise money for the local CASA chapter they support.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The annual Run for Warriors 5K, hosted by Alpha Kappa Lambda, will be taking place on November 15th with registration beginning at 11:30 am and the race at 12:00. This annual run raises funds to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project, an organization whose goal is to help returning veterans with both physical and non-physical injuries. There will be goodie bags, food from our sponsors including Insomnia Cookies and Dunkin' Donuts, and Fall-themed attractions for some post-race relaxation. For more information and to register your team click here.
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UPCOMING EVENTS Attention newly elected presidents: don’t forget about the annual Greek Leadership Retreat that will be held at Camp Jewell.
The Greek Emerging Leaders Conference will be held next semester on Saturday, February 6th for selected new members of all Greek organizations.
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT Fallon Foster Gamma Phi Beta This month’s senior spotlight is Fallon Foster. Fallon is a very hardworking student who will be graduating this May with an accounting degree from the Business School. Aside from being a very involved member of Gamma Phi, Fallon spent a semester abroad in Christchurch, New Zealand and is also a cofacilitator for Greeks Against Sexual Assault (GASA). This summer she will be interning for PwC and is looking forward to graduating.
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