Volume 8, Issue 2 - October 2012

In This Issue: Page 1: Happy Halloween! NHPW Recap; Homecoming Page 2: Senior Spotlight; Greek of the Month Page 3: Philanthropy Recaps; Upcoming Events Page 4: John Yearwood; Order of Omega; Greek Alternative Breaks; Fat Talk Free Week Page 5: Career Corner; Gamma Phi Beta; Congratulations!

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HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Thank You For Supporting National Hazing Prevention Week at UConn!

During the week of September 24th-28th, UConn’s Greek Community gathered to raise awareness for National Hazing Prevention Week! The week kicked off with the National Hazing Prevention Week 2012 Banner Campaign which gave Greeks from all councils the opportunity to sign a banner pledging themselves to the anti-hazing efforts. This banner is now being displayed in the Student Union for the whole UConn community to see. On Tuesday, members of the Greek Community gathered to view a movie about hazing and later participated in a discussion about antihazing efforts and what the community can do to help. Later in the week, after each council held their own anti-hazing event, chapter members who handle risk management were invited to participate in a roundtable to discuss hazing, prevention efforts, and potential alternatives. National Hazing Prevention Week ended on Friday the 28th with the community wearing red to show their support of hazing awareness and prevention. Thank you to everyone who participated in National Hazing Prevention Week by declaring their support of the University’s anti-hazing efforts!

Homecoming 2012: Party in the 860!

Homecoming is right around the corner! You won’t want to miss any of the fun events planned for this year.

Bring your best dance moves and get ready to party in the 860!

Sunday, October 7th: Homecoming Parade (1-2pm) and Carnival (SU Mall, 2-6pm) Tuesday, October 9th: Royalty Pageant and Alma Mater Sing (Jorgensen, 6-9pm) Thursday, October 11th: LipSync Competition (Gampel Pavillion, 8-11pm) Friday, October 12th: UConn Basketball First Night (Gampel Pavillion, 6-8pm) Saturday, October 13th: Homecoming Football Game vs. Temple (Rentschler Field, Time TBA)

Visit UConn’s Official Homecoming Website!

Senior Spotlight From her nomination: “Amy Chea is a truly outstanding senior. Over the years she has accomplished so much for herself, the Greek community, and the UConn campus. Amy is a perfect role model of what a senior should be.

She is enthusiastic about school and the organizations she is a part of and is always involved! She has an amazing attitude about anything and will instantly make anyone happy with her positive attitude and warm personality. Amy has been a member of Kappa Alpha Theta since 2009. After joining, she served on the New Member Education Committee in 2011 for her sorority, helping to educate the new members on the history of her organization. She continued to help others, specifically preschool children, by working as a Preschool Teacher Aide in UConn Child Development Laboratories and also as a Teachers Aide in Jolly Farm Learning Centers back at home!

Since then she has even furthered her experience in leadership and service and has continued to be an amazing, supportive sister. She was elected the President of UConn Unite in January 2012 and also the Chief Financial Officer of UConn Hear For You. In addition, she was awarded the position of being a recruitment counselor for the Recruitment Management Team this year! It is easy for most seniors to fall behind and become uninvolved their last year in college, however, Amy proves to be doing exactly the opposite.

She continues to demonstrate what it is like to be a Greek leader and a spirited and dedicated UConn student!”

Amy Chea, ΚΑΘ

Greek of the Month

Dillon Casey, ΚΑΘ

From her nomination: “Dillon Casey is an outstanding member of the Greek community. Dillon has accomplished so much in her first year at UConn and I am sure she will achieve much more this year as a sophomore! Her extreme dedication and eagerness to be involved sets a wonderful example for anyone. During her first semester at UConn, Dillon became a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. As if joining Greek life and adjusting to college wasn’t enough to handle, Dillon decided to become involved in community service as well. She proved that it is possible to be involved no matter how stressful situations may be and continues to make every experience great. She joined the Big Brothers-Big Sisters program and is a tutor for children on a weekly basis. Throughout the semester, she continued to find more ways to become involved and make her freshman year a great experience. She became a Dancer for HuskyThon, excelled in her schoolwork and was admitted into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and Alpha Lambda Delta Society, and was recently appointed the position of being a Greek Peer Ambassador!

Dillon proves to be not only an outstanding Greek by demonstrating her dedication for community service, leadership, and scholarship, but she also proves to be an amazing well-rounded UConn student. Already at the start of the fall semester, she has been involved with Husky Haulers by being an Area Captain, and her enthusiastic attitude, positive impact on others, and great personality allowed her to gain the position of being an FYE Peer Mentor! Her amazing adjustment to UConn and Greek life will make her an absolutely amazing mentor and role model for incoming freshman this year. Dillon is truly an exceptional individual. She has accomplished so much for being so young and will only continue to do great things!”

Kappa Walks for the Kure!

The sisters of Kappa Kappa Gamma would like to thank everyone who participated in their fall philanthropy, Kappa Walks for the Kure. They loved being able to spend this beautiful day with family, fellow Greeks, and friends who came to support the cause. It was so nice to see the support of almost the entire Greek community.

Kappa Kappa Gamma is so happy to have raised over $4,000 to donate to “Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test”. The sisters are proud to support this cause because breast cancer something that almost everyone can relate to and is something that women feel strongly about. After the walk, participants celebrated with a family BBQ at the Kappa Kappa Gamma house in Husky Village. Thank you so much to everyone who participated and supported this great cause!

Pi Beta Phi’s Arrowspike!

The sisters of Pi Beta Phi hosted their annual Arrowspike volleyball tournament on Sunday, September 30th in Husky Village. They are thrilled to announce that they raised over $1000 for their philanthropy, First Book, an organization that promotes literacy by giving new books to children in need. Throughout the week, Pi Beta Phi collected over 300 books from students and faculty to donate, as well. The sisters would like to extend a special thank you to Wooster Street Pizza, D.P. Dough, Willington Pizza, Big Y, and Monster for sponsoring Arrowspike and generously donating food for the event. Thank you to everyone who participated in the tournament, and congratulations to Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Delta Zeta for winning to coveted title of ‘Arrowspike Champions’!

Check Out These Upcoming Events!

“Dispatches From a World in Need of Healing” John Yearwood, a 1986 graduate of UConn’s Political Science department, will give a lecture on October 12th detailing his personal journey through some of the past and present major conflicts seen around the world. He will discuss his meetings with leaders from areas of conflict, such as President Assad of Syria, and people with whom he has met that are working in their own ways to heal the world, including Nelson Mandela and Haitian dancer Jeanguy.

Please visit John’s blog to learn more about his work and upcoming lecture to be held on Friday, October 12th from 3:00-4:00pm in the Konover Auditorium.

Congratulations to the following students on their initiation into Order of Omega!

Ana Jurczyk Kulsum Lalani Nicholas Lau Meghan Ledan Jared Levitt Amanda McBride Samantha Cummins Ariana Quinn Jenine Entwistle Ilana Rashba Kelly Fuller Jun Sakaki Megan Gerber Danielle Scanlon Erica Goldstein Matt Scheetz Sydney Hofer Ashley Whitten Linsday Barret Connor Bergan Aubrey Boruck Brittany Bousquet Jerlon Chiu Evan Coimbra

Interested in attending a Greek Alternative Break?

Attend an Info Session on Thursday, October 4th from 12-1pm (SU 316) or 6-7pm (PRLACC). Applications will be available on UConntact and are due by 12 noon on Thursday, October 11th.

You may apply for: The 2nd Annual Alternative Spring Break to Indianapolis: March 16-23, 2013 ($600 total) The Inaugural International Alternative Break to Jamaica: January 5-12, 2013 ($1,100 + Round Trip Airfare)

Fat Talk Free Week: October 22nd-26th!

Fat Talk Free Week is a international body activism campaign launched by Tri-Delta in 2008 that draws attention to body image issues and the damagOn Saturday, October 20, ing impact of ‘the thin ideal’ on women. The campaign highlights three 2012, UConn will be hosting components: a healthy body, a healthy mind, and a healthy spirit.

Walk to Prevent Suicide

the 2012 Out of the Darkness Community Walk sponsored in part by the UConn Suicide Prevention Committee. Check in for the walk will begin at 9:30am and the walk will begin at 10:00am. Visit www.outofthedarkness.org for more information and to register for this event.

Please encourage women to sign “The Pledge” as follows: “Today, I pledge to End Fat Talk in conversations with my friends, my family and myself. Starting now, I will not strive for a thin-ideal but for a healthy ideal, which I know looks different for every person, and focuses on health not weight or size. I will celebrate the things about myself and the people in my life that have nothing to do with how we look.”

Unite will be holding a “Self-Defense” session hosted by the UConn Krav Maga Club on October 24th (5pm in Hillel) to promote having a healthy body, mind and spirit! Unite will also hold a meeting centered around a healthy lifestyle on November 7th at 5pm in the Women’s Center Program Room!

“Like” Unite on Facebook! Follow @UConnUNITE

The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life Have you checked out all of the helpful resources would like to wish the following chapters a

Career Corner

available on the Department of Career Services website, www.career.uconn.edu? On this site you can find a link to Optimal Résumé/Interview, Career Services’ new comprehensive career development technology that can help you in building your college résumé and practice your interview skills. You can also find information on internships and HuskyCareerLink which is a web based recruiting system only accessible to University of Connecticut students. No matter if you are a FirstYear student or a Senior there is something on our website to meet your career development needs.

Be sure to also follow us on Twitter @uconncareersvs and like us on Facebook.

Happy Founders Day! Delta Epsilon Psi Fraternity, Inc.: October 1, 1998 Kappa Kappa Gamma: October 13, 1870 Delta Zeta: October 24, 1902 Alpha Delta Phi: October 29, 1832 Congratulations to Kappa Kappa Gamma for being recognized this summer at their convention for having Outstanding Philanthropy Involvement from 2010-2012!

Welcome to UConn, Gamma Phi Beta!

Check Out Gamma Phi Beta at UConn’s Website!

Thank you to everyone who brought their family to the Fraternity and Sorority Life Family Weekend Reception! We would like to congratulate the following winners of our Family Weekend Awards.

Gene & Casey Cunningham (Parents of Abbey and Lauren Cunningham, KAΘ)—Love and Support Award Leticia Vaughn-Flam (Mother of Monica Vaughn Flam, KAΘ)— Love and Support Award Thomas Becker (Father of Christine Becker, KAΘ)—Live the Ritual Award Phillip Scarpellino (Father of Julie Scarpellino, ΔΓ)—Live the Ritual Award

Congratulations to the founding members of the Gamma Phi Beta colony here at the University of Connecticut! Welcome to the Greek Community, ladies! We are excited to have you join our family and can’t wait to see each of you grow as leaders on our campus.

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