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In This Issue: Page 1: Welcome Back! & Meet the Staff Page 2: Upcoming Events Page 3: Special Recognition Page 4: Important Info The Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life would like to welcome back UConn’s Greek community for another exciting year! We wish you all the best of luck and look forward to working with you.
MEET THE STAFF New year, new staff!
Our Student Interns
From left to right: Adam Duong: Senior, Brother of Alpha Delta Phi, Management and Engineering for Manufacturing Major. Denée Jackson: Senior, Sister of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., Communications Major and Africana Studies Minor. Maggie Li: Senior, Sister of Kappa Phi Lambda, Management and Engineering for Manufacturing Major. Jacob Mabee: Sophomore, Brother of Alpha Kappa Lambda, Environmental Engineering Major. Elizabeth Quesada: Senior, Sister of Gamma Phi Beta, Human Development and Family Studies Major.
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The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life would like everyone’s help in welcoming our most recent additions to the Greek Community, Alpha Chi Omega and Sigma Phi Epsilon. Consultants from each organization are currently working hard to establish themselves on campus and to recruit new members. The OFSL is very excited to work with these new additions and we hope that everyone gives them the warmest of welcomes.
National Hazing Prevention Week (9/22-9/26)
Suicide Prevention Weeks starts off this year with the Field of Memories on Fairfield Way on Friday 09/19.
Be sure to stop by our table in the Union to participate in our social media campaign! Monday and Tuesday we will be in the Union Street and Wednesday we will be in front of OFSL. For more information and a detailed list of events, please click here.
“The Be Aware Show You Care Flag Exhibit is a powerful and poignant visual display representing the 1000+ suicides that occur on U. S. college campuses each year. Come and personalize a flag to show your support and awareness or honor a memory of someone lost” The week will continue with a host of special events to honor this cause. For the full schedule of events and more information please click here.
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Panhellenic Recruitment We would like to congratulate Panhellenic on a successful Formal Recruitment! On Labor Day, our Panhellenic sororities welcomed over 350 new members to join the community. A huge shoutout to the amazing Recruitment Management Team who made this process a success. These women disassociated from their chapters for the month of August to help Potential New Members find a home in sorority life. Their incredible service and commitment to the Panhellenic community is deserving of acknowledgement, so when you see these ladies around, don’t forget to thank them!
Alpha Kappa Alpha Backpack Drive This summer Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. hosted its 66th Boule in Charlotte, North Carolina from July 12th-18th. During the sorority’s national convention, Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson was installed as the 29th International President and committed herself to serve the 106-year old sorority for the next four years. Mrs. Wilson’s vision for the sorority is “Launching New Dimensions of Service”, which includes Educational Enrichment as a target area. The sorority will support students through ‘AKA One Million Backpacks’, by donating and disturbing one million backpacks and school supplies to students during Mrs. Wilson’s term. Lambda Tau is committed to achieving this goal, and asks for
Members of the Recruitment Management Team include: Dana Lew, Lizzie Rider, Marissa Sanfilippo, Mary Foley, Nicole Rothman Briana Dillon, Cassi Dahms, Christina Reese, Rachel Keyes, Sam Underwood, Emily Wilson, Juliana Collins, Kelsey O’Donnell, Michelle Rumery, Renee Fredette, Andrea Joaquim, Cathy Cormier, Crystal Torraco, Kelley Huber, Lexxi Martini, Nichole Aquino, Talya Mankdelkern, Caitlin Larke, Carly Anderson, Jennifer Birchwale
Gamma Phi Beta: New Chapter of the Year award Excellence in New Member Education Award. Kappa Phi Lambda: National “Orchid Award” for Excellence in Cultural Awareness Programming
Lambda Theta Alpha: Undergraduate Chapter of the Year 2014 Award. Delta Epsilon Psi: Jarrett Headley received the 2014 Rookie of the Year Award.
Congratulations, Go Greeks!
Lambda Theta Alpha’s Undergraduate Chapter of the Year Award
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Homecoming 2014
Phi Sigma Rho Four Square
Homecoming will be the week of October 26th-November 1st. This year’s theme is “Tune In to the 21st Century”. Stay up to date on all homecoming events this year at the homecoming 2014 webpage. We are excited to see everyone get involved!
Phi Sigma Rho is hosting a Four Square Tournament to help raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The tournament is taking place September 28th at 11am at the Towers basketball courts. Register teams here. The deadline to register is Sept. 24th!
Senior Spotlight and Greek of the Month Please submit your Greek of the Month and Senior Spotlight nominations by visiting the OFSL UConntact page or clicking on this link. All nominations are due by the 15th of each month.
Thank You, Husky Haulers!
The office of Fraternity and Sorority Life would like to thank everyone who volunteered their time this year to help the Freshman move-in process go smoothly. This year was one of the most successful Husky Haulers event to date and we hope that everyone can make it back next year to continue this fantastic service as our university keeps growing.
Preparation for HuskyTHON 2015 is already underway! Be sure to register your chapter team online and start spreading the word about this year’s marathon. Last year, HuskyTHON raised over $450,000 and every penny was for the kids! Don’t miss out on making this year’s event bigger and better than ever!
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