UConn Fraternity and Sorority Life Newsletter

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DE C 2014/ J AN 2015

UNI VE R SI TY O F C ON NE C TI CU T F RA TER NI T Y & S O RO RI T Y C O MM U NI TY NE W S LET TE R WWW.GREEKLIFE.UCONN.EDU

In this Issue: 

Page 1: Greek Week 2015.

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Page2: KFL Huskies Fight Hunger; Founders’ Days Wishes.

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Page 3: TKE Fundraiser; ZBT Clean-Up.

Team 1 “Rapunzel”: AKA, AF, ZBT, LQF, Team 2 “Pinocchio”: AEF, AKL, DEY, ZFB, SFE Team 3 “Jack and the Beanstalk”: BCQ, GFB, IFQ, LQA, PKA, TKE Team 4 “Red Riding Hood”: ADF, ACW, PDY, SGR, FSR Team 5 “3 Little Pigs”: BQP, KAQ, KS, KFL, LAU, MSU Team 6 “Goldilocks”: AEP, LUL, PBF, SAM, SLU, FBS

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Page 4: Senior Spotlight

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Page 5: GEL Conference 2015; Leadership Retreat; Arête Awards

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Huskies Fight Hunger Huskies Fight Hunger is a food-packaging event hosted by Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. in partnership with Feeding Children Everywhere, a social charity that seeks to mobilize and empower people in the community to fight hunger. In its third year running, this project was joined by Pi Delta Psi Fraternity, Inc., the Vietnamese Students Association, and the North Area Council.

11.9% of homes in Connecticut are considered ‘food-insecure,’ meaning they cannot provide the three necessary meals required every day. Hunger can stunt growth and development and decrease mood. However, the lentil casserole developed at Feeding Children Everywhere may be the key to ending world hunger! Packed with essential vitamins and minerals, this delicious meal costs only $0.25!

In the months leading up to the event, these student organizations worked tirelessly to fundraise money, recruit volunteers, and raise awareness about hunger. To raise awareness about hunger, 62 students pledged to abstain from eating and drinking, with the exception of water, during the Day of Hunger. The total amount of money raised was $5,000.

On November 9, 2014, hundreds of UConn students gathered at the Greer Field House for Huskies Fight Hunger in a fun-filled morning to package 20,000 meals. All meals were sent to local food banks in the Greater Hartford Area, where they were distributed to families in need.

For more information about Feeding Children Everywhere or to make a donation, please visit: www.feedingchildreneverywhere.com

The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life wishes the following organizations a Happy wishes the following organizations a Happy Founders’ Day in the month of January!

Founders’ Day in the month of December!

Dec. - LQA

Jan. 9 - FBS

Dec. 1 - LQF

Jan. 10 - TKE

Dec. 1 - SLU

Jan. 15 - AKA

Dec. 10 - KS

Jan. 16 - ZFB

Dec. 10 - LAU

Jan. 27 - KAQ

Dec. 29 - ZBT 2

Tau Kappa Epsilon: Wally’s Fundraiser On Monday November 17th the brothers of Tau Kappa Epsilon held a fundraiser at Wally’s Chicken Coop for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Being founded by a TKE alumnus, St. Judes remains an important cause that is dear to the heart of every brother.

The event raised over $100 and will be the first of several fundraisers. Many thanks to the great staff at Wally’s and everyone Greek and unaffiliated that came out to help a great cause.

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The next issue of LifetTimes will be released on Feb. 6th 2015.

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Zeta Beta Tau: North Eagleville Clean-up ZBT held its Semesterly community service road clean-up of Zeta Beta Tau’s adopted road (North Eagleville road) in Storrs Connecticut. We had a showing of 20 brothers on the morning of Saturday the 15th of November who cleaned the sidewalks/road from UConn’s police stations all the way down to Northwood apartments on North Eagleville road. Also, ZBT has elected the 2015 Executive board, with the addition of three new positions which include Internal Vice President, External Vice President, and Event Coordinator.

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Senior Spotlight Cassandra Dahms Alpha Phi Although it’s hard to pick only one senior to nominate for this spotlight within the Alpha Phi organization, Cassandra Dahms has gone above and beyond within the Greek Community and deserves to be recognized for her work and dedication. There is nobody who is a better example of a constant demonstration of the Greek Pillars that we strive to maintain here at UConn. In regards to scholarship, Cassi is a member of the school of NEAG with a double major in History and even studied abroad in London this past summer. She was a recipient of the OFSL Academic Achievement award and upon graduating in May, Cassi plans on studying abroad for an entire semester at the University of Nottingham. Despite having to balance student teaching and her courses, she still manages to be a truly inspirational leader within Alpha Phi, another pillar in our Greek Community. For the past two calendar years, Cassi has been a member of the executive board as the Vice President of Risk Management. During her term, she has consistently been committed to the betterment of the chapter. Working with the Director of Watchcare, Director of Chapter Events and Director of Media Management, she has done whatever she needed to improve our organization and ensure that all chapter events are safe. This past year she even implemented a new Emergency Procedure Plan so members will always be out of harm’s way. She was also a member of the Recruitment Management Team, giving up the Alpha Phi letters that she wears so well, to help new members find their Greek homes. Along with her leadership within the Greek Community, she is also on the HuskyTHON management team as Director of Dancer Relations. Her love of children and giving back has encouraged students at UConn to participate in one of the largest fundraisers in the state of Connecticut, showing her devotion to service. Cassi truly does it all, and as sad as Alpha Phi is to see her graduate, we are both thankful and extremely lucky to have been given the opportunity to watch her prosper and lead the organization. Alpha Phi loves you Cassi and wishes you nothing but the best in the years to come!

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