Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life
Volume 2, Issue 5
Welcome Alpha Epsilon Phi! Alpha Epsilon Phi will be colonizing at Uconn this spring and we are very excited about their return to campus. AEPhi is a national so-
Membership Interviews February 3 & 4: To schedule an interview, please email AEPhiUConn@gmail.com or attend an informational session.
To learn more about AEPhi and the new colony at UConn, please visit http://aephi.org/uconn/ or email AEPhiUConn@gmail.com.
Greek of the Month Greek of the Month is a peer recognition given to members of the Fraternity & Sorority Community who demonstrate outstanding leadership, service, academic accomplishment and brotherhood/sisterhood. This individual is a person of good moral character who upholds the values of the fraternal community and the University. Victoria Thai has been very dedicated to her chapter and the fraternity and sorority community since she joined Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. She has served as KPL’s warden, chapter presentation chair, publicity chair, historian, and treasurer. She is currently the Multicultural Greek Council President and works in the OFSL as a Student Intern. Not only is Vicki extremely involved in the fraternity and sorority community, but she is also an active member of the campus community. She is studying marketing in the School of Business and is the Chief Financial Officer of the UConn Law and Business Society. She takes her academics very seriously and was initiated into Order of Omega in October 2006. “She is a dedicated sister who never fails to meet a deadline or do her part,” says nominator Kristen Basiaga of Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. Nominations for Greek of the Month are due on the 15th of each month and should be submitted to Jessica Smestad at student0348@ad.uconn.edu. For more info. and nomination forms, please visit
Welcome Alpha Epsilon Phi! Dressed to the Nines Greek of the Month Special Olympics CT– Penguin Plunge Presidents’ Forum Community Outreach Alternative Break Apply to be a Husky WOW Leader! Greek Emerging Leaders Retreat Panhellenic Spirit Week Greek Winter Charity Ball IFC Fraternity Informational Greek Week Info Presidents Appreciation Lunch
Presidents Forum February 2 & February 23 Location: SU 324 Time: 1-2:30 Contact: Lauren.Elliott@uconn.edu
On March 31, the 2nd Annual Dressed to the Nines charity event will again be held at The Learning Center in Hartford. This community service event was created to help provide prom dresses to Hartford area teens that may not otherwise be able to afford a dress on their own. We invite you to help make this year’s event a success by donating any gently-worn or new formal wear. Dresses must be in wearable condition, no more than gently-worn and within 5 years in fashion. All sizes are welcome as well as formal wear accessories such as purses, shoes and jewelry. Hartford area teens will have the opportunity to purchase the dresses for $10 each with proceeds benefiting Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. Drop off locations: West Hartford: Sight, Your Complete Eye Health Center 17 S. Main St. Hours: Tues, Wed, Thurs 8am-5pm Thurs 8am-7pm Sat 9am-1pm South Windsor: Anthropologie Shops at Evergreen Walk 300 Evergreen Way Chinese Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-9pm New Year Sunday 11am-6pm For more information, contact Kris Wherry at kwherry@comcast.net
NEW IFC Recruitment Efforts this Spring! This semester IFC has launched some new recruitment efforts to benefit the entire IFC fraternity community. IFC tabled on campus, handing out materials and talking with interested males. Over the course of five days they were able to get about 130 names of interested males. On Jan 30th, IFC hosted an informational session in the Student Union. Over the course of two hours, all 12 fraternities presented and distributed materials to about 30 interested males who were in attendance. “Once recruitment is over I'm sure we will be able to attribute at least 20 pledges exclusively to this IFC effort. This is the first time IFC has ever provided that kind of chapter service. We are all excited to do this again for next semester....but 10 times better” says
IFC President, Andrew Callahan.
In this issue:
rority founded in 1909, dedicated to helping women become the best they can be. The mission of Alpha Epsilon Sorority is to inspire and support exemplary women dedicated to friendship and a lifelong commitment to AEPhi while building on the vision of their Jewish founders. Informational Sessions: Thursday, February 1- 4:15 p.m. at UConn Hillel or 9:10 p.m. at Class of ‘47 Room (Library)
February 2007
Sunday, February 18th
Reminder: Chapter Management Policy Submissions Round 2 Due by 12 Noon on Monday, Feb 19th 1. Rights & Responsibilities Signature Form* 2. New Member Roster Workbook Update* 3. Chapter Calendar Update CMP policy and submissions can be downloaded from the Policies & Forms page at www.greeklife.uconn.edu. *Submissions are required only for chapters conducting recruitment events this semester.