Chapter and Council Presidents: Please forward the following newsletter to your members.
Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life
Volume 3, Issue 1
October 2007
October Greek of the Month
In this issue:
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.
Amanda Ko (Phi Sigma Rho) Amanda is an amazing piece of the Greek life puzzle here at UConn. She is always ready and willing to lend a helping hand. As her nominator, Teresa Phillips of Phi Sigma Rho said “Amanda is always a service hour leader in our chapter, for example this morning she woke up at 5am to be in Hartford at 6am to help do an extreme makeover on a homeless shelter.” Amanda is dedicated in every position that she takes on; her devotion is rare and impressive. Amanda is the Special Events Director for HuskyTHON, on the Exec board of the Engineering Student Leadership Organization, a member of the Society of Women Engineers, and the Scholarship Chair and Panhellenic Alternate Delegate for Phi Sigma Rho.
October Greek of the Month Greek 101 Delta Zeta’s Musical Chairs Challenge Delta Gamma’s Anchor Slam Kappa Phi Lambda’s showing of ‘Water’ Husky Village Open Forum Pi Beta Phi’s Arrowspike Volleyball Competition Phi Sigma Rho’s Capture the Flag philanthropy Meet the OFSL Staff! UConn Homecoming 2007
Nominations for Greek of the Month are due by the 15th of each month and should be submitted to Kevin Lobdell at Kevin.Lobdell@uconn.edu. For more information and nomination forms, please visit http://greeklife.uconn.edu.
Greek 101
7pm, Wednesday October 3 and Thursday October 4 Arjona 143 New member education seminar. All new members are required to attend one of the nights.
Kappa Phi Lambda’s showing of Water 5pm, Tuesday, October 9 Asian American Cultural Center, SU
The film examines the plight of a group of widows forced into poverty at a temple in the holy city of Varanasi. It focuses on a relationship between one of the widows, who wants to escape the social restrictions imposed on widows, and a man who is from the highest caste. Discussion and presentation will follow.
Husky Village Open Forum 5:30pm Mon. 10/1 & 7pm Tue. 10/2 Shippee Dining Room
For all Greek organizations interested in providing feedback about Husky Village. Future contract, criteria and evaluation process will be discussed.
Pi Beta Phi’s Arrowspike Volleyball Tournament 10am, Sunday October 7 Husky Village Volleyball Courts
Registration begins at 10m. $50 for teams of 6 players. All proceeds will be donated to fund various literacy organizations.
Phi Sigma Rho’s Capture the Flag Philanthropy 12pm, Saturday October 27 Dow Field
Registration begins at 12pm. $50 per team of 10 players. All proceeds will go towards funding care packages for Iraq soldiers.
UConn Homecoming 2007
Meet the OFSL Staff! http://www.greeklife.uconn.edu/staff.html
“Superheroes & Villains Take on UConn” October 14-20, 2007
Todd Sullivan (Delta Upsilon) Todd became the Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life at UConn in 2006. He earned his BA in Film Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara. This year he will be advising the Greek Leadership Cabinet, the Greek Judicial Board as well as overseeing the Growth Plan and Greek Housing.
Mon 10/1– Wed 10/3
First Round Royalty Balloting
Vote at www.subog.uconn.edu Tues 10/9– Tues 10/16
Homecoming Banners on Display Student Union
Sun 10/14
Annual Homecoming Parade
1:30 pm Campus Route, ending at Fairfield Way Mon 10/15– Wed 10/17
Final Round Royalty Balloting
Vote at www.subog.uconn.edu Wed 10/17
Royalty Pageant & Alma Mater Sing
7pm Jorgensen Center for Performing Arts Fri 10/19
Homecoming Football Game
Rentschler Field, East Hartford Sat 10/20
Annual Lip Sync Competition 8pm Gampel Pavillion
For more information about Homecoming, please visit: www.subog.uconn.edu
Student Union, Room 302 Phone: (860) 486-4710 www.greeklife.uconn.edu
Please send newsletter submissions to Victoria Thai at student0525@ad.uconn.edu by the 15th of each month.
Lindsay Sell (Kappa Alpha Theta) Lindsay serves as the Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life. She hails from Colorado where she attended Colorado State University to earn a BA in Speech Communication. This year Lindsay will be advising the Interfraternity Council and overseeing Panhellenic recruitment, programming and marketing. Kendra Darigan (Delta Phi Epsilon) Kendra serves as a Graduate Assistant for Fraternity and Sorority Life. Kendra graduated from West Chester University of Pennsylvania in 2005 with a major in Professional Studies and minors in Professional Education and Health Science. This year Kendra will be advising the Panhellenic Council and overseeing HuskyTHON. Kevin Lobdell (Sigma Chi) Kevin serves as a Graduate Assistant for Fraternity and Sorority Life. He is currently a student in the UConn Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) masters program. Kevin graduated from Clarkson University in 2006 with a BS in Supply Chain Management. This year Kevin will be advising the Multicultural Greek Council and Order of Omega as well as overseeing the Interfraternity Council’s recruitment and Greek Week. Shelissa Newball (Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.) Shelissa is a second year student in the Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) program at UConn is continuing her practicum advising the National Pan-Hellenic Council in the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. Shelissa attended Wesleyan University and earned her BA in Psychology and African American Studies in 2005. Betty Conklin Betty has been the Secretary in the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life since 2006. Betty has spent the past 17 years within the Division of Student Affairs.