Greek Week enforces rules

The Greek Week Committee eliminated the car push and food-eating contest.  The car push was a challenge for the Greeks to push their sisters and brothers in a car around the Quad.  The eating competition involved a race to finish tacos and then run around the Quad.   

With the subtraction of those events came the addition of the Greek God and Goddess competition.

The success of the week was unprecedented.  Greek Life raised $3,232 to go the Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland.  

Still, some participants were frustrated with what they perceived as increased censorship.

Senior Justin Hartley of Kappa Sigma  has participated in Greek Week for the past four years.  He was left dissatisfied with the way the rules were enforcment of the rules.  

He said, “The people running it were trying their hardest, but it was much more strict and less organized.”

However, new Assistant Director of Student Affairs Ashlee Burrs said this year’s censorship was no different then years past.

“There were no new requirements for Greek Week this year,” said Burrs.

Junior Emily Wagner of Kappa Kappa Gamma agreed.  She said, “They [the rules] were always there, people just didn’t know about them.”

With new advisors running the events, existing rules surfaced that Greek organizations have never had to deal with before.  Each member of the sororities and fraternities were e-mailed a list of the rules, but the details upset the previous orchestration of the competitions.

Matthew Wooters, a junior in Beta Theta Pi, said, “Everything was very arbitrary; they changed things the day before or the day of the events.”

Beta Theta Pi was disqualified from the talent competition after they threw a hat off the stage during their performance.  

Despite complaints, Burrs said, “In the end, I think the members of the organization have shown the entire campus that what they do as fraternity and sorority members is good for the whole community.”