Greek leader hopes
event stops rumors
By Sarah Szczepanski
Assistant Features Editor
Jamie Beam didn’t know a lot about sororities.
Beam, a freshman in the School of Management, did,
however, once hear a story about a sorority where all the new members
had to stand in their bras and underwear in front of a fraternity. Allegedly,
the men in the fraternity then took permanent markers and circled the
fat areas on the women's bodies.
Chase Bortone also didn’t know a lot about
fraternities.
"Nakedness, that’s what we heard. Naked jumping
jacks, nakedness," said Bortone, a freshman in the School of Technology.
Even though Bortone and Beam didn’t take the
stories seriously, it is misinformation and rumors like this that motivated
Ryan Neal and the Interfraternity Council to begin the Welcome Back
Boiler Bash.
"People can get misconceived notions," said Neal,
the Interfraternity Council director of recruitment. "We want to get
the correct information out there."
Besides giving facts to incoming freshman, the
event is also a means to welcome sophomores, juniors and seniors back
to campus.
The event will take place from 12-4 p.m. Sunday
at Vawter Field where anyone can find out correct information about
the Greek system from Greek men and women themselves. It is co-sponsored
by the Interfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Association.
The event is open to anyone interested in having
a good time or finding out what the Greek system is all about, said
Neal, a senior in the School of Agriculture.
Neal said that some students, who could've been
outstanding Greeks, were told wrong facts. He thinks that the Welcome
Back Boiler Bash will be a good opportunity to change some of that.
"That's what it's mainly about," he said. "We can
answer questions, concerns and thoughts of students and parents."
Coca-Cola is sponsoring the event and 96.5 WAZY
will be broadcasting live. In addition, the musical group Rendered will
perform.
All of the fraternities will be bringing activities,
such as miniature golf, and the sororities will have members walking
around answering questions.
"It will be a carnival-type atmosphere," said Jeff
Getts, a junior in the School of Agriculture and the director of public
relations for the Interfraternity Council. "It's a fun time for everyone."
The Armory is the rain location for the event.
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