Greek Council Awards Fall 2012

At the final meeting of Greek Council, Greek awards for the past semester were given out to the following chapters and individuals:

Highest GPA Spring 2012: Kappa Phi Delta

Highest New Member GPA Spring 2012: Alpha Sigma Alpha

Most Improved GPA Spring 2012: Alpha Sigma Phi

Outstanding Greek of the Year: Miriam Schmid, Alpha Sigma Alpha

Outstanding Contributor to Philanthropy: Mikie Smit, Phi Kappa Sigma

Outstanding Scholar of the Year: Wes Tish, Delta Tau Delta

Outstanding New Member of the Year:  Nick Taluzek, Delta Tau Delta

Outstanding Chapter President: Kent Burlingame, Phi Kappa Sigma

All Greek Award: Jeff Bednarz, Sigma Phi Epsilon

Congratulations!

Greek Football Results!

Greek Football Champions 2012: Sigma Phi Epsilon

Second Place: Alpha Sigma Phi

Third Place: Pi Kappa Phi 

Fourth Place: Delta Tau Delta

Congratulations to all teams on a great season!!

Nominees for Greek Council

Executive Board:
President: Alexis Renk (ZPO), Bill Molchan (ASP), Dan Zweig (SPE), William Syvongsa (DTD), Miriam Schmid (ASA)

VP of Community: Billy Strnad (PKS), Joannas Joseph (SPE), Elliot Higert (SPE)

VP of Philanthropy: Katie Peters (ASA), Brandyn Osbourne (DTD), Rory Barrett (SPE), Jihad Zeid (PKS), Jeffrey McQuiston (SPE)

VP of Operations: Stephen Pepper (Triangle), Brandyn Osbourne (DTD)

VP of Recruitment: Marisa Haire (KPD), David Moreno (SPE), Mike Purdy (SPE)

VP of Education: David Moreno (SPE), Sarah Romine (ASA), Joshua Harris (SPE)

Application Form

Chair Positions:
Senator: Leslie Lyons (ASA), Bill Molchan (ASP), Jacob McCurry (DTD), Sirgi Theophilus (SPE), Dane Christianson (SPE)

Social: Bill Molchan (SPE), Amy Carrera (KPD), Joanna Klimczak (KPD), Emilio Ortiz (PKP), Jefferson West (SPE), Joe Valio (SPE)

Sports: Justin White (ASP), Tim M (ASP), Jacob Mansfield (DTD), Clay Houser (DTD), Joanna Klimczak (KPD), Josh Buck (SPE), Mike Purdy (SPE), Bobby Fiedler (SPE), Matt Whittam (SPE), Matt Bond (SPE), Jeff Bednarz (SPE), Carianne Brady (ZPO)

PR: Eva Kim (ASA), Cara Cummings (KPD), Samaksh Kamdar (PKP), Jeff McQuiston (SPE)

JRM: Elaine Erwin (KPD), Zach White (PKP), Emilio Ortiz (PKP), Frank Morris (SPE), Dan Hanke (SPE), Alexis Renk (ZPO)

Application Form 

Kappa Phi Delta Celebrates 108th year at IIT!

Congratulations to Kappa Phi Delta on their 108th year at IIT! On November 16, 1904, five women from Lewis Institute in Chicago, Illinois decided to establish a sorority based on the bond of friendship that had grown between them during their years together in High School and in college.

Source: http://www.kappaphideltasorority.org/

Greek Council Award Application

It's time! Greek Council Award Applications are open and are due on the 16th of November.  Awards will be announced at the Greek Council Meeting on Nov 28th in the Pritzker Club.

Awards are:
Outstanding Greek of the Year
Outstanding Contributor to Philanthropy
Outstanding Scholar of the Year
Outstanding New Member of the Year
Outstanding Chapter President of the Year
All Greek Award

A recommendation letter for each nomination must be submitted to vp.education@iitgreek.com.

Proposed New Greek Council Structure

Above is the new structure of Greek Council that has been proposed by the current exec board. All questions, comments, and concerns can be addressed to any executive board member. These changes are reflected in the new Constitution that is being revised. 

Alpha Sigma Alpha celebrates Big-Little Ceremony

Photo courtesy of Tracy Pfeffer

 



Winners of the Greek Council Charity Soccer Tournament

Congratulations to:

Sebastian Morales

Hector Vega

Jared Svaldi

Henrique Mengatto

Mauricio Garay

 

the winning team of the Greek Council Soccer Tournament on Sunday, October 14, 2012. 

 

What is a fraternity?

Fraternity - From the Latin word, "frater," which means, "brother," a fraternity is a formal organization created around a set of core values and traditions. The most common connotation of a fraternity is a social fraternity, which are almost always exclusively male (their co-ed counterpart being sororities). Fraternities can also be established based upon ethnicity, scholarship and honors, or public service.

Greek Football Week 4 Scores

Triangle vs ASA 26 - 22
SigEp vs AlphaSig 32 - 28
Skulls vs Kappa 22 -14
Delts vs PiKapp Rescheduled

Greek Council History

In the Monday, October 16, 2000 issue of TechNews, the Greek Council President at the time, Pat Wagstrom, was featured in an article on Greek Life. He is a Delt and a Computer Engineering major originally from St. Paul, Minnesota.  His advice to students, "Your classes aren't as important as you think they are. Get involved, don't let classes get in the way of getting involved and doing what you like to do.  Talk to people, find people who have similar interests, and if there are none, start a student organization." His favorite part about Greek Council? "I like helping out the Greek Community as a whole."

Check out the full article as well as the rest of the issue at: http://archives.iit.edu/technews/volume131/tnvol131no6.pdf#page=16

Notes from Greek Council Meeting 9/26

Here are some of the highlights from last night's Greek Council meeting:

Judicial Risk Management-

• Mock trial set for Sat. October 20th at 8:30am
• Look out for CPR/AED and Fire Safety training

Service-

• Blood drive on Friday (tomorrow) email lmeyer2@iit.edu to volunteer
• 5 on 5 Soccer Tournament on Sun. Oct 14 from 10am-2pm - $20 per team to participate
• Build a Bench on Oct 28- build a bench or picnic table for quad

Sports-

• Greek Council has football equipment to use: stopwatches, football, cones, Gatorade, coolers, etc. Contact Josh Buck sports@iitgreek.com to use

Greek Football Scores: Week 3

Kappa vs. PiKapp 6 -32
Delts vs. SigEp 6 - 20
Alpha Sig vs Triangle 31 - 13

Skulls vs OD 38-8

Greek Council Exec Office Hours

Monday:

Jeff, Greek Council President, 11:30 – 12:30

Miriam, VP Community, 2-3

Will, VP Finance, 4-5

Tuesday:

Eduard, VP Communications, 10-11

Wednesday:

Sean, VP Recruitment, 4-5

Friday:

Dina, VP Education, 11:30-12:30

*All Greek Council Exec Office hours are held in the Residence and Greek Life Office

Greek Football Scores Week 2

ASA 14 PKP 28

SPE 40 Triangle 0

DTD 43 OD 12

ASP 26 PKS 6

Greek Formal 2012: Photobooth

Photos courtesy of Photo Booth Express

Greek Formal 2012: A Black Tie Affair

Photo courtesy of Elmar Okanovic

Photo courtesy of Elmar Okanovic

Photo courtesy of Tracy Pfeffer

Greek Football: ASA vs. Pi Kappa Phi

Photo courtesy of David Kosiewicz

Meet Mariah Kaake Kuitse, Kappa Phi Delta

Mariah with her big sister, Marisa Haire

Hello, my name is Mariah Kaake Kuitse. I am third year Biology major. I am a member of Kappa Phi Delta and the IIT women's soccer team. I enjoy running with Nicole Press and reading historical biographies. My boyfriend Doug can be found working alongside me in the CRABLab, an undergraduate research space found in the basement of Life Sciences. He's all hands.

Did you know?

The oldest chapter currently at IIT is Phi Kappa Sigma (1898), however Alpha Sigma Phi is the oldest Greek organization represented at IIT (founded at Yale University on December 6, 1845). 

ASA vs. SigEp Football

Photos courtesy of Tracy Pfeffer

Week 1 Football Scores Sep 7-9

Delts vs Skulls 24-8

AlphaSig vs PiKapp 38-18

OD vs Kappa 19-0

SigEp vs ASA 36-0

Greek Council Football Schedule - Fall 2012

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IIT named Top 10 College that get Greek Life right!

"IIT is another school where Greek life is different than that of many other schools and doesn’t follow the party-centric stereotype presented by TV and movies. Students at IIT do enjoy socializing, but groups are also highly focused on scholastic achievement, community service projects, and intramural sports. Additionally, Greek groups on campus provide opportunities for members and non-members alike to boost leaderships skills, helping students become leaders in science, technology, engineering, and architecture through special courses and networking events. Some students even report their Greek houses as being excellent places to do homework, study, and get help from their peers."
From: http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2012/09/04/10-colleges-that-get-greek-life-right/


So proud of our community! Let's share this with all of IIT and show them what we are all about! Congrats!
-Vp of Community

Greek Reps from Spring 2012!

Once Upon a Time...

Since this is the first post of the year, I figured why not start out with a fairy tale beginning?  You only get one start, so why not make it the best! So here we go...

Greek Council presents "It's all Greek to me!", the blog where all things Greek will be discussed whether IIT related or other.  Things to look out for:

-updates on events from Greek Council and chapters!
-features on Greek members of all chapters.
-information regarding Greek life at IIT and beyond.
-pictures and more pictures. 

If you or any one in your chapter would like to contribute to the blog, please contact me (Miriam Schmid) at vp.community@iitgreek.com. Some potential topics to address:

Why did I join Greek life?
How has being a Greek helped me grow as a person?
My proudest moment being a member of my chapter was...
One thing I wish I would have known as a new member is...

Thank you for reading...come back soon!
Miriam Schmid
VP Community