Have you thought about going Greek?

                There are over 70 organizations on campus. There’s something for everybody to get involved in. There’s a tennis club for those active players, and even a hot tub club to unwind from school stress.

                I never really got involved on campus due to my focus in classes. This will change this semester. I only have two years left here at UT Tyler, so I want to make the most of it. This is why I decided to join something big. Greek Life.

  

                I never thought it was for me, but I finally came to the conclusion that if you don’t try new things, how will you venture into anything worthwhile in your life?

                There are three fraternities and three sororities on campus:

 The Interfraternity Council:

•          Sigma Alpha Epsilon
•          Pi Kappa Phi
•         Kappa Sigma

College Panhellenic  Council:

•          Alpha Chi Omega
•          Delta Gamma

National Pan-Hellenic Council:

•          Delta Sigma Theta

                Each fraternity and sorority has their own unique core values representing themselves in different ways. They also have their own philanthropy leading different service projects. You can learn more about it from their own website.

                To join a fraternity or sorority you first have to register for recruitment.

          In order to join, there are a few requirements: you need to have a 2.5 cumulative GPA in high school or college, be a full time student enrolled in at least 12 hours, have not ever been initiated into membership of an NIC fraternity and finally you must register by the deadline.

                The deadline for fall registration was the 3^rd of September.

                Once you register, you attend the formal recruitment which is September 3-7.

                You may be thinking…how do I approach these guys and girls and get to know more about them?

Sigma Alpha Epsilon displaying their letters

                Each chapter usually has information tables around campus, usually at the University Center, near rush week. This fall they had these tables around welcome week as well as hosting an event called Greek Life Fall Fest on August 28^th.

Local band performing

    I attended this event where the Greek chapters got to meet and socialize with students interested in joining Greek life. This way, students were able to unwind from school that day.There was a local band playing, setting a relaxing energy as everyone mingled. Food was not present but the ice cream was a great compensation, especially for this Texas heat!

                I’m excited to embark on this journey to hopefully become a member of a great fraternity.

                So go ahead and check out my rush week process as I experience recruitment this week!

                If you would like more information about Greek life, feel free to contact them!

               

Alternative Adaptation Avoidance

Alternative Adaptation Avoidance: That isn't “my” Odyssey! 

   So, as by now many of you know, I am an English major with a bit of an interest in diverse forms of literature. Recently I got to have a conversation with one of my friends which dovetailed into what I will explain here in this post. My friend and I were heavily engaged in a discourse about the ethical pros and cons of alternative media … aka: we were totally talking about comics books. We’re nerds, this is what we do when we’re not doing homework.

Back from break

        It's great to be back from break, mainly because it means less work hours, but it feels good to be back and in the swing of things. Right away we have some exciting events coming up at UT Tyler. If you hurry, you can still make it to the first SGA general assembly meeting in RBS 2024! Coming up on January 29th is the Winter Masquerade at 8pm in the UC ballroom. The formal is Mardi Gras themed, but it's formal, so no painted on Saints logos. 



        Plenty more is coming this semester from UT Tyler CAB, Greek Life, and others (including an exciting Cowan Center line up). The best way to get notifications is to become friends with each of these groups respective Facebook profiles, as 99% of on campus happenings get sent out as events to all those who are friended.

Welcome back!