University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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' )38 MK;HIG ANENSIAN Anticipating their pairing for Greek Week. Ryan Ford, Alex Dengel. Mike Warren, and Matt Martin cannot wait to see which sorority they will get to work with. The pairings were picked completely randomly to ensure fair- ness photo courtesy Kelly Liehman Enjoying the party at Touchdown ' s Cafe, these men celebrate their excitement about Greek Week All proceeds for this event went to Chanty photo courtesy Kelly Lidmum

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r ay%ith By Renee Linares Once a year the Greek community united in order to raise money for charity in a unique extravaganza of fun known as Greek Week. A coalition of Greek members, known as the steering committee, served as the aficionados of the many events. This committee, made up of representatives of each house, planned the blood drive, Diag Day, Palmer Field Day, Mr. Greek Week, State Street day, and Variety and Sing. Each day of Greek Week challenged the competing teams to utilize their wit and brawn in order to earn the title of Greek Week champion. 1 was talked into representing my team by par- ticipating in Variety this year. Although I wasn ' t too excited about the idea of shaking it in front of the entire Greek community, I actually had a really great time, remembered Bill Saindon, engineering senior and Theta Xi brother. Greek Week produced many memorable moments from the different events. Some of the favorites included edgy themes like fo shizzel , your mom , and we ' re so money. Also, the Lip Jam theme taking the mike and working it like a rock star proved to be a favorite of all. Other fun moments included busting out 80s dance moves, walk- ing to class dripping with sweet Jello nectar, boys acting like Britney Spears in order to earn the title Mr. Greek Week , and lastly and most importantly, meeting the children of Camp Heartland to which a majority of money earned from Greek Week was donated. The spirit and enthusiasm in which Greek Week was celebrated transformed not only the Greek community, but also the University, into a charitable celebration th at would form memories to last a lifetime. Dripping in Jello, sophomore Kelry Liebman tries not to freeze on a cold day in March. Diag Day. one day out of Greek Week, hosted different events and activities on the Diag. photo courtesy Qamtna Phi Beta GREEKS 337

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::::. :: m :- : : By Meghan Christiansen Contradicting the usual eleven-thirty pm bar rush, members of the greek com- munity flooded into Touchdown Cafe for the annual Greek Week pairings party, packing the bar by 10:00 on Tuesday January 7. Greek Week was always a huge event for the Greek community, so fittingly, people were anxious to find out what team they were on, and what other houses were on their team. The attendence was also boosted by the fact that the winter semester had just begun and students were not yet bogged down by the weight of school work. Pairings Party started at 8 p.m., with the drawing of teams starting soon thereafter. A Plinko style board stood on the dance floor and was used for determining the teams. A representative from each sorority was selected to drop plinko chips down the board, leading the way to a lucky match-up. While most teams consisted of two fraternities and a sorority, the four largest fraternities played independent of other male teammates. In addition to finding out one ' s teammates, the Pairing Party was also one way to start accumulating points for the house for Greek Week. Furthermore, because it was a Greek Week event, part of the cover charge helped to support the campaign which raised money for Camp Heartland, a camp for terminally ill children. The night also helped houses to get their spirit up in preparation for Greek Week. Pairings party was so much more fun this year than in the past. The pliko board made the selection process so much more interesting then when we used to just draw names, plus being 21 and able to drink at the bar made the night way more fun, said Megan Johnson, senior dance major, Touch- downs has much cuter staff then Rick ' s too, so changing the location this year was cool. This Phnko-style board was used to pair sorontes with fraternities for Greek Week. One representative from each sorority dropped a chip on the board, and whichever fraternity it landed on was their partner for Greek Week. photo courtesy Kelly LtVbmun GREEKS 339