Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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As winter sets in and many students curl up inside with their books, the Greeks step inside too - but they,re still active, still on their feet, dancing in the IFC Dance Marathon. As the sunshine creeps back, more activities spring up. Biggest is Greek Week, Beginning with the Phi Psi 500 and ending with the Sy Barash Regatta. Being Greek is almost an occupa- tion in itself. But it's fun and rewar- ding. And yes, some of us even manage to pull 4.0is while pledging. When you have so many brothers and sisters to help, you can accomplish just about anything. Whether youire a fraternity man or a sorority woman, a little sister or a big brother, a friend, a competitor or a spectator, the Greek life is a great one - indeed a learning experience and a life many of us will happily remember every time we think about I. ' l . Alh'l' w ,. ,'.-:' ' t Penn State. 7 e- Cindy Halterman Relaxing atrFiJie A rush party at Alpha Phi. Left: Playing in the mud at Sigma Chi. Greek Living 23

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Iths All For A Good Cause Whether youhre a Greek, a friend of a Greek or an innocent bystander, few can deny that fraternities and sororities have not played some part in their lives. The Greek season begins well before a book is opened, with the in- famous fall fraternity and sorority rush. While hopeful females spend their first week eating cookies in sorority suites, young males are out shaking hands at one of Penn Statehs 50 fraternities. Before there is time to read a word of Bi-Sci, Homecoming arrives. Greeks spend hours making floats for the parade. If you think all-nighters with coffee and a math book are bad, try beer and a hunk of chicken wire. .. Cindy Halterman V M 22 GreekLiving Ax o .g-Rmrm v m - ; Greek games durin L . gr? Chugging at the Phi Psi . h 4: ' JJW ; nth g Glfeek Week.

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The Greek Way of Life Homecoming floats and beer- drinking fraternity parties aren't all there is to Greek life. Each year a number of Penn State fraternities and sororities host, philanthropies to raise money for charities. Last year Greeks raised almost $270,000 by eating ice cream, doing push-ups, running and even sewing. Zeta 'llau Alpha sorority's tenth an- nual ice cream sunliowl left many students, hoth Greek and indepen- dent full and satisil'ied with Baskin Robbins ice cream. The Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children was also pleased, as Z'llA raised $712 for the organization. Sometimes its fun; sometimes its painful but there's no question that it's always worthwhile. 'llhe lnter-ltlraternity Council's ninth an- nual dance marathon was proof of all three. After 276 of the 464 dancers finished the 48-hour marathon, $96,000 was on its way to the Four Diamonds Fund for cancer research at the Hershey Medical Center. Keeping up the spirits of the dancers may have been even more pressing than keeping an eye out, for bumps and bruises. The 130 members of the morale committee had their hands full with dancers get.- ting depressed and even hallucinating. Each spring one of the biggest and most successful philanthropies is the Beta Sigma Beta fraternity's Regat- ta. Dedicated to Sy Barash, a former Beta Sigma Beta brother who died of cancer, the Regatta is held at Stone Valley Recreation Area. Students eompete in canoe races and tug-of- wars, while listening to live hands. The latest pastime has now become a way to raise money. Alpha Gamma Delta sorority held its second annual areatle-a-thon at Pluy-a-Wuy Arvade last Marvh. 'llhe sorority donated the $1100 raised on the video games and pinball machines to the Juvenile Diabetes ltloumlation. V g 114 tlreeliving The Annual lFt' Dance Marathon.