University of California Los Angeles - Bruin Life / Southern Campus Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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s A. f ' , .i if Right: Alpha Gamma Omega welcomes all students for a night of food and friends to bring the Thanksgiving spirit to campus. The fraternity was the proud host of an annual Thanksgiving dinner that brought together hundreds of UCLA students. | Photograph submitted by Brandon George. ' ho knew tliat going to college, you could actually f get more sisters and brothers;- ' Of course, tiiey T T weren ' t your typical family members, but ratlier the fellow members of your respective fraternity or sorority. Rather tiian referring to those from Greek organization. The word ' Greek ' has transformed into referring to the vast network of fraternities and sororities througiiout colleges all across the nation. At UCLA, CJreek life was visible on a daily basis: from the massive houses on (Jayley ' s frat row to students proudly sporting sweaters adorning greek letters to events put on by tiie greek community to the sorority houses snaking along Ililgard, tiiere was no doubt that greeks had a well-known presence on campus. Greek life brougiit a new dimension to students ' li es. According to third-year sociology and political science student Harsii Parikh, A fraternity is like iiaving a family away from home - it has opened so many doors for me from friendsiiips and brotherhood to leadership and involvement. It makes me feel more comfortable in a l., ' j,(){)() student university, antl I ' ve grown in so many different ways because of it. Tiiere was a diverse conmumity of Greeks as witnessed by the many different greek councils. Tiie Panhellenic, Interfraternity, Asian Greek, National Panhellenic and Multicultural councils iielped merge tiie organizations within the Greek .system, organizations wiiose empliases ranged from conmumity service to specific cultures. It seemed like every Tiiursday nigiit, at least a few fraternity houses were transformed into tliemed masterpieces rangingfroni ' Willy ' Wonka to Lost. However, to believe tiiat CJreeks were only about partying hard every night would be a mistake. Contrary to this belief, many Greeks were involved in otiier activities sucii as intramural sports and iiiiilantiiropic exents. luir instance, tiie Panhellenic Council organized a music and fashion show extra aganza called ' Infusion, ' benefitting the Rape Treatment Center of Los Angeles. ■Witii oxer r (.) fraternities and sororities, tiiere was a large jKipulation of CJreek Bruins on campus. Tlie CJreek system enabled students to eiiliance their college experience throutrli a lieiglitened sense of camaraderie coupletl witli social awareness. ( gr ekAji i

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Time to decorate your house for Christmas again. Why does putting up all the lights seem harder than usual? Could it have been the hours you spent volunteering at a local school in the morning? Or the IM soccer championship game you played in immediately after a council meeting? Maybe you stayed out just a little too late after the date party last night? That v as even after pulling an all-nighter for your midterm. At least you have a huge family there to help put up the decorations. Where can you call upon the aid of dozens of brothers and sisters... Where can you find one of the strongest support groups on campus... Time to put up Christmas lights with the family.

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mi Delta Gamma I was worried that I wouldn ' t feel comfortable in the greek system, but joining has been the best decision I liave made at UCLA because I ha e matle so many close friends who I now could not imagine being itlioLit. Kristin Barrett, 2nd year, 1 environ mental studies. 7 7 x v (M. Delta Tau Delta The greek system makes the otherwise overwhelming UCLA campus smaller and more manageable intimate. Ian Presley, 1st year, undeclared. t Delta Delta Delta Being in the Greek system is like being in ten different clubs at the same time with all of my best friends. Erin Foley, 4t i year, biochemistry. .£ r i ' ' , Left: The sisters of Delta Delta Delta come together for Light the Night, a night that aims to raise awareness and funds for the Leukemia Lymphom Society. Sororities were often involved in philanthropic events all over campus and in the LA community. I Photograph submitted by len Kishimizu. Left: As a collaborative effort between Alpha Phi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon, children were brought to the house to celebrate the holiday spirit. Joint events were not a rarity between sororities and fraternities. I Photographed by ■ smin Niku.