University of Nebraska Omaha - Tomahawk / Gateway Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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In the beginning was tine word, and the word was GREEKS Critics of the Greek system at UNO criticize perhaps the most active group on campus. Greel s play a predominant role in student government. Many attend campus social activities, and others involve themselves with campus as well as community programs. In the following interviews with the sorority and fraternity presidents, Greek philosophy, attitudes and activities are discussed. Presidents of the five Greek social sororities interviewed were: Chris Christensen, Gamma Phi Beta; Pam Davis, ZetaTau Alpha; Sally Ganem, Sigma Kappa; Carol Gould, Chi Omega; and Cheryl Rowe, Alpha Xi Delta. Presidents of the seven Greek social fraternities interviewed were: Bill Clark, Tau Kappa Epsilon; Aaron Eairleywine, Sigma Tau Gamma; Rick Eirenberg, Alpha Epsilon Pi; Tom Hawkinson, Lambda Chi Alpha; Rich Kniewel, Pi Kappa Alpha; Bob Pedersen, Sigma Phi Epsilon; and Tim Vail, Theta Chi. SORORITIES Interview by BETSY REZEK Tomahawk: What is the purpose of your sorority? Rowe: I'd say it would be to foster an attitude for good scholarship, sistership and service. Gould: I think it would be friendship and working to a betterment of all humanity. Christensen: Ours is basically philan- thropic. We try to help the people in the community before ourselves. Davis: The promotion of friendship, education and scholarship. Philanthropic projects are also carried out. Ganem: To enhance college life by stressing the intellectual and social to attain a balance between the two. We have Christian foundations, of course. Tomahawk: What has your sorority done in the area of community services? Rowe: We're still in a transition stage. We've been selling candy for the kidney foundation, and each of our pledges is working one hour a week tutoring Indian children. We're going to work with orphans between the holidays. We've taken some children from the Nebraska Children's Home on a picnic with our alums. Gould: For the Honey Sunday in November we had 20 girls going in car pools, and about the same number are going on the cystic fibrosis drive in February. We have about 35-40 really active members who do these things. It's a little better than half. Christensen: We've taken some kids from Encore trick-or-treating this year; 1 0 of our 24 members went. Last year we had a basketball game with the profits for retarded kids. Gamma Phi Beta sponsors a day camp in Canada for retarded and deprived children. Each chapter helps with money or people. Davis: We work with the mentally retarded, which is our national project for