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Up Til Dawn is a Success The K-State Up Til Dawn Final event was held on March 6th, 2009 at the Peters Recreation Center, and it was another successful year. Over 300 students participated in the event which included inflatables, raffles, free food, live bands, and a lot of fun and smiles! Additionally, K-State Up Til Dawn raised approximatley $120,000.00 this year for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. This years fund raising efforts have increased the K-State 7 year total to $798,223.34. Make sure your chapter participates next year as K-State Up Til Dawn sets a goal to reach the million dollar mark!
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering
work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases.
St. Jude is the first and only pediatric cancer center to be designated as a Comprehensive
Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. Founded by late entertainer Danny Thomas
and based in Memphis, Tenn., St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and
medical communities around the world. St. Jude is the only pediatric cancer research center
where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance. No child is ever denied
treatment because of the family's inability to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by
ALSAC, its fundraising organization. For more information, please visit www.stjude.org. |
Alpha Phi, Delta Gamma, and Zeta Tau Alpha to visit campus,
interested in being newest K-State sorority
Kansas State University's Panhellenic sorority community is
inviting three national sororities to campus to be considered as the newest
K-State sorority.
"We are so excited to invite representatives from Alpha Phi, Delta Gamma
and Zeta Tau Alpha to campus. These three sororities are some of the finest in
the country," said Meghan Butler, K-State Panhellenic Council president.
Delta Gamma representatives will visit K-State Wednesday, April 22; Zeta Tau
Alpha will visit Thursday, April 23; and Alpha Phi will visit Monday, April 27.
During their campus visit, each sorority will make an open presentation, which
will include time for questions, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the K-State Student
Union's Forum Hall; and attend a welcome reception, sponsored by K-State Greek
affairs and the Panhellenic Council, from 6-7:30 p.m. at Kite's Bar and Grill
in Aggieville. The presentations and the receptions are open to the campus
community and public. Please invite your sisters to this exciting
opportunity!
More information about the sororities under consideration is available at their
national Web sites: Alpha Phi Delta Gamma Zeta Tau Alpha
Read the official press release!
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Recognize
those who have contributed: Greek Contribution Awards
The K-State Greek Affairs office is now accepting nominations for the
Contribution Awards, to be offered at the annual Greek Awards ceremony.
Contributions Awards are offered to individuals for the positive contributions
to their self, their chapter, the Greek community and the Manhattan
community. All nominations are to be submitted on the behalf of a chapter
by a lead coordinator. Nominations must be submitted with the brief nominations
form attached. The Greek Affairs staff encourages nomination
materials to be creative in their development. Suggestions for the format
of nomination include, but are certainly not limited to letter(s) of
recommendation, video montages (youtube clips), CD/electronic presentations,
PowerPoint slide shows, product examples (newsletters, articles, photos, etc.),
presentation boards.
Successful nominees should have positively contributed to fraternity/sorority
members' attainment of the K-State fraternity and sorority values:
accountability, diversity, balance, growth, self-actualization, contribution,
integrity, knowledge, creativity, relationships, and teamship.
All nominations should be submitted in the Greek Affairs office no later
than noon April 6, 2009.
Learn more.
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Getting excited for Greek Week
Look
for a Greek Week promotion in your email inbox in the coming days...but until
then, mark your calendars:
April 6-10: Blood Drive
Receive Greek Week points for helping to save a life!
April 14: Greek Olympics
Old Stadium will become home to one of K-State's most exciting
events!
April 15: Greek Idol
Who will it be this year? Prepare your talents!
April 16: Greek Awards ceremony
Witness the first-ever awarding of the Fraternal Relevance Awards
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K-State HD asks you to get involved on campus
Next Tuesday, March 31 at 12:00 (noon) in the Student Union
Courtyard, K-State Healthy Decisions will sponsor its final speaker series
panel for the year. K-State HD will have student
representatives from Greeks Go Green, Up 'Til Dawn, Gamma Rho Lambda, and more
to discuss how you can get more active on campus and in the
community. This is a great opportunity to learn from student leaders on
campus.
March NewsGreek on it's way
Look in your email inbox next week for the second issue of the
2009 NewsGreek! We think you'll enjoy it!
Greek LEADs Fall 2009 date set
Mark your calendars! The Fall 2009 Greek LEADs will be held
Saturday, September 12. All chapter leaders and new members will be asked
to participate.
Planning for Fall 2009/Spring 2010
Greek Affairs is in the process of putting together the Fall
2009/Spring 2010 Greek calendar. Please submit your dates as you
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The Kansas City Wizards are hosting "Greek Night" April 23rd game vs. the New York Red Bulls at 7:30pm and
will be televised live on ESPN2. We would love to have a group from your
chapter represented at the game!
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There are a number of exciting reasons to come out to Greek Night!
- 20% discount on tickets purchased by
your chapter for the match
- Pre-game party in the "Greek
Tent" complete with food and beverages
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Participate in the on-field experience
of the Human Tunnel before the match
- Jimmy Conrad bobblehead doll and
"Wizards Thunderstix" for the first 5,000 fans through the gates
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Opportunity for an individual to
represent your chapter and compete in our "Mascot Match" at halftime
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Recognition of your chapter on the
videoboard during the game
- The two (2) largest groups from Kansas
State will have the opportunity to participate in the "Post Game Shot on
Goal" (which allows fans to take a shot at the same goal that Kevin
Hartman defends after the game)
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The first opportunity to purchase
tickets to Wizards games versus the Chicago Fire and the Los Angeles Galaxy
A number of fraternities and sororities from other universities
around the area will be participating as well. The Wizards would be glad to
assist in arranging bus transportation for your group to and from Manhattan.
Feel free to give me a call at 913-387-3411 or email me [email protected] to discuss. This is
going to be an event you don't want to miss!
Go Wizards and Go Wildcats!
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National President Visits K-State Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. at Kansas State University is excited to announce that the 22nd Past
National President, Dr. Gwendolyn E. Boyd will be visiting the K-State campus on
Thursday, April 2nd and Friday, April 3rd. During her visit, we are hosting a
Community Service, Public Service, or Philanthropy Forum to focus on the
advantages, similarities, and differences of our National Pan- Hellenic Council,
Inter-Fraternal Council, and Pan- Hellenic Council organizational initiative's.
We are asking council adviser's, chapter adviser's, and council members to
attend this event to provide insight on how we can share our resources,
recognize the importance of service, and continue to achieve the goal of
improving our Manhattan community. Please join us for this tremendous
event on Friday, April 3th, 2009, in Fiedler Auditorium at 3:00 pm.
Again, this event is open to members and affiliate's of the Kansas State University
Greek Councils. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to
contact me at [email protected] or
816-853-1139.
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be you. be greek. on Facebook!
We feel K-State's Greek Community is one of the best in the
nation. We want to bring that entire community together, right here on this
facebook group. The be you. be greek. group is becoming a great place to find
out what events are coming up in the community and to find more information
about those events. We want to make this group a one stop shop for ways to get
involved and create new friendships, but we need your help! Search facebook for
"be you. be greek." and join the group. This group can be just one
more way that K-State's Greek Community is just that much better. |
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be safe.
The weather is warming up which means students are ready to head outside to celebrate the end of cabin
fever. Please remind your members to make good decisions for themselves
and for the chapter. Make sure that chapter decks, fire escapes,
and roofs are being utilized for what they were designed. These can be dangerous locations if members and guests are intoxicated, not allowed access, and if they are not using the structure as it was designed to be used. We want everyone to have fun, but please be safe and help your members be safe. |
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