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Drumlin re-Âopens to west side students
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Get  to  know  UW-Ââ&#x20AC;?Whitewater  Delta  Zeta,  Delta  Chi Brianna  Welbourn  and  Ricky  Conti,  both  presidents  RI *UHHN RUJDQL]DWLRQV answer  questions  about  Greek  life  on  campus.
What is your biggest philanthropy event?
What sets your organization apart from others on campus?
What is the worst Greek stereotype your organization has been accussed of? What is the best part about Greek life?
Brianna Welbourn Delta Zeta Sorority Delta  Zeta  Sorority  was  founded  on  Oct.  24,  1902  at  Miami  University  in  Oxford,  Ohio.  The  UW- Whitewater  chapter  was  created  on  Sept.  20,  1956.  They  currently  have  107  members. Â
Ricky Conti Delta Chi Fraternity
Welbourn
In  the  fall  semester,  we  have  a  Turtle  Race,  a  5K  Run/Walk.  All  of  the  proceeds  go  toward  one  of  our  national  philanthropies,  the  Painted  Turtle  &DPS LQ /DNH +XJKHV &DOLI 7KH FDPS LV D QRQ SURÂż W RUJDQL]DWLRQ WKDW invites  children  who  have  chronic  and  terminal  illnesses  to  enjoy  a  camp  experience  for  a  week,  completely  free.  Our  other  large  philanthropy  event  we  host  in  the  spring,  is  our  Hoops  for  Hearing.  This  event  raises  money  for  our  other  national  philanthropy,  Speech  and  Hearing. Â
Conti
Delta  Chi  Fraternity  was  founded  on  Oct.  13,  1890  at  Cornell  University  in  Ithica,  N.Y.  The  fraternity  came  to  UW-ÂWhitewater  in  1968.  Their  chapter  currently  has  35  members
We  are  hosting  a  water  pong  tournament  April  17  at  6  p.m.  in  the  Williams  Center.  The  cost  to  enter  is  $10  per  team  and  everyone  is  encouraged  to  join.  All  of  the  money  raised  will  be  donated  to  the  V  Foundation  for  Cancer  Research.  We  will  also  be  giving  away  an  DZHVRPH SUL]H RI 7RSSHUV SL]]DV DQ YDOXH WR WKH ¿ UVW SODFH team.
, ZRXOGQœW VD\ WKDW DQ\WKLQJ VSHFL¿ F VHWV XV DSDUW IURP RWKHU RUJDQL]DWLRQV RQ FDPSXV EXW I  would  say  that  we  do  have  a  deep  love  for  our  philanthropies  and  helping  in  the  commu- nity.  We  also  pride  ourselves  in  our  academics  and  as  a  whole  last  semester  we  had  a  cumula- tive  GPA  of  a  3.15,  which  does  say  a  lot  about  our  work  ethic. In  the  past  we  have  been  accused  of  being  fake.  Unfortunately,  the  indi- viduals  who  did  say  this  must  not  have  met  any  of  us,  because  we  are  the  most  genuine,  caring  people  I  have  ever  met  and  I  am  proud  to  say  that  none  of  us  are  fake.
Our  values  make  us  unique  to  other  organi- ]DWLRQV RQ FDPSXV 2XU PHPEHUV VWULYH WR promote  lifelong  friendships,  develop  char- acter,  advance  justice  and  acquire  a  sound  education. Â
I  have  heard  people  say  that  Greeks  are  â&#x20AC;&#x153;clickishâ&#x20AC;?  and  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  interact  with  students  outside  the  Greek  community.  However,  I  believe  this  is  sim- ply  a  misconception  some  students  may  have.  Most  Greeks  are  social,  IULHQGO\ DQG LQYROYHG LQ RWKHU RUJDQL]DWLRQV RXWVLGH RU WKHLU IUDWHUQLW\ or  sorority.
Our  Greek  Community  does  an  incredible  amount  of  service  and  we  all  The  people  you  meet  and  the  friendships  you  make.  stand  behind  each  other  to  support  one  another  at  each  otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  philan- thropy  events.
Information  compiled  by  Katie  Kane
Student-ÂRun  Weekly  Newspaper  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin-ÂWhitewater