Illinois State University Fraternity & Sorority Life DECEMBER 2014
“Senior Spotlights: Thank You” By: Panhellenic Sisters, Fraternity & Sorority Life
Inside this issue:
Brianna Nielsen, CERES Katy Winge, Zeta Tau Alpha Brianna is the President of Ceres Women’s Fraternity and is graduating this December. She will have a Bachelors of Science degree in Animal Industry Management. She has held many leadership positions within Ceres before, including Vice President, Panhellenic Delegate, and Risk Management, just to name a few. Brianna is also a member of Rho Lambda, Order of Omega, and Alpha Zeta. She is moving to Wisconsin after graduating in pursuit of a career working on a farm. She will either be working with dairy, cattle, or swine and she is very excited about graduation.
Katy Winge is the senior captain of the women's basketball team. She has played all four years of college and has maintained a 3.89 GPA while double majoring in marketing and journalism. She has been the historian for ZTA for the past two years. You may recognize her from her reports for tv-10 news. She is the event coordinator on the Student Athlete Advisory Council Education Outreach. We will miss you!
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Contact Us: Fraternity and Sorority Life (309)-438-2151 Alex Snowden– Coordinator adsnowd@ilstu.edu Alanna Hill– Senior Specialist ahill4@ilstu.edu Ron Burse– Graduate Assistant vpsartburse@exchange.ilstu.edu Yesenia Garcia– Graduate Assistant vpsaygarcia@exchange.ilstu.edu
Next month, Alpha Delta Pi will have quite a few sisters receive diplomas and begin post-grad life. Through the years, the women of our organization have shown their utmost dedication to strengthening our Greek pillars. Though they will be deeply missed, we are excited to see them transition from Delta members to Pi members, which is the final stage of ADPi membership, as these women will soon become official ADPi alumnae. We love our seniors, and will always remember that diamonds are forever!
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Multicultural Greek Council “MGC Showcase” By: Yesenia Garcia, Graduate Assistant for Fraternity & Sorority Life
All eyes were on the Multicultural Greek Council during their 2nd annual showcase! On November 13th, 280 students gathered in the Brown Ballroom to see special performances from each organization and learn of their histories and traditions.
The entire Greek Community showed support for this event and were in for some huge surprises along the way!
Delta Phi Lambda Showing unity before educating the community on their mission: To advocate Asian awareness and empower women leaders through its values-based programs and everlasting sisterhood. (Left)
Did you know? A member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. helped the founding fathers of Sigma Lambda Beta start their fraternity from the ground up? The MGC showcase featured a Unity Performance between these two “cousin” organizations. (Right)
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Multicultural Greek Council Gamma Phi Omega The Swans set the stage on fire with their motto: Unity and Sisterhood, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable. (Left) Sigma Lambda Gamma Showcased their motto during the showcase: Culture is Pride, Pride Is Success. (Right)
Alpha Psi Lambda Showing pride in being the first and largest Latino based coed fraternity Special thanks to these NPHC fraternities for attending this event: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.
Women from the College Panhellenic Council also supported MGC during the event! Special thanks to: Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Sigma Sigma Sigma, & Pi Beta Phi
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College Panhellenic Council “A Farewell from Adrian” By: Adrian Fait, 2014 CPC President
As the end of the semester and my presidency draws near, a feeling of bitter sweetness is setting in. Looking back at the last year, it seems so strange that it is all coming to an end. To my CPC board, old and new, thank you for everything you do. Your hard work has changed this community for the better and you have left behind a great legacy. To my chapter, thank you for supporting me in everything I do, especially my chapter president, Abbie. Thank you for pushing me to apply for president. Your encouragement really meant a lot to me. To my roommates, past and present, thank you for putting up with my crazy Panhellenic brain and for listening whenever I needed you. To Ron, thank you for being such a great advisor. Thank you for letting us make major decisions and for helping us grow and develop, knowing we had your support if we needed it. Thank you for always going to bat for us. To the entire Greek community, thank you for giving me the privilege of serving you. This experience certainly has been one of a lifetime. Finally, to the 2015 board, all the best wishes to you. I know you will accomplish great things. After two years, it is going to be strange to have Wednesday nights not filled with Panhellenic meetings, but I'm excited to see what the future holds for our community. “If someone could please motion to adjourn this meeting…” Every semester, Panhellenic women who By: Sara Balwierczak, VP of Scholarship achieved a GPA of 3.6 or higher for the previous semester are celebrated by our Scholarship Reception. The Fall 2014 Scholarship Reception was held Saturday, November 15 at Starplex Cinema! These women enjoyed a free screening of “She's the Man” for their academic success of Spring 2014!
“Scholarship Banquet”
“Scholar of the Month” By: Sara Balwierczak, VP of Scholarship
The Panhellenic Scholar for September 2014 is Jillian Hickey from Zeta Tau Alpha! She has been very involved in her chapter, having even served as her chapter president, and understands that the extent of your Greek experience is based on how much you put into it, and so she tries to take advantage of as many opportunities as possible.
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College Panhellenic Council “Panhellenic Sisterhood Social� By: Alexa Carr, VP of Community Development
The College Panhellenic Council had a great time cheering on the Redbird Hockey team as they crushed Eastern Illinois 14-1 at our all Greek sisterhood social!
COMING FALL 2016
Fraternity & Sorority Life and the College Panhellenic Council are excited to announce
Over 100 women came out to spend time with their sisters both inside and outside their chapters and also loved supporting Toys for Tots, participating in a hockey shootout, and winning prizes.
Alpha Omicron Pi has been selected as the newest addition to our campus community. The sorority is slated to colonize in Fall 2016 and will offer something new and exciting for women looking to affiliate.
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Interfraternity Council “Two Terms & Counting” By: Joseph Laskey, 2014 IFC President
The Interfraternity council has been hard at work this semester ensuring that our community operates at nothing short of success. It was a task that all members took very seriously and collectively resulted in the most successful term in recent IFC history. Not only are we seeing exponential growth within the council, but this election cycle yielded more members running for executive board positions than ever before. We are also seeing increased contributions from each individual fraternity. This culture shift has come from working collectively to ensure that we watch out for one another and overcome obstacles. With leaders throughout different organizations here on campus I am excited to see what the future has in store for Greek life. It has been an honor to serve, not only my fraternity, but the Interfraternity Council as president. I can’t wait to keep the count going.
“Service from Alpha Sigma Phi” By: Jonah Samp, President, Alpha Sigma Phi
Alpha Sigma Phi has been actively engaging in Service Activities throughout the semester. This month, the Fraternity served with Home Sweet Home Ministries at both Cub Foods and Wal-Mart location. They also participated in St. Jude’s Up Till Dawn program put on by ESA to raise money and awareness of Childhood Cancer. The picture above shows the brothers of the fraternity cleaning Fell Ave in their semester Adopt a Highway project.
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Interfraternity Council “Thank You� By: Yesenia Garcia, Graduate Assistant Fraternity/Sorority Life
The 2014 IFC Executive Board Mikey Gerhard, Vice President of Education Dominic Massa, Vice President of Recruitment Andrew Dufur, Vice President of Operations Joe Laskey, President Freddie Alvarado, Executive VP Mike Cunningham, Vice President of Accountability Darien Jacobs, Vice President of Public Affairs
The Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life as well as the 2014 Interfraternity Council general body would like to express its sincerest gratitude to the 2014 IFC Executive Board. In one semester, this IFC Executive Board introduced heavy legislation to reform the governance of the council, created an adjudication process to hold others accountable, and introduced roundtables in order to foster interfraternal collaborations. In addition, they led their entire council in the most successful recruitment in recent history yielding the highest GPA among new members to date. They worked tirelessly to change the culture of the entire fraternal community and thus have made a lasting impression that will carry on for semesters to come. The 2015 Executive Board has big shoes to fill.
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National Pan-Hellenic Council “A.G.S Unleashed Anarchy” By: Landon Von Richmond
On HALLOWEEN NIGHT, the Men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Eta Tau Chapter pulled off one of the most anticipated probates to ever hit the campus of Illinois State University. Packed with twelve highly influential students, the campus of ISU stood eagerly, as they awaited their revealing. In order, the following Neophytes were introduced to their fellow friends & family as the new Alphas on campus. Captain Kadeem "Deja Vü" Kamal Quas Jaylon "PrecICE" Joyner 3. Steven "ICEolated" McKinstry 4. Adam "cAPEpacity" Wright 5. Eddine "suICEide" Dalton 6. Robert "ampliPHIed" Warnsley
Jewel Dantrell "APEx" Green 8. Chinelo "primEIGHT" Marshall 9. Jeremy "Glitch" Johnson 10. Keith "inTENsiPHIed" Harris 11. Herbert "aPhliction" Houston Anchor Brandon "Repulsion" Tucker
Commence "The HT Purge" on the campus of ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY.
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National Pan-Hellenic Council “Sigma Week” By: Jarrick White, Vice President Phi Beta Sigma, Fraternity Inc.
Step & Stroll for Good On Friday, November 14th the men of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. stood in front of Schroeder Plaza, and did a Step & Stroll for Food/Donations. The Quad was a buzz with people donating canned goods, clothing and toys and watching the brothers perform. The event was very successful and all proceeds have been donated to a homeless shelter here in the Bloomington-Normal area.
100 Pledges of Consent On the night of November 14th from 6-8pm the men of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. cosponsored an event with FLAME and Gamma Phi Omega Sorority, Inc. The event was held in the Prairie Room and brought awareness to sexual violence, consent, and women’s oppression. The event was titled '100 Pledges of Consent' and we were successful in reaching our goal of getting 100 people to take the pledge.
Service for The Baby Fold On Saturday, November 15 from 3-5, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. held community service at the Babyfold along with Illinois State’s Black Student Union. The Baby Fold is a non profit organization for children who don’t do well in home settings because of behavioral issues due to experiencing or witnessing traumatic events. The Baby Fold is somewhere they can heal. Service projects included baking and decorating cookies, drawing, and spending time with kids reflecting on what they are most thankful for.
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January 2015 Sunday
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Martin Luther King Jr Holiday
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FSL Office Events 9th & 10th—4 Council Retreat Attended by all council exec-boards Lake Williamson—OVERNIGHT
University Events 12th—First Day of Classes 19th—Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observed University Closed
11th —President Retreat Attended by all council exec-boards SSB—Illinois State University 14th —Alcohol Education Training Mandatory attendees: President, Risk Management Chair, & Social Chair SSB 375 (7pm-8:45 pm) SSB 314 (8:45 pm—11 pm) 29 —31st AFLV
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