The Greek Affairs Council will celebrate its 37th annual Greek Week with multiple events. The week will kick off with a cookout.
According to Sean Curtis, president of the Greek Affairs Council, there will be hot dogs, chips and Pepsi products at the cookout. Students will also be able to play cornhole and socialize with sorority and fraternity members. Each chapter will also have a chance to take the annual group picture.
This event is open to all sorority and fraternity members, their friends and family and students interested in joining a Greek organization. This is a free event.
The whole week, most chapters will compete for the title of Greek Week Champions.
“It is a way for all of our Greek organizations to come together and do events on campus,” said Curtis.
Each year Greek Week has a different focus. This year it is bringing organizations together.
The cookout will take place on May 6 at 5:30 p.m. at the Alumni Circle.
On May 7, they will hold Field Day at 5:30 p.m. at Rinzler Sports Complex Football Field. Events will include: a potato sack race, tug of war, challenge race, obstacle course relay, long ball toss, pyramid building and a chariot race. This event is open to Greek members only.
On May 8, they will have an Aquatic Night in the Student Union pool at 6:30 p.m. There will be canoe battleship and inner tube water polo. The event is sponsored by WSU Recreation and is open to Greek members only.
On May 9, they will have Trivia Night sponsored by Quaker Steak and Lube. It will be located in the Student Union Atrium at 6:30 p.m. The event is open to Greek members only.
On May 10, they will hold Lipsync, which is a contest where chapters perform skits they created. The theme for this year’s Lipsync is superheroes. There will be choreographed dances and routines, which everyone is invited to watch. It will be held in the Apollo Room in the Student Union at 6:30 p.m.
Greek Week will end with Awards Night on May 11. Greek members will receive awards based upon academics, community service, leadership as well as the emerging Greek student of the year and Greek man and woman of the year. It will be held in the Student Union Atrium at 6 p.m. This event is open to Greek members and their friends and family only.
Greek members will then put their community service to work by participating in the Furry Skurry. The Furry Skurry is a 5K for dogs and their owners sponsored by the Humane Society of Greater Dayton. Greek members will participate in the 5K as well as volunteer at the hydration centers and helping with any other needs.
“We care about service in our community,” Cutis said.
The Furry Skurry will take place on May 12 at 8:30 a.m. at Miami Valley Hospital South. Registration is $40 per person. To register go to www.hsdayton.org.
Any student interested in joining a fraternity or sorority should contact Gina Keucher, Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life and Assistant Director of Student Activities at gina.keucher@wright.edu.
For more information on any Greek Week event contact Sean Curtis at curtis.46@wright.edu.
