Posts Tagged ‘Alpha Tau Omega’

Interfraternity Council Rush Continues Tonight!

This one is for all the men of Marietta College.  If you are interested in joining one of the three fraternities on campus, then head out to one of the rush events the rest of this week.  This is your chance to meet all three houses and find out which one is the best fit for you.  IFC Exec Board officers will be present to answer any questions you may have regarding the chapters or Greek Life as a whole.

ATO – Alpha Tau Omega
DTD – Delta Tau Delta
LXA – Lambda Chi Alpha

TUESDAY – SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

5 to 7 PM – ATO – Paintball – Meet at ATO House
6 to 8 PM – DTD – Capture the Flag – DU Field
7 to 9 PM – LXA – Sports Night – Dyson Baudo Recreation Center

WEDNESDAY – SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

5 to 7 PM – ATO – High Steaks – ATO House
7 to 9 PM – LXA – Football on the Field – Parsons Field
9 to 11 PM – DTD – Rush Journey – DTD House

THURSDAY – SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

5 to 6:30 PM – ATO – ATO Leadershape – ATO House
5 to 6:30 PM – LXA – Lambda Las Vegas – Gathering Place
5:30 to 7 PM – DTD – Hoagies and Stoagies – DTD House

7:30 PM – Bid Handouts

Blood Drive Today…Give 'Til It Hurts!

If you have time to give blood today, stop by the Gathering Place.  Greek Week is teaming up with the Red Cross to help get more blood to area hospitals.  The blood drive is running through 4:30 PM today, so get there if you can.

I know some people will ask about this, so I’ll answer it now.  They are looking for Double-Red donors.  And the other inevitable question?  All donors will receive flip flops (while supplies last).

Greek Week 2009 Preview

The Best Greek Week EVER (!!) is starting Saturday night, and you need a map to get through all the events that are on tap.

Events start Saturday morning and continue through the following Friday.

Saturday, March 28th

Community Service Day
The Greek community will be helping out across the community Saturday Morning, splitting into ten groups.  Groups will be working at the  Marietta Sidewalk Survey, Humane Society, Ely Chapman, Friends of Lower Muskingum, Alternative High School, Habitat for Humanity, Buckeye Park, Community Gardens, EVE Women’s Shelter, and Kroger Wetlands from 9 AM to Noon.

Up ‘Til Dawn Finale
Fraternity and Sorority members are encouraged to attend the Up ‘Til Dawn Finale event, supporting St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.  I know that there will be a DJ there, and will assume that there will be inflatables and other fun things to do there.  The event is open to the college community, and is $5 for those that did not participate in the Up ‘Til Dawn letter-writing campaign .

Sunday, March 29th

Lipsync
Arguably the biggest event of Greek Week, Lipsync starts at 7 PM in Fenton Court.  A week and a half of stress and practice all comes down to 10-12 minutes on the stage.  The theme this year goes along with decades that VH1 has done “I Love The…” shows for.  Sigma Kappa and Alpha Tau Omega share the 80′s, Lambda Chi Alpha and Chi Omega share the 90′s, and Alpha Xi Delta and Delta Tau Delta share the new millennium.  Each group has selected seven songs from the decade that will be played in some form, and will display at least 5 pop-up factoids throughout their show.

Monday, March 30th

Mascot Challenge
Remember the Greek God/Goddess event from last year?  Well, it’s back.  This time, though, its been revamped.  The six campus greek letter organizations will dress up a candidate like the school’s mascot, the Pioneer, and give him phrases and poses to say and do.  The mascots will then be rated by students heading to dinner, as the event takes place out from of Gilman.

Tuesday, March 31st

Gilman Theme Night
A change from last year (I think), all Greeks will be wearing letters and having dinner at Gilman from 5-7 PM.  Really not much more to this event.

Wednesday, April 1st

Blood Drive
It’s time to hold out your arm and give ’til you stop bleeding.  Greek Council is teaming up with the American Red Cross from 9 AM to 5 PM to hold a blood drive in the Gathering Place.  They will be taking both regular blood donations and double-red donations.  All blood types are needed.

Cash Cab
The idea here is that one member of each class of each fraternity and sorority will be driven around town and be asked random questions, similar to a current TV show by the same name on the Discovery Channel.  Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors will duke it out to see who is the trivia king.  The event takes place from 6-8 PM in the Gathering Place.

Thursday, April 2nd

Greek Olympics
It’s a battle of the bodies and brains at DU Field from 6-8 PM.  Various events encompassing all sorts of attributes will take place, with points awarded based on performance.  All are welcome to view the spectacle and root for your favorite chapter.

Friday, April 3rd

Greek Awards Banquet
The applications have been turned in and the winners have been decided.  Who will walk away  with the various chapter and individual awards this year?  Only time will tell.  The event will start at 6 PM in the McDonough Auditoriuma and should take an hour.

Greek Ball
After a week of competition, it’s only fair to kick off the shoes and go dancing.  Everybody will move over to the Great Room in Andrews Hall and dance the night away (or, more likely, from 7-10 PM).

Room Selection Process Begins

It’s that time of year again…the time to select your living arrangements for the 2009-2010 school year.

Information Sessions begin on the 23rd of February for current Freshmen.  If you’re planning to live off campus, that deadling is March 2nd.  Applications are available at the Residence Life Office (1st Floor of Andrews).  Pre-Registration fees are due on March 6th, and are $200 this year.  Applications for Glendale and Fayerweather are due on March 16th.

Check out the complete list of deadlines and info sessions after the jump, along with links to applications for living off campus, in campus apartments, or in Fayerweather.

Read more…

Super Bowl Party Time

I hate the Steelers (yes, I am a Browns fan, get over it).

But, I can’t wait to go watch the Cardinals whoop on the Steelers (hopefully) tonight.  And I’ll be doing it with all the other people heading over to the Gathering Place tonight.

IFC and CUB are co-sponsoring a Super Bowl Party at the G-Spot starting at 6 PM.  We’ll have about 300 wings there, along with tons of pizza, and of course, unlimited drinks of the non-alcoholic type.  The game will be on all the TV’s (including the giant screen), and all of the usual G-Spot activities will be available for use (including pool, foosball, and the new arcade machines that they installed).  The fraternities will be bringing their cornhole boards and will have tables set up to inform male students about the positives of fraternal life at Marietta College.  CUB will be bringing prizes to raffle off (mostly Steelers stuff, but I’m sure that most people in the area won’t mind that).

So, 6 PM tonight at the Gathering Place…be there or be square!

CSHO Fashion Show Raises Big Bucks!

I was at the Charles Sumner Harrison Organization Fashion Show last year, and am happy to report they raised over $1,000 for the Humane Society.  Props to them for their continued ability to put on huge events.

I have video from the event, but I am waiting for the final copy and permission before posting it.  Should be a week or two.

On another note…is there anything going on this weekend?  I know of the OXO and ATO formals, but other than that, no big events.  Post a comment is you know of anything going down.

Homecoming Recap

Hello again readers…

Just a quick update from the Homecoming weekend.

Your new Homecoming King for 2008 is Luke Haumesser, who was sponsored by the Erwin Knights (If you hadn’t heard of them before Homecoming, they are a group for students studying to become teachers.  Luke beat out fellow candidates Tad Cochran (Lambda Chi Alpha), Mike Abou (Alpha Tau Omega), and Mark Hirschfeld (Delta Tau Delta).

As for your Homecoming Queen for 2008, Nicolette Kynkor won the vote.  She was sponsored by the women of Alpha Xi Delta.  Nicolette beat out candidates Rachel Mecklenborg (Sigma Kappa), Diana Hackenburg (Chi Omega), Claire Berlin (Omicron Chi Theta), Touka Akiyama (Charles SUmner Harrison Organization), and Rachel Powell (McCoy Residence Hall)

They havn’t officially released the run-downof who finished where, but I believe that Charles Sumner Harrison Organization won the overall organization competition.  As soon as I find out the specifics I will let you all know.