At Welcome Week events before the semester began, sorority and fraternity members passed out pamphlets of information to new students promoting upcoming recruitment and rush.
Instead of reading the pamphlets, many students took the pamphlet and threw it away soon after. Some students, such as freshman Monika Hauck, 18, did this because they believe that fraternities and sororities consist of drama and partying.
“When I think greek life, I think of peppy, happy people that party,” Hauck said. “I feel like there is also a lot of drama that is associated with it.”
Patrick Stepina, 21, of the Sigma Chi fraternity, said time management was something to consider before going Greek.
“If you can’t manage your time, Greek life isn’t for you,” Stepina said.
Raul Martinez, 21, also a member of Sigma Chi, agreed.
“It definitely takes up time,” Martinez said. “However, I feel like it’s a big push to keep a high academic standard.”
Sophomore Emily Breuer, 19, chose not to go Greek because of the cost, often in the thousands.
“Frankly, I just can’t afford it,” Breuer said.
Jenny Hasseltine, 21, president of National Panhellenic Council, said her sorority has helped her raise her GPA and earn scholarships. It has also given her great networking opportunities.
“Right now I am president of Panhellenic and I’ve never had this many opportunities to serve,” Hasseltine said. “Being invited to hear Judy Bense announce to a select group of individuals that we’re going to get a football team, before she announces it to the whole school, that’s amazing.”
For more information on sorority recruitment and fraternity rush, visit www.uwf.edu/greekaff.
Katherine Cordero
Staff Writer
