The Greek GazetteClemson University • volume 2 • Issue 3 • April 2013

®

In this Issue...

SigmapaloozaPage 2

All Faith ChapelPage 2

Chi Omega Boot CampPage 3

KD Shamrock WeekPage 4

Alpha Tau Omega Viking WeekPage 4

Questions or Concerns? Contact

IFC Vice President of Public Relations

Ward Jonesecjones@clemson.edu

CPC Vice President of Public Relations Camilla Hundley

chundle@clemson.edu

Not even harsh winds and heavy rain could stop the stars of Greek life from shining at the annual Fraternity and Sorority Life Banquet hosted by the Order of Omega on April 17. Students, advisors and administrators gathered together in the Owen Pavilion of the Madren Center to socialize, have dinner and recognize chapters’ achievements as well as the accomplishments of individual students. Associate Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life Christina Wellhouser began the awards with the Standards of Excellence presentation, a separate set of awards given out for overall

performance of a chapter. The remaining awards recognized excellence in the following areas: social media, alumni relations, educational programming, academic programming, new member education and risk management. A touching moment occurred during the presentation of the John R. Clinton Unity Award. The award is given in memory of John R. Clinton ’14 and recognizes an individual for his or her work promoting unity across the five Greek councils. After a few words from John’s mother, Theresa, Order of Omega Vice President of Programming, Brian Murphy got tears in his eyes as he presented the award to his fellow council member Elizabeth Fontaine, vice president of academics for the Order of Omega.“I think I just got a little misted eyed. After briefly knowing John and working with Elizabeth, I couldn’t think of someone more fitting for the award. They are two incredibly hardworking individuals and even better friends,” Murphy said after the event. Also recognized at the event were Diamond Joseph of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and Scott Harkey of Phi Delta Theta, who were awarded Woman and Man of the Year respectively. Taking home the big honors of the night for College Panhellenic Council and Interfraternity Council Chapter of the Year were Alpha Delta Pi and Alpha Sigma Phi. Although only a few chapters and individuals were recognized at this year’s banquet, all fraternity and sorority members are instrumental to ensuring the excellence of the Greek community at Clemson.

-Brian Murphybpmurph@clemson.edu

FSL Banquet Highlights Greek Accomplishments

ΑΔΠ ΑΓΡ ΑΧΩ ΑΤΩ ΑΣΦ ΑΦ ΑΚΑ ΑΦΑ ΒΘΠ ΓΦΒ ΔΔΔ ΔΧ ΔΤΔ ΔΣΘ ΔΖ FARMHOUSE ΖΤΑ ΖΦΒ ΚΑΨ ΚΚΓ

ΚΑ ΚΑΘ ΚΔ ΚΣ ΛΧΑ ΠΚΑ ΣΑΕ ΣΧ ΣΝ ΣΚ ΣΠ ΣΦΕ ΣΓΡ ΤΚΕ TRIANGLE ΦΔΘ ΦΚΤ ΦΣΚ ΦΒΣ ΧΨ ΧΩ ΩΨΦ

Brian Murphy and Parket Rhoden present the John R. Clinton Award at the FSL Banquet

Page 2®

Greek of the Month Erin Carter of Delta Delta Delta has been chosen as Order of Omega’s March Greek of the Month. A junior communication studies major, Erin is involved in many campus organizations.

She became a tour guide for Clemson just last semester and thor-oughly enjoys that it allows her to give back in her community. A lot of Erin’s involvement around campus has been through her sorority, Delta Delta Delta, the first organization she joined upon coming to Clemson. Erin serves as her chapter’s vice president of public relations. She has also been in charge of internal philanthropy and member development. Through that position, she has planned many Deltas Only events and was involved in contacting alumni and planning parents’ weekend. Erin combines involvement in organizations with gain-ing valuable professional experience by working in her organiza-tions’ public relations departments. She is on the Student Govern-ment Public Relations Committee, which creates broadcasts and promotional videos. She is also involved in Tigers Talk, a TV show that addresses ethical issues in a talk show setting. For her leader-ship in these organizations and more around campus, she was in-ducted into Blue Key honor society last semester and got involved right away by volunteering on the Tigerama pre-event committee. Because of the overwhelming number of ac-tivities she is involved on campus, Order of Omega is very happy to call Erin Carter March’s Greek of the Month.

-Lindsay Heymanlheyman@clemson.edu

Sigmapalooza Supports Clemson Charities On Saturday, April 13, Clemson students gathered for one of the campus’ biggest philan-thropic events of the year. Held in Tiger Park, it marked the third annual Sigmapalooza, an event put on by ΣΦΕ, ΣΝ, ΣΠ, KΣ, ΣΑΕ and Aspen Heights. This year its directors took a different ap-proach to the philanthropic aspect of the event by fo-cusing on local charities. The money raised through the event went to charities that Clemson University already supports, including FeelGood, a national youth movement to raise awareness on the issue of global hunger, and Students Helping Honduras, an organization of Clemson University students fight-ing poverty in Honduras during seasonal breaks. The event featured live music from artists such as 3LAU, Sound Remedy and Machines are People Too and proved to be a night full of fun and most importantly, charity. Daniel Heard, one of the coordinators of Sigmapalooza, stated, “Our ultimate goal was to have a great time for a goodcause. With the support of our student body, hopefully it will continue for years to come.”

-Rachel Quinnrachelq@g.clemson.edu

Sound Remedy performs at the 3rd Annual Sigmapaloozaphoto by: Nick Gragtmans from Three.6Media

Erin Carter

Page 3

Making Wishes Come True: Chi Omega’s Boot Camp Clemson’s chapter of Chi Omega sorority proudly hosted its 8th annual Boot Camp benefitting its national philanthropy, The Make-A-Wish foundation, on April 21 at Y Beach in Clemson, S.C. Chi Omega’s biggest philanthropic event of the year, Boot Camp features a series of exciting, military-style games ranging from POW Rescue to Efficiency Training. There were 22 teams

that participated in the fast-paced event, both Greek and non-Greek. Gamma Phi Beta won for the women’s teams in a thrilling Tug-O-War tiebreaker match against Kappa Kappa Gamma; Delta Chi won for the men. Overall, Chi Omega’s Boot Camp raised more than $5,000 toward the Make-A-Wish Foundation, supporting a child named Rayleigh. Rayleigh suffers from Wilms Tumor, a form of childhood kidney cancer. Rayleigh loves Disney princesses and has chosen to spend the $5,000 at Disney World in Orlando, Fla. “It is a great feeling, helping an adorable little girl accomplish her dream,” said Dorsey Allison, Chi Omega’s philanthropy chair. “She was so thankful for our dedication.” The Chi Omega sorority can hardly wait for next year!

-Beth Ann Miraliaemirali@clemson.edu

®

Dear Clemson Faithful,

Nationwide, universities are recognizing an unfulfilled need on their campuses: a stu-dent memorial and a place for meditation, reflection and prayer. Whether it be to individually explore and grow spiritually, or to reflect privately, such an environment is especially important during the tragic times of mourning for fellow students who pass away before reaching their goal of graduation. Clemson joins many of these universities that lack such a place, and as a result, a group of passionate students have formed the Student Memorial Chapel Committee. Our committee aims to build that special place at Clemson, in the form of a small, all-faiths chapel. Adjacent to the chapel, there will be a landscaped garden with a memorial wall engraved with the names of all of the students who have tragically passed away. These Tigers walked the same campus, sang the same Alma Mater and enjoyed the same traditions, but did not live to see their graduation day. Each year, we receive more of this horrible news, giving us a painful reminder that we lack a place on campus to honor them and comfort those closest to them. Many students on campus are unaware that the money raised each fall semester by the Clemson Student Memorial 5K is donated to the Chapel Committee. Even though the race is al-ways successful financially, our committee needs more help. We hope to get the Greek community, as well as the greater student body, excited about our project and eager to help us so that we can show the administration, alumni and everyone else in the Clemson Family how much of a priority the chapel should be. We urge you to reach out to us and learn more about how you can help our committee build something that benefits every Clemson Tiger—those past, present and future.

Let’s Build a Chapel,

-Matthew Gabrielmgabrie@g.clemson.edu

www.clemsonstudentmemorial.com

Rayleigh spends time with sisters of Chi Omega at Boot Camp

Page 4®

Shamrock Week is a Success

The sisters of Kappa Delta held their fifth annual Sham-rock Week, the week of April 8 through 13. The Shamrock Golf and Tennis Tournament was also held Saturday the 13th. Thirty-five teams competed in the tournament, which was held at Cobbs Glenn Country Club in Anderson, S.C. The teams included mem-bers of the Clemson golf team, family members of sisters and mem-bers of many Clemson organizations, both Greek and non-Greek. Throughout the week leading up to the tournament several local restaurants hosted benefit nights including 3 Spoons, Chick-fil-A, Wingin’ It and Groucho’s Deli. On Wednes-day evening Kappa Delta also held their second annual Sham-rock Showcase, which was a talent show. Football players Tajh Boyd, Daniel Rodriguez and Chandler Catanzaro were among the judges along with Christina Wellhouser, assistant director of Fraternity and Sorority Life, and faculty member Eddie Smith. Eight acts performed and Spencer Simmons was named the winner. A silent auction and parents cocktail was also held downtown at 356 on Friday night to raise money. Shamrock Week has been very successful in the past but the sisters of Kappa Delta wanted this year’s event to have an even greater impact. “In the past Shamrock has had a great turnout from the Greek community, but we hadn’t really reached out to non-Greeks as much. That was definitely some-thing we wanted to change this year. By holding restaurant proceed night, encouraging both Greek and non-Greek participation in Shamrock Showcase, and spreading information about Shamrock Week over social media, we felt this was a great way to encourage participation from all groups on campus. We were really pleased with the representation we saw from different organizations throughout Shamrock Week and we are so grateful to everyone for helping to make is such a success!” Chelsea Cross, a Kappa Delta, said. Shamrock Week raised over $15,000. Money raised will go to The Par-enting Place, which benefits the local Prevent Child Abuse Community.

-Macaulay Morrisonmacaulm@clemson.edu

The annual Viking Week, hosted by Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, is something that Clemson’s Greek community looks forward to every year. This year, Kappa Delta emerged as the winner of the event, but all of the Panhellenic sororities that participated were instrumental in making the week a success. During this year’s Viking Week, sororities participated in a weeklong competition filled with ex-citing activities. Events included a kayaking contest on the reflection pond, an original game called “Hungry Hungry Hippos,” a car wash put on by the brothers of Alpha Tau Omega and a Penny Wars contest on Library Bridge. Sorority rankings changed every day and the competition was fierce! Funds raised by sorority participation, Penny Wars and the car wash totaled more than $5,000. The fraternity is incredibly excited about the extreme success of the event, and thankful for the sororities’ en-thusiastic involvement. Andrew Trammell, ATO’s president, said, “After two years of working out the kinks in Viking Week, it was awesome to see the sororities buying into the event this year. We cannot wait un-til next year, and have finally found the potential that ATO Viking Week has.” Proceeds from the event will benefit the Clemson Child Development Center and the Clemson Student Memorial and Gardens.

-Madeline Mattoxmjmatto@clemson.edu

ATO Viking Week

Members of Kappa Delta check participants in at the Shamrock Tournament