nope i wasn't there for the dinner - had to leave....at the sessions, i was wearing the blue suit, red hair - probably looking tired :p



highlights:
hmm, some of it was exactly the same as last year, and i understand why, but it was a little dull for those parts.
Randy's financial equation was pretty awesome (basically a way to answer that question "why should i pay for this")

of course the NPC session was as helpful as last year - those women really know their stuff and they're so helpful!

I guess that's about it, other than i may be helping out the college panhellenic on campus here (since i'm a neutral alum - my org doesn't have a chapter here).

I'm just glad I got my sisters to go to it - i think they really enjoyed it, although i didn't talk to them much they seem to really be getting around and talking to everyone.

Sounds like everyone had a good time and there was lots of interesting and useful information discussed.

I wish I would have attended.

I better start saving for next year so I can get myself out to Calgary.

AGD alumna from Tdot here!

As CC1GC mentioned way back i am a TKE from Ottawa, i goto Algonquin College.

I'm just wondering from all you WLU people if you have heard who made the shortlist for the fraternity expansion in fall? I am pretty sure my Intl put an package in.


for all the Ottawa greeks (and anybody else who wants to make the trip) i am definetly down with having a meet and greet.

Whoa! wait a min. here. WLU is/was open for expansion? for fraternities only or sororities too? i am very interested in knowing about this.
does anyone have any updates regarding this?
thanks!

They opened one spot for a fraternity for the Fall of 2004, from the looks of their website there will be a Sorority opening in the fall 2005, which means applications will be going in around fall 2004.

And those presenting are....
 

Tau Kappa Epsilon and Phi Delta Theta have been selected to present at WLU in March.


~Shala

Laurier Update.....
 

Wilfrid Laurier has announced that Phi Delta Theta has been extended an invitation to colonize for Fall 2004. No word yet if they have accepted....

Kristy's our CND! She's really awesome and just came out to see us right before Spring Break and after AOII Days at MSU!

Hey!!!
 

I'm a Canadian!! I joined Zeta Psi at the University of Calgary, and now go to Dalhousie University.
Us Canadians are on the message board just not a high concentration.

http://www.zetasite.com/
Dalhousie's Zete Site

Re: Hey!!!
 

D-chi from UofA here. Lovin every minute of it.

Re: Re: Hey!!!
 

Hey, i met a DX from U of A once - when he transferred to school here - he ended up with the nickname "Berta", how original :p

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"Berta". Wow. Thats, um.. Interesting.
Do you remember what his actual name was? I'm at the end of my 2nd year as an initiated DX, but there may be a chance I know the dude.

he was prolly b4 your time, Kevin Lorenz. I think he came here in 1999 or 2000. I wasn't really a friend of his or anything, but I hung around the house a lot back in those days :)

Yes, most definately before my time. If he left Alberta in the year that I came to the U, I didn't meet him.

However the name is familiar, so I have heard of him... Considering we were colonized in '95, I don't have too many alum to remember.

Jen, please post this on LXA Thread and Alum thread so I can Freeze it at top.

Suggest all MODs do the same.

Lets all of us Greeks see Badges, Pledge Pins and Coat of Arms where available!

Love Canadians, Well A Few At Least!:D

i'm canadian! maple syrup, hockey(or um movie night in canada) and tim hortons...whoot whoot! can't wait to see canadian greeks getting bigger and better...i'm a kappa at waterloo...looking forward to seeing more letters out in the snow

Ours aren't in the snow... usually there painted into the ice rink on the front lawn :D

SWEET!!! :cool:

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hahaha...cool you can teach me to ice skate next time i'm in toronto...sad but true, i can't skate....

tsk, tsk, tsk... and you call yourself Canadian;)

my ex-husband couldn't skate - said he had 'weak ankles' - I think that should have been a clue to pick up upon, huh?

(note: I taught figure skating and power skating for years)

you're damn right, Rob - gotta know the blade work ...

I haven't skated in like 18 years. Does that count as "not knowing", since I've probably forgotten?


ETA: the word "years" so my post would make sense!

I didn't know that!

Hmmm... weak ankles ;)

As for teaching people to skate - I too held that lovely honour, though only in my capacity as a student ambassador at Carleton University - basically I was the contact person for international and exhange students (in my case Europe); in the 3 years I was there I believe I taught close to 40 people how to skate - of course having the Rideau Canal right there helped :cool:

knowing that jean poutine isn't our prime minister and that we have provinces (not providences) should confirm the canadian-ness methinks

Someone's been watching "Talking To Americans" lol

Anyways, I'm not Canadian, but I live in Canada. I haven't enjoyed my time in Saskatoon thus far, so I am not sure if I am going to stay here to see my plan of expanding Phi Delta Theta to the University of Saskatchewan through...but time will tell.

I admit, I've only been on skates once - when I was about 8 and I never let go of the side of the rink, so I don't know if I would've been able to stand.

knowing my great lack in balance, I doubt I'd be able to skate successfully.

Ah, Canada. how great it is. I've been job hunting in the States so much that my focus hasn't been on our glorious land.

And what's with everyone complainign about the cold? :p

I am a Alpha Phi alum from UWO. Haven't been on the board much. Hi to all the other Canadian Greeks out there.

Any idea on what the current state of Western's greek-life is like? Been a lot of GLOs that have left over the last decade...

Hi! I'm a Phi Sig from Carleton University in Ottawa!

I know a couple people on here already and hi to everyone else!

Welcome!

I hope Oliver's is still fun... though I was sad to hear about the demise of the Bree's Inn years ago :(

Actually it may be the end of Oliver's too... CUSA's lease is up and administration wants to turn it into a new bookstore and additional parking.

Wow I remember when that was a major source of revenue for CUSA and the University... Wednsdays you used to have to start lining up an hour before opening if you wanted to be sure of getting in before 10:00... the place was always semi-full during the days too... wonder what happened.

I don't know too much about it. At fall rush, I think numbers were down. Five sororities still on campus (Gamma Phi Beta is no longer on campus, according to canadiangreeks.com). Not too sure about the fraternities. My feeling is that there is little promotion of Greek life in a positive manner, thus numbers for all organizations are down. Just my opinion. Maybe someone who is an active Greek at UWO can shed some more light on this.

Positive promo of Greeks on any Canadian campus is very rare... as I'm sure you know... as for GPhiB - I knew about that - which made me more curious about the current situation at UWO, in light of the past decade of houses closing...


PS> I know about an mourn the loss of some of the classic 'establishments' too... particularlly the Ride... though the Ceeps still exists it is a shadow of its former 'glory'.

Yes, the Ridout is now a parking lot. I have so many memories of that place and the Ramp. The Ceeps is still a watering hole (except when it's Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday night). Still always lineups outside the bars on Richmond Row. Lots of changes to the London nightlife since my days at UWO...