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Campus newsp. says Greeks good
Consensus Editorial: Greek Housing
Written by The Sting Staff - the campus newspaper
Published on Wednesday, October 08, 2003
That’s right, we at The Sting think something fundamental is missing in the university’s Master Plan, and that “something fundamental” is Greek housing! When you look at the Southern Polytechnic (note: this is a small former branch of GA Tech located in an Atlanta suburb) university seal, you’ll note dead center is The Rock – painted by, you guessed, our beloved Greeks.
It’s the Greeks that flesh out our intramural sports rosters, enliven the start of every semester with Rush, and compete intensely during Greek Week. And while we on The Sting are enthralled with squirrels, even we recognize the storied history of Goat Night, celebrated annually by SPSU fraternities and sororities.
All of the above doesn’t even touch about the active role Greek members take individually in other campus organizations. Furthermore, Greeks organize a variety of charity drives and community service efforts, from Push America, to cancer awareness efforts, to the annual car show held spring semester.
As Southern Polytechnic seeks to house more and more students on campus, it is important that the university not neglect the long-standing plans for Greek housing. Here, as at most universities, when something needs to be done, you can count on the Greeks to get the ball rolling. A prime example was Tau Kappa Epsilon’s replacement of the paving stones around The Rock last spring semester – just ask the Student Government Association.
It is the active members of student life on this campus that, in all likelihood, will become the active alumni, industry leaders, and patrons that this university will wish to tap in the future.
Greek housing doesn’t just cater to those active members of fraternities and sororities; by promoting such a nexus of activity on campus, the university will ensure that more students – across the board – will become active in student life and have fond memories of their alma mater.
And, for university administrators that haven’t figured it out, in the long run that means $money$._
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