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My school had discontinued Greek Week for a few years because there would always be fights or incidents among GLOs. They then brought a watered down, "non-competitive" version back and chapters just weren't feeling it and participation was low, so I'm pretty sure they've done away with it completely since we didn't have Greek Week this past Spring. (Our version of GW is Homecoming anyway).
Anyway, the "panhellenic/interfraternal" version we last had of Greek Week paired many organizations from all 4 councils together. Usually about 4 or 5 GLOs per team. The most competitive thing was Brain Bowl- a trivia game about local Greek history. There were also service projects, an all-Greek mixer, some other stuff. I don't remember too well because my chapter took it as a big joke, as did many other organizations.
I would say just get rid of GW altogether if your faculty refuses to have a traditional, competitive type of Greek Week.
Watered down versions are usually seen as a joke by the larger, competitive organizations and lack support from many chapters. And if this is the case, there is no point in having Greek Week at all, in my opinion.
/rant
My alumni are always saying how this generation is so damn politically correct and has a "everyone is a winner" mentality, and its true. It sucks and people are just too sensitive nowadays.
Doing away with traditional Greek Week is doing away with something that has been a staple of Greek life for many decades. It's disheartening and it only furthers the gap between older generation of Greeks and younger generations.
/end rant
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