Meet the Greeks

LEADERS OF DARTMOUTH'S SORORITY, FRATERNITY AND COED ORGANIZATIONS ENTER A NEW ERA.

he Greek landscape on campus is evolving. Coming to campus soon: more fraternities and sororities. With the recent lifting of the moratorium on new houses, there's renewed interest in starting new campus chapters. Last year, when a record number of women failed to receive bids, a group of female students put the wheels in motion to bring another sorority to campus. After interviewing a number of potential organizations, they selected Alpha Phi to be the newest sorority in Dartmouth's Greek community. "The rest of the Greek organizations have been unbelievably supportive during both our decision-making process to become Alpha Phi and through our current colonization period," says Elise Krieger '08, president of Alpha Phi.

Since the completion of the Student Life Initiative (SLI) earlier this year, director of coed, fraternity and soror- ity administration Deb Carney says that she has seen an "overwhelming amount of interest" in starting new chap- ters both from students and national organizations. Carney's office was charged with designing the procedure by which new Greek houses would join the Dartmouth community, which includes approval from a number of committees. If interest remains high, the process of recognition will allow for the addition of a maximum of two new organizations per year. Physical space limitations and ensuring that enough students are interested to sustain a house—are issues potential new organizations will have to address as they seek recognition. Additionally, new houses must guarantee they will maintain the high standards of scholarship, leadership development, philanthropy, brotherhood, inclusiveness and accountability that are now required of each Greek organization per new SLI mandates.

For Greek leaders (shown here and on the following spread), complying with the once-controversial regulations mandated by the SLI simply means business as usual. Because no current students were at the College when the SLI was launched in 1999, most, according to Theta Delta Chi president Ed Duszlak '07, are "unaware that it is ending," since few Greeks were aware of its existence in the first place. "As far as I'm concerned," he adds, "nothing will change."

It's All Greek to Them Newly elected student Greek leaders gathered in early April for the first Coed, Fraternity, Sorority Leadership Academy on campus, which is likely to become an annual event. Preceding spread (standing, left to right): Greg Lamontagne '07, Michelle Cohen '08, Sam Fisher '08, Earl Williams '08, John Rosen '07, Ed Duszlak '07 and Scott Andrews'07; seated: Sarah Overton '07, Christine Pfeiffer '07, Jose Ojeda '07, Allan Reynolds '07 and Ginger Jacobs '06 This spread, standing: Lorraine Buhannic '07, Charlie Cunningham '07, David Prout '07, Eric Yeager '07, Harris Chung '07, Martyna Lopaczynska '07, Preston Copley '07 and Paul DuPuy '07; seated: Michael Fritz '07, Whitney Dickerson '07, Elise Krieger '08, Harry Huberty '07 and Kristin Lieske '07.