April 19, 2012
University to celebrate Greek Week 2012
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois University Carbondale will celebrate Greek Week 2012 with an assortment of special activities, including sports competitions, community service and a national Greek organization president as guest speaker.
The events begin Saturday, April 21, and continue through April 28. The University has celebrated Greek Week annually since the 1960s and the Inter-Greek Council welcomes all SIU Carbondale students to come learn more about Greek life. The University has 31 fraternities and sororities.
One of the highlights of Greek Week is a presentation by Shelly Brown Dobek, double alumna of SIU Carbondale and president of the national organization, the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors. Her presentation is at 8 p.m. on April 26 at the Wham Building Auditorium and she’ll speak on “Moving the Community Forward.”
Dobek earned her bachelor’s degree in liberal arts in 1996 and her master’s degree in education in 1998. As a student, she was a member of the Gamma Omega Chapter of Delta Zeta, serving on the executive board, as house manager, and as chair of the Academic Advisory Board. She earned the “Promise of the Province” recognition in fall 1994 and under her leadership, her chapter won the award for Outstanding Sorority Education Programs. In addition, she served as an executive board member on the Inter-Greek Council, as chief justice of the Judiciary Board of Governance for Undergraduate Student Government and was the 1995-1996 Panhellenic president.
In addition to her work within the Greek community and beyond as an undergraduate and graduate student at SIU Carbondale, Dobek continued her efforts promoting the Greek community at other colleges. She is currently director of chapter services and has served as associate director of Greek life for 10 years at North Carolina State University. She is the 2011 winner of the Sue Kraft Fussell Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors.
Here’s the schedule for Greek Week 2012:
Saturday, April 21
• Keep Carbondale Beautiful Cleanup, 8 a.m.-noon, students will be assisting in this community beautification event at Turley Park.
Sunday, April 22
• Flag football tournament, 2-6 p.m., practice fields next to Saluki Stadium. Six teams will participate in the “7 on 7” tourney with co-ed rules.
Monday, April 23
• Fun at the campus boat dock, 5-8 p.m. There will be canoe races for students who bring their University IDs, round-robin co-ed volleyball tournament action, grilling, and a banner contest with Greek organizations working in groups to create banners promoting Greek unity.
Tuesday, April 24
• Town hall meeting, time and location details coming soon. This event will give students information about laws and encourage increased understanding and better relationships with law enforcement officials in the Carbondale area.
Wednesday, April 25
• Fun games, 5-8 p.m., Stehr Field. It’s an evening of excitement with three-legged races, egg toss, car crunch and more.
Thursday, April 26
• Chapter leader breakout sessions, 4 p.m., Student Center
• Shelly Brown Dobek, president of the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors, will speak, 8 p.m., Wham Auditorium.
Friday, April 27
• Sports activities, 5-7 p.m., Intramural Fields. The evening includes the Chapter All-Star Softball game with Greek teams randomly divided and each team choosing one member to represent them in the game, wearing their Greek letters. The nine-inning game will be co-ed.
There will also be a bags tournament with each Greek team choosing two players to represent them in a game to 21 and the winning teams continuing to play.
Saturday, April 28
• Relay for Life, 5 p.m.-5 a.m., Carbondale Community High School. Greek students will participate in the Relay for Life, raising funds for the American Cancer Society.
For more information about Fraternity and Sorority Life, a unit of Student Life and Intercultural Relations, visit the website at http://fsl.siuc.edu/ or contact Andy Morgan, coordinator, at 618/453-5714 or by emailing amorgan@siu.edu.