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Greeks
under new direction
Konecny
becomes associate director for Greek Affairs
By
Greg Amend
Gavel Reporter
When
Kevin Konecny returned to the University for the fall
semster he had one goal in mind—to finish his dissertation
and complete his doctoral program in higher education.
Today, Konecny is serving as the interim associate director
of Residence Life for Greek Affairs.
Although
Konecny did not plan on the position, he welcomes the
opportunity and looks forward to using his experience
in Greek Affairs and Residence Life to make the University
and it’s Greek community a premier living and learning
institution.
Konency
is no stranger to the University. Aside from being a
graduate student, he has also served as the graduate
student representative to the Board of Trustees and
as an area coordinator for the Office of Residence Life.
Konecny is also a product of the Univeristy Greek system—he
served as the house director for Alpha Sigma Phi for
two years and was initiated by the Gamma Zeta chapter
in the spring of 1999.
Konecny
feels that the University has a unique Greek system.
The fact that all Greek houses are University owned
is the most notable characteristic, according to Konecny.
“It
certainly is an uncommon characteristic of Bowling Green,
but the University and the Greek community have made
the relationship work well,” he said.
Konecny
would like to improve the relationship that Greek Affairs
has with other offices and organizations on campus.
“The
main goal of my office is going to be to continue to
build a strong Greek community on the campus,”
Konecny said. “The Greek Affairs staff will be
striving to develop strong relationships between our
undergraduate Greek community, our Greek alumni and
the graduate student staff in our office.”
Konecny
also encouraged Greek organizations to tap into the
resoures offered by the four Greek Councils.
“I
would like to see more collaboration between the Greek
Councils. I aspire to open the lines of communication
between these bodies so that ideas and thoughts can
be shared and that all of the constituent groups of
the Greek community are heard and we can move together
and improve as a whole.”
Programming
and services offered at the University and nationally
are a benefit to Greek life, according to Konecny, and
something members should take part in.
“The campus offers a number of opportunities through
programs such as Greek Odyssey and Emerging Leaders
that we, as a Greek community, need to continuously
improve and take advantage of,” he said.
Since
becoming interim associate director in September, Konecny
has held meetings with the chapter presidents in order
to better the understand their areas of concern. He
has also worked closely with the leadership of each
of the Greek Councils. Konecny stressed the fact that
the Greek Affairs office is interested in the opinions
of all students.
“We
are here for you,” he said. “I hold open office
hours every week for students with questions or concerns
to come and share their input and ideas with me.”
In
addition to Konecny’s open door policy, he is also
tyring to become more visible to the Greek community.
He has attended alumni and chapter activities, including
ritual ceremonies.
“I
enjoy interacting with the Greek community and will
make every effort to attend these kind of activities
when invited and to be a visible and active part of
Greek life on campus,” Konecny said.
Konecny
is excited about the opportunity that exists for the
University’s Greek community. “The number
of resources that exist for chapters, the support of
our University’s administration and the talent
and dedication of those individuals serving in the Office
of Greek Affairs, make Bowling Green State University
a great place for individuals to learn, develop and
grow within our Greek community.”
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