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The
Gavel explains the roundtable
Bottomline,
most non-greek students don’t have a lot of respect
for the Greek system. No matter what Greeks do, all
students see are the stereotypes they’ve gotten
from movies, music, jaded Greeks, family, etc. Explaining
it to 85 percent of the campus is not an easy task.
So how do we explain it to them?
A
little bit at a time. This was The Gavel’s answer
to the problem. We’d start with four students.
We’d find out their stereotypes towards Greeks
and what questions they have. Then we’d sit them
down with four Greeks and let them answer all of the
students’ questions.
And
that worked out well. The four students walked away
with a better idea of what Greek life was. So there
are four students who now understand. But how do we
get more to listen?
Solution
two. Publish what went on at the roundtable. First,
tell students how it went. If they see that understanding
came out of the meeting, they would be more likely to
sit and listen. Second, include some of the questions
and answers that were discussed. This is an easy way
to include questions that we figured most students have
and include some candid answers from random Greeks.
Basically,
the point is understanding. We are trying to get students
on campus to read The Gavel and understand what Greek
life is about. We are trying to dispel the stereotypes
and work with the Greeks and the Independent students
to gain an understanding between the two.
If
you have any ideas of ways The Gavel at The Gavel could
do this, please let us know. Let us be the Greek voice
to the students. E-mail us at gavel@listproc.bgsu.edu.
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