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Overcoming Stereo Types

Both sides entered the room. They both grabbed some pizza and some pop. They both took their sits in the ring of chairs in the middle of the room. And with out being told, they both segregated themselves from the other side; Greeks on one side of the circle and Independents on the other.
Enter tension.

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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?

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Explaining Stereotypes: Q & A

Q. What’s the point of joining a fraternity or sorority?
A. “It’s is like a giant fishbowl. When you’re on the outside, you are looking in saying ‘Why are you in there?’ When you’re on the inside, you’re looking out saying ‘Why aren’t you in here?’”—Jon Moore

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Patricipants
Independent Former Greek Greek

Andrea Garber
Sophomore, Early
Education

Aubrey Dunn
Freshman, Early
Education

Mike Bush
Freshman
Computer Art

Jennifer Knotts
Graduate
Social Work

Mark Verkhlin
Junior
Political Science
Delta Upsilon

Florinda Hernandez
Sophomore
Criminal Justice
Sigma Lambda Gamma

Jon Moore
Senior
VCT
Delta Chi

Dana Orlando,
Sophomore
IPC
Alpha Phi