Opinion
To the Editor:
For the past week, the word "Greek" has only been able to spark discussions of what has become know as "The Beta Incident." It is, however, important to take a moment to recognize the other "Greek Incident" which occurred last week.
This Saturday marked the end ofa very successful Greek Week '95.Since "bad news makes good newspapers," the accomplishment of Greek Week have gone largely unrecognized, and consequently there has been some confusion as to what Greek Week actually has accomplished.
Greek Week '95was not a "moratorium on the normal 'frat' scene," as I heard one man postulate, nor did it involve chariot races, or competitions between Greek houses.The week was dedicated to cooperation, not to competition.
Greek Weekwas a group effort that provided nonalcoholic entertainment open to the entire campus, received hundreds of dollars worth of donations from local businesses, and sponsored open discussions with Career Services, as well as President Freedman.These efforts succeeded in collecting food, clothing, and money to benefit nine different local charities.
Although my view is admittedly biased, I believe that Greek Week was significantly more important to the lives of the people on this campus than the fact that Main Street was repaved or that DHMC received an award (The Dartmouth gave equal coverage to these three stories). And more importantly, the efforts made by the 23 Greek Houses to produce the nine day festival of 21 events is a far better commentary on the state of the Greek Systemthan one poem, written by one brother, in one house.
The Greek Week Committee would like to focus on the good rather than the bad, and thank the local business and the many people who helped to make Greek Week '95 a huge success.Your efforts have helped many people and are greatly appreciated.
