Greeks teaching Greeks

All too often do the social events that are associated with Greek Week become the focus of both members in the community and the people on campus.  Greek Week has always had its elements of fun, but it is the events that accompany this weeklong celebration of excellence that make it memorable.

 

This year the organizing committee chose to have a set of speakers that many of us know and respect.  These speakers have been our friends, classmates, and fellow Greeks.  What they spoke about was no easy task.  Each member of the three person panel recapped a story that they had personally been a part of that could have had life changing repercussions. Alcohol abuse, police involvement, and campus safety issues were each discussed by a member of the panel.  Pictures and testimony gave them an opportunity to connect with audience members in a way that many professional speakers would dream of. These Ohio State accounts were real and sparked many questions on how we can keep each other safer.

 The decision to have Ohio State students talk about real events that took place here at Ohio State was a bold but good choice by the organizing committee. Topics like these are always going to be uncomfortable, but thanks to the candid and honest nature of the speakers progress was made to bring issues like this to the table to have discussions on ways to move forward.

I would like to extent a big thank you to the speakers that offered their insights into these difficult issues. Hopefully we can learn from your experiences and build a stronger and safer community.