KYLE M. JOHNSON
STAFF WRITER

Last week, the fraternities and sororities of CSUSM’s Greek life held events in an effort to generate interest with students.

On Feb. 9, a Fraternity and Sorority Fair hosted by the campus’s Fraternity and Sorority Life took place on the lawn in front of Kellogg Library. The fair acted as a way to capture students’ attention regarding the organizations as well a way to encourage students to take part in recruitment week.

At the fair, each organization hosted booths and games which exposed students to the focus of the fraternity or sorority. One particular sorority, Alpha Xi Delta, hosted a game involving the throwing of puzzle pieces. The puzzle piece represents the organization’s involvement in raising awareness for autism.

The organizations are involved in fundraising for a variety of charities. Last semester, the fraternities and sororities consisting of almost 300 students collectively raised $25,000.

The fair also featured the three new additions or “colonies” to CSUSM’s Greek life, two groups of which are culturally based in the Asian and Latino cultures.

This week, the sororities will hold recruitment events from Feb. 16 – 20, while the fraternities will hold recruitment events from Feb. 13 – 17.

The sorority events will be set to a “Mix & Mingle” rotation style, where students interested in pledging can meet with the organizations to become acquainted with each.

The fraternity events will be an assortment of activities every night of the recruitment process.

Qualifications for fraternity/sorority eligibility consist of 12 completed college units, current enrollment in nine units and a minimum GPA of 2.5.

If eligible and interested, visit www.csusm.edu/sll/greek for registration forms and addition information.