Volume 3, Issue 12 

Making a Difference 

Whitney Carr

The whole point of Make a Difference Week is to well, make a difference. Events will be held all week through Saturday the 21^st, bringing attention to areas of concern, not only on our campus, but across the nation. Everyday is packed full of activities that hit on areas of interest for all different students.

Wednesday April 18^th:

I “Hate” Campaign-KUC Knoll 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Clothesline Project-KUC Knoll 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Wrigley Gum Lounge- KUC Knoll 10 a.m.- 4p.m.

Take Back the Night Rally KUC Knoll 5pm

Stop Global Warming Tour featuring Sheryl Crow and Laurie David-7pm Murphy Center (MTSU ID required)

“An Inconvenient Truth” movie KUC theater- 730pm & 9pm

Thursday April 19^th

I “Hate” Campaign- KUC Knoll 10am-2pm

Campus Beautification Registration KUC Knoll

Wrigley Gum Lounge- KUC Knoll 10am-4pm

Clothesline Project- KUC Knoll 10am-2pm

“An Inconvenient Truth” movie KUC theater 730 & 9pm

Friday April 20^th

Earth Day Festival –Noon at the Murphy Center lawn and arena

Saturday April 21^st

Greek Yard Sale-Greek Row 6am

Kappa Delta Wing Fling- Old Alumni Center lawn 12pm-3pm

AOΠ is Rockin Out Arthritis

Whitney Carr

Next week the ladies of Alpha Omicron Pi will be hosting events in support of their national philanthropy. Everyday a different event will be held to raise funds and awareness for arthritis. These women put a lot of work into their functions and are pretty pumped about getting Greeks involved. Their main focus is the Rock Out Arthritis Benefit concert which will feature bands such as Six Stroke, The Compromise, Stateliner and The Feature. The line up goes:

**Monday April 23rd**
Greek Speak Out @ 4pm followed by NPC/ IFC Step Show at 7:30pm in the Tucker Theater
**Tuesday April 24th**
    Kick Off Cook Off @ 7 pm: Fraternities compete for our taste buds!
    Karaoke Night @ the KUC Theatre from 9PM to 1AM
**Wednesday April 25th**
    Greek Awards @ 7pm in Tucker Theater
** Thursday April 26th**
    Almost Anything Goes Fraternity Olympics @ Campus Crossing Pool and Volleyball   Court 1 pm to 3 pm
** Saturday April 28th**
  AOPI Rock Out Arthritis Benefit Concert
  Walnut Grove 6PM to 10PM
  $10 admission

Mary Alice (left) and Emily (right) Porter

Greeks of the Week:

Team Porter

Josh McKenzie

A force to be reckoned with has hit the MTSU campus. The duo is described as sisters of Alpha Omicron Pi, one with a mean dodge ball arm, and the other with some amazingly infamous Porter-Poppin’ moves. Who are these women who have disrupted the harmonious bonds of Greek Life with their substantial dose of high-octane energy?

Emily and Mary Alice Porter can be considered one of MTSU’s top (biological and Greek) sister duo.  Reigning from Murfreesboro, TN, more specifically Eagleville, the sisters have taken over the Greek world by storm, with everything from intramural sports, to offices in their own sorority, and even academics, both recently being honored for achieving a 4.0 GPA for the fall semester.

Emily, 21, is a junior majoring in Elementary and Special Education. Serving as the current president of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, Emily fills her plate with AOP duties and works with Outdoor Pursuits at the Rec Center. Emily has made her mark in the Greek community as a woman of substance, character, and, simply put, her all-around classiness.

Mary Alice, 19, is an undeclared freshman, but has already begun her MTSU career with her hand in a multitude of activities, easily upholding the Porter name. The AOP Model New Member currently is a member of Alpha Series, a newly elected SGA Senator, and AOP Historian. The recent nominee of Most Athletic is an AOP player...a sports player lending her “expertise” in Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Dodgeball, and Flag Football.

The duo has shared many roles in common, both participating in Fight Song, Flag Football, as the AOP Junior Panhellenic Delegate, AOP New Member Board, and various community service activities. Both can also be seen busting a move at next week’s Phi Beta Sigma sponsored Step Show. Their love for MTSU, Greek Life, and Alpha Omicron Pi is what truly binds Team Porter together. Jump on the bandwagon and be a fan of Team Porter, their collective dose of spunk and dedicated work ethic will only bring good things to the Greek community.

"Both Emily and Mary Alice are sincere people who are willing to help out with anything you may need. Stella and our founders would be proud!," says Alpha Omicron Pi Mary Elizabeth Black.

We Survived Greek Week 2007

John Carter

Though the weekend activities were spoiled by the weather, Greek Week 2007 turned out to be a huge success.  The recap of the events was:

Monday: Bowl-a-thon at Strike and Spare.  Proceeds raised by Greek bowlers went to Junior Achievement.

Tuesday: Outstanding faculty advisers and Greeks making a 4.0 GPA were honored during breakfast at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house and awarded certificates of achievement. 

Greek Speak Out promoting AIDS and safe sex awareness.

Wednesday: Mr. MTSU at Tucker Theater, won by Jeffery Joslin.

Thursday: Greek Community service day and Greek social at Mellow Mushroom.

Friday: Greek Olympics and Sigma Pi/Pike mixer at the Sigma Pi house.

The Greek Row yard sale was postponed due to inclement weather and  has been rescheduled for this Saturday, April 21 from 6am-1pm.  The winners of all Greek Week contests and superlatives will be announced during the Greek Awards banquet on April 25.

Steppin’ for a Cure/

Black.White

Josh McKenzie

We are now a step closer this week to Phi Beta Sigma’s annual Steppin’ for a Cure. The step show competition, which will include Panellenic and Inter-fraternity organizations, will compete on Monday, April 23 at 8pm. Tucker Theatre will again be home to the entrancing step moves performed by each organization. Will Alpha Delta Pi take home gold number two again this year? All organizations have been sweating-out practices all semester, pumping up the ante. Find out who will triumph this Monday!

But before you watch each sorority and fraternity face-off, a Greek Speak Out is planned at 6pm for all Greek students to attend. Black.White, which had been originally postponed until the April 23^rd date, will be held directly before Steppin’ for a Cure and is based on the FX Network show of the same name. The television show follows families’ daily lives after they have undergone a racial transformation. The program will last until 7pm, followed by a clearing of Tucker Theatre, with students allowed to reenter at 7:30.

Announcements:

-SGA Homecoming Committee Applications are now available in the SGA Office (KUC 208) and are due April 27th.

-Congratulations to Chi Omega for a successful Wish Week, raising well over $700 in events such as Wash for Wishes, Captives for Chi O, and Mr. MTSU- all benefitting the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

Editor's Note: In the last issue of Letters, an article was written concerning the Panhellenic recruitment changes, and those aiding in the process. Zeta Tau Alpha Natalie Cox was not mentioned as a member of this committee. All Panhellenic sororities are represented in these meetings.