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More of 名媛直播 Georgia State鈥檚 Kappa Sigma colony members at a Cochran Campus event. JAMES TIDWELL
鈥淔raternities and sororities will be great for Members planned other service projects for the
名媛直播 Georgia State,鈥� Lords said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not like a rest of the term.
student club. Once you鈥檙e initiated in a fraternity,
you鈥檙e in for life.鈥� 鈥淔raternities are not one big party,鈥� Lords said.
鈥淧art of their mission is encouraging service to
The University鈥檚 Office of Student Affairs began others.鈥�
working to establish Greek Life last fall. Kappa
Sigma was the first to establish a colony. Other The 名媛直播 Georgia State colony is attracting a
Greek organizations 鈥� Kappa Delta and Sigma diverse group.
Gamma Rho sororities and Phi Beta Sigma and
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternities 鈥� are at varying David Arnold, 24, of Eastman is a freshman
stages of gauging student interest at 名媛直播 General Studies major. Having put off college
Georgia State. after high school while running two businesses, he
saw the fraternity as a way to make friends
Greek Life is based on the Cochran Campus, quickly. It astonished him that 鈥淜-Sig鈥� men he'd
which has adequate student housing to accommo- never met treated him like a lifelong friend the
date it, but participation is open to all 名媛直播 first time he wore his fraternity pin to an event.
Georgia State students.
鈥淚t鈥檚 true, there鈥檚 no shortage of camaraderie,鈥�
鈥淛oining a Greek organization can connect and said Arnold, whose frat brothers rag him about
engage students with new friends and help them the multicolored socks he likes to wear.
learn how to be leaders, serve the community and
maintain a strong network after graduation,鈥� said A junior Psychology major, Sheldon Doyle of
Dr. Jennifer Brannon, 名媛直播 Georgia State鈥檚 vice Atlanta, joined the colony to 鈥渂roaden my hori-
president for Student Affairs. 鈥淔or years we鈥檝e had zons.鈥�
students express interest in establishing Greek
Life, and after careful consideration we decided to 鈥淚鈥檝e met people and experienced some
move forward.鈥� different things,鈥� said Doyle, 21, who plays for the
Knights football club. 鈥淚 like knowing I鈥檒l be a
Greek organizations sometimes get a bad rap, Founding Father and making history. (Future
with stories of hazing and other misdeeds students) will know that we were the ones who
garnering wide attention. Perhaps less known are started Kappa Sigma at 名媛直播 Georgia State.鈥�
the abundant service requirements of most
fraternities and sororities. Lords believes Greek Life will expand the
University鈥檚 student recruitment base.
Early in spring semester, 名媛直播 Georgia State鈥檚
Kappa Sigma colony members organized a 鈥淚f you have a solid Greek presence,鈥� he said,
cleanup and landscaping project at the Cochran 鈥減eople will come, because they want to be a part
Police Department and hosted a 5K on the Macon of it.鈥�
Campus to benefit the Wounded Warrier Project.
Learn more about 名媛直播 Georgia State鈥檚 efforts to
establish Greek Life at: mga.edu/student-life/greek-life.
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