The Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils are hosting Greek Week activities that Wittenberg community members are invited to attend, October 25-30.

Annual competitions and events are designed as a way for Wittenberg students to give back to the Springfield community this fall.

"Greek Week is a great opportunity for our fraternities and sororities to connect with others through friendly competition while also giving back to the Springfield community," says Jade Jones, director of student involvement & fraternity and sorority life. "Being involved in a fraternity or sorority at Wittenberg means you are joining a community that values membership enrichment, academic growth, and personal connections that will last a lifetime. Our fraternity and sorority members are the keepers of the Wittenberg light, where they can keep our values-based traditions going while also starting new traditions. We welcome all who are interested in joining our community as they become the next group of light passers that can lead our community forward."

Throughout the week, sorority and fraternity chapters are split into teams and compete to earn the most points. In light of Halloween coming, this year’s Greek Week theme is “Carve Out A Good Time,” and the week will feature several in-person events.

To kick things off on Monday, there will be a judging of banners made by each fraternity and sorority at the Benham-Pence Student Center, beginning at 4:30 p.m.

A blood drive in the parking lot of the Joseph C. Shouvlin Center for Lifelong Learning will be the big event on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to donate blood for those in need. From 5 to 6:30 p.m., there will be a Mental Health Matters information session in room 105 of the Shouvlin Center. All are invited to join in for trivia on Wednesday night in Founders at 8 p.m.

Canstruction, an event where the teams compete to build sculptures out of food products, takes place on Thursday in Shouvlin 105 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with all food being donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank after the competition. On Friday, students will head over to the National Trails Parks & Recreation Department’s Chiller Ice Rink for a little Broomball from 10 p.m. to midnight.

From 1 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, teams will be collecting food items for Wittenberg’s Campus Cupboard, as well as packing meals for the Lesotho Nutrition Initiative.

And finally, the week will end with Lip Sync Battles in the Pam Evans Smith Arena, part of the 265,000-square-foot Health, Wellness & Athletics Complex from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday night where the winning team from all the week’s events will be announced.

For more information on Greek Week and Greek life at Wittenberg, visit this page.

-By Isabella Fiorito ’23