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Greek Dinner

As has been said in this blog before, we have a group of five students working on a Hillel Outreach program. After successfully reaching out to incoming Jewish freshmen this past summer, the Outreach team had to decide what to do next. After some discussion, they decided that UCSB Greeks (members of faternities and sororities) were a relatively large group of students that was underrepresented in Hillel. Movement began immediately to get a larger Greek contingent involved at Hillel, culminating in a Greek Dinner held at Elephant Bar in Goleta last night. The same event had been tried many times before by those working at Hillel in order to reach out to Greeks, but each time the event met with little success. With the Forest Foundation in charge this time, expectations were high.

Needless to say, those expectations were met and exceeded. The Dinner boasted 41 fraternity and sorority members, the largest of its kind, all paid for individually by those who came to the dinner. To have such a large showing of Greeks at a Hillel event is incredibly impressive. The event went seamlessly, integrating the Greeks into the Hillel scene, and is sure to prompt future involvement. The tireless efforts of our Hillel Outreach team continues to impress.

posted by forest foundation @ 4:14 PM