Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit E-mail Joining fraternities and sororities distracts students from their classes. A new study suggests that students’ grades may be suffering and they are choosing easier courses to fit in Greek activities. The problem: Some students consider fraternities and sororities to be an important part of campus life. Throughout the United States, hundreds of thousands of young adults are members of Greek-letter organizations, many of which exist primarily as social groups that also perform community service and raise money for charity. There is, however, some debate over whether these fraternities and sororities actually harm more than they…
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Thursday June 28, 20187:05 p.m. Come see the Guinness World Record holder human cannonball, enjoy drink and food specials, and celebrate Greek culture at the baseball stadium. Doors open at 6 p.m. Kids run the bases after every game Thirst ThursdayBack by popular demand at Jimmy John’s Field. This year, USPBL will offer a 12-ounce Bud or Bud Light for $2, as well as craft beer specialties for $5. Any student with ID will receive a free Koozie. Human cannonballThe Human Cannonball will perform his exciting show after the match, so be sure to stick around. Greek-American Heritage EveningCome celebrate…
Wednesday June 23, 2021, 2:00 p.m. As delivered Thank you very much, Stella. It’s great to see you, great to see Myladie. Let me also say a big thank you to all of our partners at Women on Top and AmCham for putting this together. You’ve done a great job, Stella, in describing what the POWER initiative is. But I would also like to highlight the fantastic synergy between what you have done, what AmCham is doing to try to advance our shared agenda of women’s economic and entrepreneurial empowerment, but also the transformation that is currently underway in Greece.…
ISTANBUL — A harried man in his 50s walks the narrow streets around Istiklal Avenue on Istanbul’s European side, carrying bundles of neatly folded newspapers in his arms. His name is Sebahattin Esen and, although he does not speak Greek, he is the longest-serving distributor of Turkey’s oldest Greek newspaper, Apoyevmatini (“Afternoon”). The newspaper is aimed at Istanbul’s Greek community, known as Rûm, and has been in circulation for 94 years. Today, Istanbul is home to some 600 Greek families, most of whom receive a copy of the newspaper, says Michalis Vasiliadis, its publisher. Launched in July 1925, Apoyevmatini was…
INTERVIEW You were invited by the IOC as an artist in residence. For the first time, you weren’t competing or at the Winter Games. What did you feel ? It was a life-changing experience for me to participate in an Olympic Games as an artist after competing as an athlete. When I competed in my first Olympics in Rio, I was very focused on my competition and enjoyed my time in Rio so much, but in Korea I truly immersed myself in the athlete community. I was lucky to be back in the places where I feel most comfortable: in…
In a democracy, the media must control authority and government. In Greece, we increasingly have the impression that it is the opposite. Take the story of Thanasis Koukakis, a 43-year-old financial journalist who works for CNN Greece and contributes to CNBC, the Financial Times and the Greek investigative outlet Inside Story. Citing national security concerns, Greece’s national intelligence service directly administered by the Prime Minister’s Office intercepted his communications in 2020, while investigating the affairs of Greek bankers and businessmen. When the journalist learned of it, the government tried to erase traces of the interception. Shortly after, his cell phone…
New York – Greek-American Ellie Falaris Ganelin, talented musician and director of the Greek Chamber Music Project, has revealed an exclusive opportunity for music enthusiasts to revisit a remarkable concert. Dubbed “Hellenic Sounds and More,” the performance, which initially captivated a sold-out Detroit audience, is set for a special rebroadcast on the unique Leap Day date, February 29, at 7 p.m. EST.Artistic Fusion and Cultural HeritageIn a heartfelt remembrance of the event, Ganelin shared his views on the conception and execution of the concert. She performed alongside her long-time collaborator, pianist and composer Michael Malis, presenting a diverse program blending…
The connection that servicemembers and veterans have with those who served before us is deep. We revere Lewis “Chesty” Puller, Audie Murphy and John Boyd, not only for their heroism on the battlefields of yore, but also for their contributions to our fighting profession. They inspire us and set the standards by which we judge ourselves. We take the legacy they left us very seriously. But our attraction to warriors of the past goes further back in history, as we also feel an immense kinship and respect for the soldiers and heroes of the classical world. Antiquity is full of…
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2019 – The World Bank today announced a new $200 million investment project to support the next generation of reforms in Egypt aimed at creating more opportunities for youth and women. The project will focus on increasing the amount and access to credit for small and medium-sized businesses, which have proven to be a major source of growth and job creation. THE ‘Catalyzing entrepreneurship for job creationThe project is designed to address key barriers young people and women face when launching new businesses. In an economy where the financial system is dominated by banks that lend primarily…
Mark Marrano, Consul General of the U.S. Embassy in Athens, Greece, tries to help solve a mystery.He hopes someone in Fayetteville’s Greek community can help him.The mystery began with efforts to restore the statue of Harry S. Truman that stands in central Athens. Sculpted by Felix de Weldon, the same man who created the Iwo Jima memorial in Washington, the statue of the 33rd US president was unveiled in 1963 and is one of eight statues of former US presidents abroad.Truman is held in high esteem by many Greeks for leading efforts to help their homeland after World War II,…