The week of Monday March 16 through to Friday March 20th, wasn’t just an ordinary week at the University of Toronto. U of T’s Greek Students’ Association held their annual Greek week last week! It was jam packed with Greek food, traditions and events to spread the Greek culture and heritage throughout the campus.

Whoever came by Sidney Smith on Monday for the first day of Greek week, would’ve had a tough time choosing what desserts to have from our bake sale. We covered everything from cake, cookies and brownies, to loukoumades, kokakia and kourampiedes.

On the second day of Greek week, those passing by couldn’t get enough of the gyros we were able to give out thanks to the generosity of Messini’s. Bahen was crowded with people all trying to get a taste of a truly authentic Greek specialty.

Another bake sale took place in Sidney Smith on the Wednesday to showcase our scrumptious desserts.

On Thursday, the most memorable act of the week took place. An entire lamb was roasted on the UTSU lawn to showcase our most important and well known Easter tradition. Everyone got a taste of the lamb from Louis Meat Marker along with other Greek side dishes and desserts. The week was closed off with the voting of our new council on the Friday. It was amazing to see all the familiar faces of our members as well as all the new faces of our non-members coming out to indulge themselves in Greek culture. Greek Week will continue to be an annual tradition at the University of Toronto in hopes to spread our warm, welcoming and unique culture amongst the students and throughout the campus.

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On Wednesday, March 4, 2015 the GSA held their second Hellenic Mentorship Night at Hart House in the East Common Room. We invited several successful Greek professionals to come out and mentor the youth here at the University of Toronto. We had a panel encompassing several fields including: education, academia, business, law, and medicine. The night was a wine cheese event, with delicious catering provided by Hart House. All of our panel members shared their inspiring and interesting stories about how they came to their future professions. After each professional had spoke about their fields, they got the chance to meet and advise the students through networking. We would like to thank the professionals who took time out of their days to bring back to the young Greek community. We would also like to thank everyone who attended the successful event. We look forward to more new and exciting events in the future!

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On Friday, February 27th, 2015, the GSA was represented by your executives and directors at the UTSU’s 6th Annual Unity Ball, held at the Marriott. It was a wonderful evening held in celebration for all the achievements of the various clubs and associations here at the University of Toronto. Specifically, the night highlighted the UTSU’s success in solidfying the new Student Commons on campus!

Previously, U of T was without a centralized area for the clubs and students to convene, which was quite troubling as both the Mississauga and Scarborough campuses have such facilities. Various executive teams were able to network and dance together following the delicious dinner. We are also proud to announce that for the third consecutive year, the GSA has won “Most Outstanding Executive Team”! We would like to thank all our members and sponsors for their continuous support, and we look forward to delivering more successful events in the near future.

As a way to keep the Montreal spirit going, the GSA organized a volleyball tournament at the North Beach Volleyball Centre on February 20th, 2015. A variety of students from York, Ryerson and U of T came out to represent their schools. The night was filled with healthy competition and excellent camaraderie. It was great to see students from the HSAs compete with one another to relieve stress from post midterm season, as they continued to bond past SEF’s MTL 15. Members of the GSA demonstrated athleticism and worked well together, winning the tournament at the end of the night. Overall, great sportsmanship was demonstrated and we appreciate everyone who came to support us during their reading week. We anticipate more competitive sports in the near future!

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