Greek Students' Association of the University of Toronto
The Official Group of Hellenic Students at UofT
On Thursday November 22, the GSA at the University of Toronto welcomed all FIFA enthusiasts to enter a FIFA tournament which took place at A&C Games. Although the tournament had minimal entries, the tournament proceeded and found a new FIFA champ. All players and GSA members were then invited to a pub night at Shoeless Joe’s.
Ted Manziaris, who is a profound mentor to the GSA and who has pledged $50,000 to the future Modern Greek Course at U of T, has written a message to the membership of the GSA:
As you might have heard, the Ontario Liberal Party is about to choose a new leader and the next Premier of Ontario. After giving it some thought, I’ve decided to support Charles Sousa. Given his 20 year career in the private sector, and his experience in the government along with his focus on jobs and growing the economy – he is exactly what we need in Ontario today. Watch this video from his campaign kickoff to learn more about Charles’ vision for Ontario.
I am personally calling on all of my family, friends, neighbours and colleagues to call on all their family, friends, neighbours and colleagues to sign up and support Charles as well. I trust that you will do so.
The deadline for signing up is November 23, 2012. That doesn’t give us a lot of time! The Ontario Liberal Party will send you a confirmation email when you sign up – please forward that email to me when you get it and include your full name and postal code as it would appear on your membership, so I can follow up with you as we get closer to the Leadership Election Meetings, on January 12 and 13, 2013, and the Leadership Convention on January 25-27 2013.
More information about Charles and his campaign to be Ontario’s Jobs Premier can be found at www.votesousa.ca, on facebook, or on twitter.
Our Cultural Director, Elias, will be hosting the 4th Conversation Club of this year on Tuesday November 20th at 7PM in the Cat’s Eye at Victoria College. If you would like to learn how to speak Greek, or improve your Greek this is the place to do it! Beginners, novices, and advanced speakers of Modern Greek are all welcome. If you would like to just come out and help beginners improve their Greek or establish an understanding for the language, please come out. Refreshments and treats will be provided.
Date: Wednesday November 28th 
Time: 8:00am – 4:00pm
Location: Sid Smith Lobby
Cost: One FREE dessert for each member
On Wednesday November 28th the GSA will be hosting a bake sale at Sid Smith! We’ll have every Greek dessert you can think of and non-greek desserts as well. We’ll have Greek Coffee and Frappes as well so come bright and early for your morning jolt!
Date: Tuesday November 27th
Location: Cat’s Eye (95 Charles Street West)
Time: 7:00PM
Cost: FREE for all members! $5 for non-members (includes T-Shirt)
Food: FREE pizza and drinks!
The GSA will be screening the controversial film ‘Dogtooth’ directed by Giorgos Lanthimos. Dogtooth was nominated for Best Foreign Film and has won numerous awards across Europe.
Synopsis:
A married couple and their three young adult children, a son and two daughters, live at the outskirts of a city in a large compound with a garden and a swimming pool. A tall fence surrounds the property and the children have never been on the other side of it, for they are intentionally cut off from the outside world by their parents. They are taught different meanings for everyday words. For example, they are told that a ‘zombie’ is “a small yellow flower, the ‘sea’ is a chair and the ‘telephone’ is the salt shaker. The parents show no sign to the children that their experiences are extraordinary and they promise that each child will be ready to venture outside the compound once she or he has lost a dogtooth. To guarantee the children’s submission, the parents contrast them to an unseen brother who is said to live just outside the compound, where he has been ostracized for his disobedience.
Interesting Fact:
Dogtooth is only the 5th ever Greek film to be nominated for an Oscar. The last film nominated from Greece was Ifigeneia in 1977.
Quote:
Older Daughter: Mother, what is a “cunt”?
Mother: Where did you learn that word?
Older Daughter: On a case on top of the VCR.
Mother: A “cunt” is a large lamp. For example: The “cunt” switched off and the room got dark.
The University of Toronto Students’ Union invites you to attend the first annual Culture Show!
The University of Toronto is living with diversity in culture, art and campus life. This year, the UTSU is embarking on a project with a variety of campus groups and individuals to unify our campus through the celebration of our cultures.
Bader Theatre
Bring a canned food to get in for free, $2 without
All donations go to help our Food and Clothing Bank
With performances by:
Chinese Undergraduate Association (CUAUT)
Erindale College African Students’ Association (ECASA)
Fo’real Hip Hop Dance Crew
Greek Students’ Association (GSA)
Hindu Students’ Council UTM (HSC)
Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS)
Queer Writes
Rhythm
Silhouettes Dance Company
Tamil Students’ Association (TSA)
and more…
Attention members and friends of SEF Toronto: We are doing our annual educational trip to Montreal. On February 15-18th, 2013, come equipped with your thickest reading glasses, pens and paper. And if you forget those, who cares, none of those are needed. The only thing educational about this trip are the student associations hosting it. York, UofT and Ryerson present to you another weekend filled with lots of drinking, gambling, and little to no sleep. Don’t forget the $100 deposits are due on December 7th. Registration forms and waivers can be picked in our offices. We look forward to not remembering any of this with you!!!!
WHO:
SEF TORONTO (YorkU, UofT and Ryerson)
WHEN:Friday February 15th – Monday February 18th, 2013
WHERE:
Quality Inn
1214 Crescent St.
Montréal, Québec
Canada, H3G 2A9
PRICES:
Quad – $220 (members)/$240 (non-members)
Triple – $250 (members)/$270 (non-members)
Couple – $300 (members)/$320 (non-members)
CONTACTS:
York U – (647) 206-1295
UofT St.George – (647) 234-7161
UTSC – (416) 606-6540
Ryerson – (416) 819-7918
**THIS IS AN 18+ EVENT, NO EXCEPTIONS**
Date: Thursday November 22nd
Cost: $15 members/$20 non-members
Location: A/C Games (706 Spadina)
Prizes!
1st: $100 Best Buy Gift Card
2nd: $50 Best Buy Gift Card
3rd: $20 Best Buy Gift card
Pub Night After @ Shoeless Joes
TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE:
http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/M10rTR5644Pb2DZXcbHk
Greek Students' Association of the University of Toronto