UTSU Clubs Fair Day – Orientation 2012

Welcome first year students to the University of Toronto! During Orientation week this year, on Wednesday September 5th the Greek Students’ Association at the University of Toronto will be setting up a tent and table at Hart House Circle to show off our student group, who we are, and what we do on campus. You can also sign up for the GSA and become a member for the 2012/2013 year. GSA memberships are $5 and include a FREE 2012/2013 GSA T-shirt and a FREE Messini Authentic Greek Gyros!  We hope to see you all come out and join the GSA for 2012/2013 and take part in the UTSU festivities!

Stelios Maximos Live at Rally’s

On Sunday August 5th, Stelios Maximos along with Michalitsa Catsiliras and the Opa Opa Band will be performing at Rally’s Sports Bar and Grill. For those of us unlucky enough not to be in Greece right now, this is a perfect opportunity to enjoy live Greek music and party like we were in Greece. The Greek Students’ Association is teaming up with Signature Production once again and has reduced the $20 ticket to FREE for all GSA Members.  That’s right, if you were a GSA Member for the 2011/2012 school year, the concert is completely FREE.

For your FREE tickets to see Stelios Maximos Live in Concert, please email us at:  gsa.stgeroge@utoronto.ca or call 416-994-9971.

The Stelios Maximos concert will feature a performance by Michalitsa Catsiliras, a fellow Ryerson Hellenic Students’ Association member. We encourage everyone to come out and support her performance as well as enjoy Maximos and Opa Opa Band’s performancesl. This FREE concert for members of the GSA will also be a small preview for Signature Productions’ upcoming Giorgios Mazonakis Concert at Hazelton Manor on October 19th 2012. For more info on the Mazonakis concert or Signature Productions, please visit: http://www.signatureproductions.ca

 

Project Dimitrios Sissakis

Project Dimitri is a movement to raise money for Dimitrios Sissakis, a young Greek man from Toronto. Family and friends of Dimitri Sissakis are leveraging social media to help him in his battle against cancer. Please show your support! The GSA is taking a strong stance behind Project Dimitri and we encourage everyone to give whatever they can to help Dimitri get better.

Through the students of the GSA at U of T and HSAs of York and Ryerson, we have encouraged all of our members to attend the various fundraising events for Project Dimitri. To date, youth and students have been standing by Dimitri Sissakis as strongly as possible. On Friday June 7th 2012 at the SEF Toronto Formal (End of Year GSA Banquet) we hosted a raffle where all proceeds went to Dimitros Sissakis. Through the raffle and a generous donation from Spirale Banquet Hall, we helped raise $1100.

We encourage university students, GSA members, alumni, friends, community partners, professors, and business owners to continue to supprot Dimitrios Sissakis and help him battle against cancer.

Please visit:  http://www.giveforward.com/projectdimitri

PRAY

HOPE

LOVE

GIVE

#PROJECTDIMITRI

Queen’s Jubilee Award at St. Nicholas Greek Festival

On this Friday June 15th 2012 at the St. Nicholas Greek Festival (3840 Finch Ave E) the GSA will be stationed at their own table throughout the weekend taking part in all of our festivities. Most importantly, however, The Minister of Citizenship and Culture, Charles Sousa will be awarding Mr. Ted Maziaris with the Queen’s Jubilee Award. This is one of the most prestigious awards in Canada and Mr. Manziaris deserves it for his outstanding commitment to the Greek Students of Canada. In fact, at the NHSA Convention (shown in photo), Mr. Ted Manziaris made a $50,000 pledge to the GSA to help bring back and pay for the Modern Hellenic Studies course at the University of Toronto. Our Consul General of Greece in Toronto, the Hon. Dimitris Azemopoulos along with the GSA Executive would like to see as many students and GSA members attend the presentation of the Queen’s Jubilee award to Mr. Manziaris this Friday.

Toronto Greek Film Retrospective

The GSA at U of T would like to invite all of you to come out to the Toronto Greek Film Retrospective happening from July 12 to 14 at the Danforth Music Hall (147 Danforth Ave). This is a completely free event and the GSA will be attending and volunteering, so we hope to see all of you there for at least one of the films.
The Toronto Greek Film Retrospective is a series of free screenings to celebrate Greek cinema via an electric mix of films from the past 50 years. Hellenic culture, history, and passion on screen for free for all of you to come and enjoy. This year’s featured host is Angelo Tsarouchas and he will be debuting his award-winning and critically praised film, Fred & Vinnie on Saturday July 14th Matinee Screening.
Below is a list of films we encourage all of you to attend:
THURSDAY JUNE 12TH

8:00 PM – PHAEDRA
FRIDAY JULY 13TH
7:00 PM – IPHIGENIA

9:30 PM – NYFES
SATURDAY JULY 14TH
2:00 PM – WHAT MY EYES HAVE YET TO SEE

4:30 PM – FRED & VINNIE

7:00 PM – NISSOS

9:30 PM – REMBETIKO

The Toronto Greek Film Retrospective will be taking place on July 12-14 and is FREE admission. Come join the GSA as we will be attending and volunteering all of the screenings that weekend and we would love to see each and every one of you there! For more information on the films being presented, please visit: http://www.torontogreekfilms.com/

St. Nicolas Greek Festival

Come join the GSA this weekend (June 15-17) at the St. Nicolas Greek Festival located at 3840 Finch Ave East. The GSA will be setting up a table at the festival alongside our fellow York and Ryerson HSA’s to promote our group and take part in the activities. There will be live bands, big screens to watch the Euro Cup, food, drinks, and lots of festivities throughout the weekend. Spend the weekend in the sun, have a beer, grab some food, and come watch the Euro Cup Games. Come support the GSA as we proudly support St. Nicolas church and the St. Nicolas Greek Festival.

SEF Toronto Formal 2012

On Friday June 8th, the Greek Students’ Association at St. George and Scarborough Campuses alongside the Hellenic Students’ Association at York and Ryerson hosted the 3rd annual End of Year Banquet. Executives, directors, members, alumni, and friends of Σύλλογος Ελλήνων Φοιτητών in Toronto gathered in Spirale Banquet Hall to take part in the first time ever open bar evening. The ticket cost $50 and guests were welcomed by an unlimited bar throughout the night along with a three course dinner. A group led by York’s President from Project Dimitri was also there selling raffle tickets where all proceeds go towards Dimitri Sissakis, a young Toronto cancer patient. The raffle included a grand prize ticket to the Dominican Republic with S-Trip. Project Dimitri thanks everyone who attended for helping raise $875 along with a $250 donation from Spirale Banquet Hall to raise a total of $1150 on the night!

The Formal also included an award presentation by each school’s student association. The GSA at St. George campus was proud to present the following award winners:

  • Executive of the Year: Stacey Konidis
  • Director of the Year: Nikki Yorgiadis
  • Associate of the Year: Vasileios Tsianos
  • Member of the Year: Kelsey Onley-Wall
  • Most Events Attended: James Katuras
  • Most Involved First Year: Dora Konomi
  • GSA President’s Award for exceptional support and guidance to the GSA: Consul General of Greece in Toronto, the Honourable Dimitris Azemopoulos
  • Dimitris Azemopoulos Award for exceptional commitment to SEF Toronto: Kelly Kefalianos

The GSA also honoured our graduating members of the 2011/2012 school year. These individuals have been GSA members for multiple years of their University careers and some even executives. Congratulations to all of you and good luck in your future endeavors:

  • Christos Dodas, Hon. B.A.
  • James Katsuras, Hon. B.A.
  • Kelsey Onley-Wall, Hon. B.A.
  • Alyssa Teloniatis, Hon. B.A.

The GSA would like to give a special thank you to our 3 DJs (Piro Dhimitri, George Samaras, Andreas Kyprianou), our Master of Ceremonies (Christos Dodas), our event photographer (Vassiliki Tsiantis), Spirale Banquet Hall, the Hon. Dimitris Azemopoulos, George Gretes, and all of you for attending our final event of the year. See you next year!

SEF Toronto Formal 2012

The Greek Students’ Association at the University of Toronto St. George and Scarborough Campus and the Hellenic Students’ Associations at York U and Ryerson University cordially invite you to our 3rd Annual SEF (Σύλλογος Ελλήνων Φοιτητών) Toronto Formal End of Year Banquet. This is the final event for each of our student organizations for the 2011/2012 school year.

The Formal will be held at Spirale Banquet Hall (888 Don Mills Road North York, ON M3C 1V6) on Friday June 8th 2012. Doors will open at 6:30pm and dinner will be served promptly at 7:30pm. Our graduation and awards ceremony will begin at 8:00pm. The dress code is formal.

The ticket is $50 and includes a sit-down three course dinner and open bar (Yes, OPEN bar) for those of you over the age of 19 (Photo ID must be shown at the door). The night will be highlighted by a white back drop photo shoot, live DJ, graduation ceremony for graduating students from U of T, York, and Ryerson, award presentation for best executives and members, dancing, drinking, and mingling.

For the first time, tickets can now be purchased online and in person. The final day you can purchase tickets is Thursday June 7th 2012. Tickets can be purchased from:

·         Dimitri Kyriakakis – U of T St. George Campus

·         Kelly Kefalianos – U of T Scarborough Campus

·         Despina Ritsakis – York University

·         Debbie Vrysselas – Ryerson University

Or can be purchased online via credit card or PayPal here:

 

 

 

 

We will also be hosting a fundraising raffle, more details coming soon.