Date: Sunday March 27th, 2011
Location: Danforth
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm

Join the Greek Students’ Association and The Greek Community of Toronto for the annual Greek National Independence Day Parade on the Danforth!

We will be meeting in front of 7/11 just east of Pape and Danforth at 12:30pm.

Rain or shine we will be there sporting our SEF logo. Please remember to wear a SEF sweater or shirt for the parade! (If you don’t have one no worries! Just wear something blue!)

Afterwards we will be heading to Trapezzi! See you all there!

Date: Thursday February 24th, 2011
Location: Whistler’s Grille (995 Broadview Ave.)
Time: 8:30pm until close
Cost: Members: $5, Non-Members: $15

Join the Greek Students’ Association along with the UTSC GSA and the HSA’s at York and Ryerson for Tsiknopempti! Tsiknopempti is an annual tradition in Greece, which has gained increasing popularity recently in light of Apokries, whose origin is lost through the centuries. It is a day of meat eating before lent and fasting begins.

The word Tsiknopempti comes from two words, ‘tsikna’ (the smell of burnt and grilled meat) and ‘Pempti’ (Thursday in Greek) and is celebrated on a Thursday, 11 days before Clean Monday. Traditionally, everyone must cook meat so that the smoke fills the air and everybody knows it’s a feast-day.

This is an all ages and exclusive event for UofT, York and Ryerson HSA and GSA members. Food and Liquor will be provided. Also, there will be live music and DJ Kypreos. This is a great opportunity to meet other Greeks from across Toronto.

Check out photos from last year: Click Here

Date: Saturday March 5th, 2011
Location: Hart House – East Common Room
Time: 10:00AM – 4:00PM

The Youth Network of the World Council of Hellenes Abroad (ΣΑΕ) for the Region of Canada and the Hellenic Student Associations of Universities in Toronto (University of Toronto – GSA, York University – HSΑ and Ryerson University – ΣΕΦ) proudly present ‘Insight to Hellenism’.

This event will be held at the University of Toronto as a series of lectures on the current topics and issues concerning Greece today. The main objective of the series is to better inform the participants as well as provide them with an understanding of the Macedonian name issue, the Cyprus problem and with an in depth look into the current economic crisis in Greece.

 

Mentorship Night:

Date: Friday March 4th, 2011
Location: Hart House – Gallery Grill
Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm

Are you wondering what to do after graduation? Looking to interact with established professionals in your intended career?Thinking about what is required to achieve your career goals? The Hellenic Mentorship Night can help you answer those questions.

The Greek/Hellenic Students Association of UofT, York and Ryerson and the Hellenic Canadian Board of Trade with the support of the New Generation Department of the Greek Community of Toronto and SAE Canada Youth Network invite you to the 6th annual Hellenic Mentorship Night.

This wine and cheese event (business attire preferred) organizes mentors by profession. You will have an opportunity to ask questions of these industry experts to help you make informed career decisions and, most importantly, allow you to start building your professional network with successful individuals from your intended career field.

YOU MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND BOTH EVENTS: CLICK HERE

Date: Wednesday February 16
Location: Hart House – South Dining Hall
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 has been nominated for Best Foreign Film in the upcoming Academy Awards 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.

Date: Sunday January 23rd – Wednesday January 26th, 2011
Times: 7:00pm and 9:00pm
Location: Royal Cinema (608 College St.)

‘Attenberg’ is a Greek drama film directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari. The film was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.

A dying architect and his emotionally stunted daughter inhabit the remains of a once booming industrial community in the middle of nowhere, now populated by the precious few who didn’t have the heart to leave it behind.