The Order of Omega is very excited to present Greek Week 2007 at the University of Florida. The event has returned to UF after a four year hiatus. The Order of Omega's Greek Week is designed to unite the Florida Greek Community while promoting its four pillars; scholarship, service, leadership, and community.

Every Greek chapter has been placed on a team with chapters from different councils. In order to participate in the weeks events and earn points for your team one person from each chapter on the team must participate in the activity.

All chapters are encouraged to get in contact with the other chapters on their team prior to the week of events. Please email the chapter president to get the contact information of the chapter's delegate. Good luck to all the teams and thank you for your support in bringing back the tradition of Greek Week to the University of Florida.

The Office of Sorority and Fraternity Affairs has begun working on the second edition of the Guide to the Florida Greeks. It is a 36-page brochure that will provide you with more information regarding the Florida Greek community.

We are currently collecting pictures to feature in the coming edition. We are looking for pictures from chapter events, philanthropies, service projects, Dance Marathon, Bid Day, Stepshow, etc. Please be sure there are no cups or inappropriate material in any of the pictures that are submitted. We would also like to request that only pictures taken with digital cameras and at least a 3.2 megapixel be submitted.

Thank you for your help. Please send all pictures to FloridaGreekPhotos@gmail.com.

The Department of Recreational Sports (DRS) facilities are primarily for use by University of Florida (UF) students, faculty and staff. All requests are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. The earlier you turn in your request, the better your chances at reserving the facility. A minimum processing time of three weeks is required for all outdoor and indoor requests

The following are the guidelines for registered student organizations for reserving facilities:

1. Obtain a Program Planning Form from the Office of Student Activities. This form must be filled out and submitted electronically at www.union.ufl.edu/sac/organizations.asp.
2. After receiving tentative approval from the Office of Student Activities, print the facility request form found below. Please fill out the form in its entirety. Failure to fill out the form will prolong the process.
3. Bring both the program planning form and the facility request form to room 140 of the Southwest Recreation Center. You do not have to see the Facilities Graduate Assistant to drop off the forms. You may leave them with the secretary in the main office or with the student staff.
4. Notification of the decision will be emailed to the contact person whose information is provided on the facility request form.
5. Please refer to section F below for additional conditions regarding reservations.

For the fourth consecutive semester the Florida Greek GPA has been higher than the all UF average. Last semester the average GPA for the 5084 members of the Florida Greek community was 3.31 compared to the all UF average of 3.22.

The all Sorority GPA was 3.39 compared to the all University female GPA of 3.30. The all Fraternity GPA was 3.19 compared to the all University male GPA of 3.13. The all Greek GPA was 3.31 compared to the all University average of 3.22. The highest sorority average goes to Alpha Kappa Alpha with a 3.56 GPA. The highest fraternity average goes to Lambda Alpha Upsilon with a 3.72 GPA.

The 18th Annual Florida Invitational Step Show, sponsored by the Black Student Union, is on Saturday, February 17, 2007 at 7 p.m. at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The Florida Invitational Step Show is one of the largest step shows in the Southeast and features all nine historically black Greek-lettered organizations. Tickets are $12 for UF students, $16 for general public and $20 the day of the show. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster locations. First come, first serve seating.

If you have any questions e-mail Sabdy Pacheco at ufbsufiss@yahoo.com.