Discuss “Say What?”

This is the first time in recent history that all 38 seats of undergraduate Student Senate are full. The main difference between today’s Senate and past ones is that today’s is over one-half Greek; students in fraternities and sororities fill 22 of 38 available seats.

A quick look at the history of Senate shows that until 2004, it consisted of few Greeks. Why the change?

In spring 2004, Greek Council received a significant drop in funding for events like Greek Week and Greek Sing during the Joint Funding Process. During Senate elections later that spring, Greeks ran and won in larger numbers than ever before. There’s since been a steady increase of the percentage of Greeks in Senate. This means there’s been a decrease in the array...