To me citizenship means giving back to the community that helped shape and mold you into the person that you are. The way in which you give back can be very different. First let me tell you how I like to give back, so that I can make my community a better place to live. I volunteer 10-15 hours a quarter or more on the Ohio State Campus. I organize water stations for marathons and half marathons that come through columbus, I clean up trash on Indianola Ave at least once a month, through my old school district I volunteer coach wrestling, football and track when I have time. With wrestling in particular, I have contributed over 100 hours since being at Ohio State. Thats just me, one man, one person, one body, that does all of that. There are people that do more and people that do less.
For Ohio State Greek Life to really take off, we need to have a stronger sense of citizenship. That may mean doing what I have done, by community service, but it could also mean raising money to go to a charity or hosting a canned food drive to give to the needy around Columbus, or it could mean donating blood to the red cross so lives can be saved. All of these things are a way for all of us in Greek Life to take part in active citizenship.
Look at greek week. Every year there is a greek tug of war. Its fun and challenging all at the same time. But it brings the greek community together for one week, where we can all participate and have fun together. The following is a clip of a tug of war match from Greek Week:
This shows the unity shared and also the fun shared by the greek community. Most people have a great time with the greek olympics.
