by Kevin Tomera, Greeks Go Green Committee
As Greeks Go Green concludes its second semester, we’re implementing a variety of exciting opportunities for chapters and individuals across campus to become more sustainable.
As part of Earth Week, we held a sustainable clothing swap on April 20th in Willard Straight from 12:00-4:00pm where anyone can come and swap their old gently used clothing for other articles dropped off by chapters and individuals.
A local group of green enthusiasts, Sew Green, presented on how to turn recycled bits of fabric into new clothing, as well as other green ways to reuse old clothes. Greeks Go Green also worked with other sustainability groups on campus to help host Earth Day on Ho Plaza.
To help promote chapter sustainability we held a Sustainability Summit on April 24th from 1:00-5:00pm at the Robert Purcell Community Center Auditorium. All chapter sustainability chairs were present at the summit and any members of the Greek community interested were also welcomed to attend.
In addition to presenting how to implement recycling and composting systems, initiate green purchasing, and utilize green event planning, there were several guest speakers present from the Cornell faculty.
The summit presented an environmentally friendly way to run nearly all aspects of any sorority or fraternity, and we hosted discussions on how to best implement the ideas presented.
Finally, the summit also unveiled our new green rating system, designed to award chapters for being environmentally responsible chapters. The Greeks Go Green Rating System will be in the next issue.
As Greeks Go Green concludes its second semester, we’re implementing a variety of exciting opportunities for chapters and individuals across campus to become more sustainable.
As part of Earth Week, we held a sustainable clothing swap on April 20th in Willard Straight from 12:00-4:00pm where anyone can come and swap their old gently used clothing for other articles dropped off by chapters and individuals.
A local group of green enthusiasts, Sew Green, presented on how to turn recycled bits of fabric into new clothing, as well as other green ways to reuse old clothes. Greeks Go Green also worked with other sustainability groups on campus to help host Earth Day on Ho Plaza.
To help promote chapter sustainability we held a Sustainability Summit on April 24th from 1:00-5:00pm at the Robert Purcell Community Center Auditorium. All chapter sustainability chairs were present at the summit and any members of the Greek community interested were also welcomed to attend.
In addition to presenting how to implement recycling and composting systems, initiate green purchasing, and utilize green event planning, there were several guest speakers present from the Cornell faculty.
The summit presented an environmentally friendly way to run nearly all aspects of any sorority or fraternity, and we hosted discussions on how to best implement the ideas presented.
Finally, the summit also unveiled our new green rating system, designed to award chapters for being environmentally responsible chapters. The Greeks Go Green Rating System will be in the next issue.
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