ASUI Sen. Carlie Beasley spent her freshman year in Wallace, and Sen. Austin Karstetter is a brother of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, but both first-term senators ran on the same platform and have worked closely to reach the same goal — reducing the divide between Greek and non-Greek students.
“Both of our platforms … were to get Greeks and non-Greeks together,” Karstetter said. “Although people say it can’t bridge the gap between the living groups, that is one of the things ASUI can work on.”
With hopes of bridging the gap between the living groups, and in an effort to give students a study break during midterms, Beasley and Karstetter organized a game of Fear Factor to take place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Student Union Building Ballroom.
Beasley said that while they hope to schedule inclusive events regularly in the future, they decided to make their first event small and intimate — using only Facebook and word of mouth to advertise. They hope about 25 of both Greek and non-Greek students will attend, according to Beasley.
“It could turn into a lot bigger thing,” Karstetter said. “I know a lot of Greeks have been talking about, ‘what are we eating?’ They’re very, very excited.”
While students will have to wait to know exactly what the UI Fear Factor will entail, Karstetter and Beasley said it will involve good, competitive fun, and possibly whipped cream.
“It’s not all going to be nasty snakes and spider stuff, it’s going to be fun,” Beasley said. “We’re not lighting people on fire. It’s something for all students to do, whether they just want to throw stuff or eat a bug, there’s stuff for everyone to do.”
Hannah Shirley
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