Greek Life Facilitators will conduct interviews this spring for members from the Greek councils.

The role of Greek Life Facilitators is to work together to build an environment that contributes to the development of the individual and community in areas including leadership, service, academic success and cultural awareness within the Greek community at the UA, according to the Greek Life website.

GLF is primarily recognized for planning and putting on Greek Diversity Week, Greek Getaway and Greek Week. Greek Diversity Week took place in the fall and encourages the interaction and understanding among all three councils.

Greek Getaway is an overnight retreat for new members, that exposes them to leadership skills and opportunities to mold them into leaders in the Greek community. Greek Week is held every spring and is an opportunity for chapters to participate in healthy competition with one another.

Kelly Lamb, president of GLF is excited to start new programming within the Greek community next semester.

“We hope to create an active philanthropy and start a new series of tri-council Greek dinners that will hopefully take place monthly and will become a lasting tradition within the Arkansas Greek community,” she said.

GLF members apply during the spring semester and are required to go through an interview process to be selected. Members are chosen on the quality of the applicant and interview, rather than on a delegate basis. Four executive positions are also available: president, vice-president of membership, secretary and treasurer.

Madison Taylor, a junior psychology major and member of GLF, said the organization benefits Greek life as a whole.

“We really try to encourage acceptance and unity not only within one Greek council, but all three, because we believe that you can accomplish so much more and have a much larger impact on the community when you work together. We see Greek life as one big community, rather than individual houses.”

GLF contributes to Greek life through encouraging leadership, service and diversity within the Greek community, as well as the Northwest Arkansas community.

“The organization is designed to increase leadership and education within the Greek community at the UA as well as help Greek Facilitators improve upon their leadership and facilitation skills,” Lamb said.