The Greek and Roman Mythologies have fascinated human beings for centuries, inspiring books, movies, research, and conversation among those who want to learn more and who want to share the fables of the Gods and Goddesses. Their stories (myths or mythos, depending on the origin), their triumphs and failures, and their imminent Immortality has been ...
The topic of Pledging and Greek Life has always been a controversial subject that often puts Greeks and non-Greeks on opposite sides. For decades, there have been many misconceptions about the origins and purpose of pledging into a fraternity or sorority. I’m going to try to shed some light on this subject and erase some ...
If you’ve ever been to an ancient Greek amphitheater, you have no doubt been amazing at how sound carries throughout the entire section of seating. How could the Greeks from over 2500 years ago have such a modern understanding of acoustics? Well, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology may have figured out why you ...
The Olympic Games are just one of the many traditions that have its origins in Greece-Western democracy is another one of those ideals. Greece was organized into a series of city-states that governed themselves. The two most powerful and well-know of these city-states were Athens and Sparta. Sparta was formed by the invading Dorian people. ...
