This week’s co–Egos, Penn’s top Greeks, arrived with paddles and fratty glasses in tow. Rachel Abeles and Harry Heyer are both Friars and presidents of the PanHellenic Council and InterFraternity Council, respectively. They asked not to be photographed paddling one another.
Street: What’s the best part about being Greek? Harry Heyer: Well, if you’re Greek then, you know, you automatically get all the perks of being an international student, on top of having eight vowels in your last name. Y’know… it’s a joke… “Greek.”
Street: We got it. HH: Honestly, it’s about meeting people and — yes, parties, but there’s a lot more to it. A lot of cool events all year long and kinda expanding your horizons. Rachel Abeles: Yeah, and I don’t think you can find a better sense of community elsewhere on campus, except in Greek life.
Street: What’s your presidential managing style? HH: Utter dominance. Across the board. Calling the shots. RA: Yeah, Harry’s a one–man team. HH: That’s not true — my exec board would kill me if I said that. I’m not a one–man team. They contribute, but I do call the shots. RA: I’m the opposite. I like the horizontal board team. I’m all about teamwork.
Street: What is your favorite place at Penn? HH: My favorite place at Penn is the McDonald's, because you just don’t know what’s going to happen. Some of the best 10–minute interactions that I’ve had have been at that establishment, and I hope to God that they don’t close it. Ever. RA: I, for similar reasons, think that my favorite place at Penn is the walk on Walnut between 40th and 39th Streets, because you never know what you’ll get heckled for. Today we were holding Greek Week shirts and there was a woman there who asked for a shirt, so we gave her one. Now there’s going to be a homeless lady out there rocking one of these great shirts.
Street: What’s the best free item you’ve ever received at Penn? HH: Oh, I know right away. I got a free Bible off of Locust Walk because it was Free Bible Day. I was walking past this guy, and I was thinking to myself, “I’m not not going to take a free Bible.” RA: I’ve never been that lucky. I always feel like I’m the one giving out the free swag: these t–shirts, these sunglasses. I think I’m a donor.
Street: If someone was to dress as you for Halloween, what would they wear? HH: I’ve recently found that I have a love for work boots and cowboy hats. I have a cowboy hat now, and I throw it on whenever I want to be rugged. RA: If my roommates were going to dress up as me, they would probably wear a whole lot of leather… a whole lot of fur… and some vests… and pink. I know, it sounds crazy, but that would be me in a Halloween costume: a little bit of goth and a little bit of crazy. HH: Sounds like a little bit of goth and a whole lot of crazy.
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