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2016 Spring | Arts & Humanities, Education & Outreach, Sustainability

Green Greek: Sustainability in the UW Greek Community

Student(s):

Alex Huff

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment
  • University of Washington

Site supervisor(s):

Daimon Eklund

Partner(s):

  • UW Sustainability

Faculty advisor(s):

Claudia Frere-Anderson UW Sustainability Director

As a member of the Greek Community, I have witnessed firsthand the serious lack of sustainability. For my capstone, I worked as the Green Greek Coordinator for EcoReps, where I worked on the Green Greek Representative Program, a social outreach program started Fall Quarter 2015 that engages the chapters of the Greek Community. During my internship I analyzed the first data ever taken on sustainability in the Greek Community and then used my findings to create a program design that would address the problem areas. My research is a case study in community-based sustainable outreach, as many other communities are falling behind too.