When members of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity want to use the Internet, they no longer need the aid of a modem and a service provider. Pi Kappa Alpha members, as well as members of about a dozen other Greek houses, now are able to access the Internet through Ethernet connections, installed with financial help from the University.
The project to install Ethernet connections in all Greek Houses was organized by Sigma Nu member Bryan Miller. The University will pay two-thirds of the cost of the installations, as long as the installation meets Information Technology and Communication standards, Miller said.
The option to obtain Internet access, which two-thirds of the cost is subsidized by the University, is open to all Greek houses, Inter-Sorority Council President Kristin Braggins said.
According to Dean of Students Penny Rue, the Ethernet installation in the houses is one way of encouraging members to live in Greek houses.
Miller said the service has definitely encouraged members to live in the Sigma Nu house.
Subsidizing the cost of the Ethernet connections was something the University was willing to do to support the Greek system, Asst. Dean of Students Aaron Laushway said.
"This is one way the University can support fraternity and sorority chapter houses in the pursuit of academic and scholastic excellence," Laushway said.
Pi Kappa Alpha President Matt Singleton said it would not have been possible to afford the Ethernet without help from the University.
Kappa Delta sorority house also recently installed Ethernet connections. Kappa Delta member Amanda Eisel said University Ethernet funding was a deciding factor in installation.
Installation of the Ethernet cost Sigma Nu $1,650, Miller said. The house will also pay Sprint $300 per semester for the connection. The $300 will be divided among house residents.
Inter-Fraternity Council President Josh Johnson said he believes the financial help given to the fraternities by the University to get Ethernet is consistent with the goal of the University.
"The University's goal is to support education, and this is just an example of that support," Johnson said.
Second-year College student Jay Brown, a non-Greek student, supports Ethernet funding in Greek houses.
"I think the more the University helps out students, especially with access to the Internet and learning, the better," Brown said.
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