The Hellenic Society aims to promote and disseminate Greek culture at Yale. It also provides a home on campus for Greek nationals, those of Greek descent and others interested in Greece. The society hosts a variety of events including political discussions/panels, social gatherings and parties, and Greek cooking and dance workshops.
Open Board Meetings
Come and join us to our weekly board meetings! Everyone is welcome and we cherish new ideas and fresh perspectives. We are a small but rigorously active society, so your voice will be heard and you input will unfold. Find us every Tuesday night at 9:30 at the basement of WLH.
Language Table
New at greek? Speak greek at home with a parent or your “giagia”? Want to simply chit-chat in greek? Come and join native greek speakers and practice your greek over a meal. Find us every [Friday at 12:30 pm at the Callhun dining hall]
Political Events
The Hellenic Society attempts to promote issues related to te importance of Hellenism in the modern world. As such, we organize a plethora of political events, renging from roundtable discussions to large scale speaker events. We aim to attract speakers related to Greek culture, heritage and politics, and allow their views to be shared with the entire Yale community. Contemporary issues that fascinate us are the financial future of Greece, immigration, the profound brain drain that plagues the country, the role of Greece in Europe, as well as integration of Greek emigrants to the United States.
Social & Cultural Events
The Hellenic Society holds a variety of social and cultural events every year. Last year we had mixers with LASO and YEU and both turned out to be a huge success. We love music, we love dancing and so do others on campus. We therefore join our forces to provide the Yale community with some pretty cool parties. Our greatest cultural event is our “Easter Celebration” in the spring; the campus has a very vivid Greek element that day: Greek food, lamb, music and friends from any background make us miss home less. This year we aim to have the two above mentioned mixers as well as one with SAS, which would be a blast! Everyone is more than welcome to our events and a great time is guaranteed. The “real Greeks on campus” through the best events, do not miss it. It might not “be all Greek to you” after this experience.
President
Stefano Gandolfo
stefano.gandolfo_yale.edu
A junior in Davenport, Stefano is originally from Athens. He is double majoring in Philosophy and Economics and when he is not studying or working for the Hellenic Society he likes spending his time studying Chinese and watching Chinese movies. Hopefully one day he can go to China and study Chinese philosophy. Other than that, as any greek, he loves reading by the sea and eating greek yogurt.
Vice - President
Sophia Sklaviades
sophia.sklaviades_yale.edu
My name is Sophia Sklaviadis; I’m a junior in the philosophy major. I am in Stiles College where I live this year and I am originally from Thessaloniki where I have two dogs that I really miss during the year.
Secretary
Paschalis Toskas
paschalis.toskas_yale.edu
My name is Paschalis and this year I have the pleasure to serve as Secretary for our student run organization. I was born in Thessaloniki and I am a sophomore in Ezra Stiles. My prospective major is Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and my focus is also on premedical studies. As for extracurriculars, I am the Vice President of Yale Club Swimming and also a swimmer for our team. I
Treasurer
Maria Kounelia
maria.kouneli_yale.edu
Political Chair
Niko Efstathiou
nikolaos.efstathiou_yale.edu
Niko Efstathiou is a rising sophomore in Timothy Dwight College, interested in Political Science, International Studies and English. He was born and raised in Athens, Greece but has traveled all around Europe to finally find himself in the lovely city of New Haven. His passions include debate, literature, drama, depressing movies, colorful T-shirts and deranged female authors.
Social Chair
Haroula Gkotsi
haroula.gkotsi_yale.edu
Pubicity Chair
Fil Lekkas
filippos.lekkas_yale.edu
Filippos Lekkas is a freshman in Calhoun. A Greek-German, he grew up in Athens, Greece, with the exception of a 5 year stint in Los Angeles, USA. A potential Ethics, Politics and Economics major, his still-immature academic interests can be reduced to Intro Micro and Basic Conversational Chinese. At Yale, he works in the Yale College Dean's Office and is a member of the Yale Debate Association
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Hellenic Society
P.O. Box 204930
New Haven, CT 06520
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