The winners of the enginefarm Greek search engine contest is…Beta Chi Theta!

Beta Chi Theta was founded in 1999 at the University of California Los Angeles. They ventured to create the first South Asian Social Fraternity in California.

They firmly stand upon the beliefs of brotherhood, tradition, service to humanity, South Asian awareness, academic excellence and a unified national network.

To learn more about them, check out their website here: http://www.betachitheta.com

Their winning search engine: http://www.enginefarm.com/betachi

The second place winners are Zeta Kappa Epsilon (http://students.washington.edu/uwzke/home.html)

Third place winners are Sigma Psi Zeta (http://www.sigmapsizeta.org)

Winners of the contest were based on unique searches per engine.

Thanks to everyone who participated in this contest!

Which organization has the most spirit?
Enginefarm has a great contest that any organization can participate in. This is a contest to showcase your organization on enginefarm, a new way to design your own Google search engine. There is no cost to participate, and it takes less than three minutes to design a search engine that best represents your organization.

Please check out www.enginefarm.com/greekcontest which will give you everything you need to know about the contest.
Winner of the contest will be the one with the most searches on the search engine, and your organization will also be featured on Greekster.tv as well as greekopedia.com!

Why your organization should participate

1. Promotion – Get your name out! The more searches you have, the more it will show up on our frontpage
2. Pride in your organization – this is a good, friendly competition where you can show your spirit and love for your organization
3. Bragging rights –’nuff said.

For any questions, please feel free to reach out to greekcontest@enginefarm.com

My Greek organization can help me save money? Sounds crazy, right? Sometimes it can seem like being in your organization is like  being in an unequal relationship: a lot of take and not so much give. Even though the benefits of Greek life are irreplaceable (lifelong friendships, leadership skills, and newfound self-confidence), it’s hard to remember all that when it’s time to pay dues.

However, there are a number of ways you can further use your Greek organization to your advantage. For example, there are a number of discounts out there that will give you more for your dollar. And no, I’m not just talking about Greek apparel and embroidery stores, I mean all sorts of financial benefits (Most of them extend to alumni too, so even if you graduated years ago you’re still eligible).

For example, Textbook Partners (http://textbookpartners.com/) is a company that sells textbooks at discounted prices to sorority and fraternity members and can even help you start fundraisers for your organization. If you’ve ever had to buy textbooks in school, then you know what it’s like to be robbed blind at the beginning of every semester. Why not save some cash and help your sorority or fraternity at the same time?

Also, don’t forget about scholarships! Most organizations have a special section on their websites especially dedicated to scholarships, grants, and other types of academic financial aid. But you can also seek out help not offered specifically through your organization. A good website to check out is: http://www.free-4u.com/fraterni.htm which has a number of non-affiliated scholarships every year for a certain amount of sororities and fraternities. Don’t forget that many individual chapters often have their own annual scholarships as well, so your alumni adviser is often your best resource. Your organization takes enough money from you every year, why not start trying to get some of it back?