Despite the University of Florida's efforts to promote the idea of going green, there is no official recycling program aimed at on campus Greek housing. Sorority houses are a major on campus housing unit that cater to a number of students living on and off campus. Every meal is prepared for at least 100 girls who live in house and out of house, sending plenty of paper, plastic and cans straight to the garbage, said Nita Ray, house director and house mom for Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority. "All the waste that goes on because there is no recycling program at the houses is just such a shame," Ray said. Last year, Ray worked as a house mom for Alpha Chi Omega Sorority at UF. She made a strong effort to recycle by separating paper and plastic recyclables into separate bins. "I called waste control at UF and they told me they do not recycle or pick up, but gave me the names of three places where I could drop it off," Ray said. "This is impractical because of all the recyclables that we acquire. Who is going to load up their car with all of that stuff?" In sorority houses like Alpha Chi Omega and Delta Phi Epsilon, girls can go through 8 gallons of milk a week and a large number of cans. The paper bill runs from $700 to $800 a month, but nothing is done with all of the cans, plastic and paper. "We break down boxes, but it all goes in the Dumpster anyways," Ray said. There isn't only waste associated with cooking and meals. Newspapers are brought to the houses on a daily basis, and there is no way to recycle them. "It is just such a waste," Ray said. "From a conservation point of view, it is disgraceful there is no program for the Greek houses to recycle." "Pretty soon, resources will be depleted," said Joni Rollen, recycling program assistant for the City of Gainesville, who's in charge of residential and curbside recycling. The urgency for some sort of environmental awareness hasn't gone unnoticed in the Greek community. Kylie Savino of the Delta Delta Delta Sorority started a group called Greeks Going Green, which promotes the use of environmentally sustainable items. Haley Apfel, Delta Phi Epsilon's Greeks Going Green delegate, was excited to join with Publix in an effort to help the Greek houses go green. "Greeks Going Green provides each sorority house with reusable shopping bags," said Apfel. "When you go to Publix and present the bag, you can sign your sorority up to win a grand prize for the most girls who come in and use the bag." Greeks Going Green also promotes the use of reusable light bulbs and discourages the use of Styrofoam. Although there is still no formal recycling program for the Greek houses on campus, the effort to go green can make a difference. We've got to start closing the loop by reusing and reducing the amount of non-recyclable products we buy, Rollen said. "We've got to start now," | 
