Goals for the Future
Freshmen
I would like to see some of the Freshmen I engaged this year plan some Hillel functions next year. I met a few students who definitely have leadership potential; they just need the courage to take on the responsibility of organizing an event. Throughout the majority of the year, I planned an event and the students would show up. Towards the end of the year, I was able to get a few students to help out, but I didn't have many new programs by that point. Next year, the sophomore class has great potential to make Jewish life on campus a vibrant reality.
Greeks
I would like to see the AEPi guys become more actively involved in Jewish activities at Hillel. Now that they have grown to roughly 45 members, there is a lot of potential for more interaction with Hillel. I would focus on trying to get the Sophomores to plan a Greek Shabbat dinner, or a fundraiser that helps a Jewish cause. The AEPi National Convention will be held in New Orleans the first week in August. Hopefully this will produce a buzz of energy that can be tapped into. I would like to see the sororities such as AEPhi and SDT plan some community service activities. Overall, there is a lot of potential, but it is a matter of getting to know the right people. There will be a lot of sophomores throughout all the Greek Houses that could get involved.
Drama Students
I am hopeful that a few of the students who were involved this year with the Jewish Theater Group would want to start up a group next year. It's all a matter of which students want to take the initiative to have one. I definitely recommend having a Murder Mystery Shabbat, because that was my personal highlight of the year. I would also recommend having a talent show, something that never ended up happening this year. There definitely is potential to have a successful Theater group that is separate from Tulane's Theater Department.