希臘裔美國人遺產協會以傳統的瓦西洛皮塔切蛋糕儀式慶祝新年

週五晚上，在 Kresge Hall 的一間小教室裡，40 個人圍成一圈，輪流分享是否在傳統的希臘新年蛋糕“vasilopita”中發現了一枚小金幣。

Northwestern’s Greek American Legacy Association, or GALA, hosted a Greek New Year’s party Friday evening in Kresge Hall.

西北大學的希臘裔美國遺產協會（GALA）週五晚上在克雷斯吉大廳舉辦了希臘新年派對。

Attendees stood in a circle and took turns sharing whether they had found a small, golden coin in their slice of traditional Greek new year’s cake, called vasilopita. There is only one coin in the cake, and it symbolizes good luck for whoever is fortunate enough to find it in their serving.

與會者圍成一圈，輪流分享他們是否在傳統的希臘新年蛋糕（稱為瓦西洛皮塔）中發現了一枚小金幣。蛋糕裡只有一枚硬幣，對於有幸在蛋糕中找到它的人來說，它像徵著好運。

GALA was founded last year by SESP junior Kirka Kallioras and Weinberg senior Nikos Madianos for students of Hellenic descent and philhellenes — friends of Greeks.

GALA 去年由 SESP 大三學生 Kirka Kallioras 和 Weinberg 大四學生 Nikos Madianos 為希臘血統的學生和希臘人的朋友們創立。

Before the club was founded at NU, there was an absence of a community for Greek people and those that enjoy Greek culture, Kallioras said.

卡利奧拉斯說，在俱樂部成立之前，NU 缺乏一個適合希臘人和喜歡希臘文化的人的社區。

“We have people who were born in Greece, people who were born in the U.S. and are Greek and people who love Greeks,” Kallioras said. “We have people from everywhere.”

卡利奧拉斯說：“我們有出生在希臘的人，有出生在美國的希臘人，還有熱愛希臘人的人。” “我們有來自世界各地的人。”

McCormick sophomore Achilleas Mittaris, who is from Ioannina, Greece, said he’s been involved in GALA since the beginning of his time at NU. He said he loves having a space to meet Greeks and Greek American students, as well as having a chance to experience the culture away from home.

來自希臘約阿尼納州的麥考密克大學二年級學生 Achilleas Mittaris 表示，他自從在 NU 就讀以來就一直參與 GALA。他說他喜歡有一個結識希臘人和希臘裔美國學生的空間，也喜歡有機會體驗遠離家鄉的文化。

According to Mittaris, funding is the biggest challenge the club currently faces. The club needs more money to host fun events, especially cuisine-related ones, Mittaris said.

米塔里斯表示，資金是俱樂部目前面臨的最大挑戰。米塔里斯說，俱樂部需要更多的錢來舉辦有趣的活動，尤其是與美食相關的活動。

“A lot of people like Greek food,” Mittaris said. “If we had more funding, we could show more of our cuisine and our culture.”

「很多人喜歡希臘食物，」米塔里斯說。 “如果我們有更多的資金，我們可以展示更多我們的美食和文化。”

Mittaris also said he appreciated how many non-Greek students showed up to the event. Among these attendees were Weinberg sophomore Alisa Vazgryna and McCormick junior Natalie Cheng, both of whom studied abroad in Greece.

米塔里斯也表示，他很高興有這麼多非希臘學生參加這次活動。這些與會者包括溫伯格大二學生阿麗莎·瓦茲格里娜(Alisa Vazgryna)和麥考密克大學大三學生娜塔莉·程(Natalie Cheng)，兩人都在希臘留學。

Both Vazgryna and Cheng are classics majors and took Ancient Greek classes with the club’s adviser, Weinberg Prof. Ryan Platte, who advertised GALA in his classes, Vazgryna said.

Vazgryna 說，Vazgryna 和 Cheng 都是古典文學專業，並在俱樂部顧問 Weinberg 教授 Ryan Platte 的指導下學習了古希臘語課程，後者在他的課程中為 GALA 做廣告。

“The club offered modern Greek lessons last year,” Vazgryna said. “We were like, ‘Why don't we show up?’ and so we went before going to Greece.”

「俱樂部去年提供了現代希臘語課程，」瓦茲格里納說。 “我們當時想，’我們為什麼不出現？’所以我們在去希臘之前就去了。

In addition to offering language classes, Kallioras said GALA meets a couple of times per quarter and hosts various cultural events. In the past, she said, they have hosted a professional event with the consul general of Greece in Chicago, a Greek Easter celebration, Greek dancing class and frappe making session — a Greek coffee.

卡利奧拉斯表示，除了提供語言課程外，GALA 每季還會舉行幾次會議，並舉辦各種文化活動。她說，過去他們曾與希臘駐芝加哥總領事一起舉辦專業活動、希臘復活節慶祝活動、希臘舞蹈課和製作冰沙課程——希臘咖啡。

The New Year’s party was their first event of the quarter, and saw around 40 people in attendance, which Mittaris said exceeded his expectations.

新年派對是他們本季的第一場活動，約有 40 人參加，米塔里斯表示這超出了他的預期。

“It was a big success,” Mittaris said. “A lot of people were here, and I love that it was not only Greeks; it was Greek Americans and people who love Greece.”

「這是一次巨大的成功，」米塔里斯說。 “這裡有很多人，我喜歡的是，這裡不僅有希臘人，還有很多人。”是希臘裔美國人和熱愛希臘的人們。

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