希腊裔美国人遗产协会以传统的瓦西洛皮塔切蛋糕仪式庆祝新年

周五晚上，在 Kresge Hall 的一间小教室里，40 个人围成一圈，轮流分享是否在传统的希腊新年蛋糕“vasilopita”中发现了一枚小金币。

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

西北大学的希腊裔美国遗产协会（GALA）周五晚上在克雷斯吉大厅举办了希腊新年派对。

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.

与会者围成一圈，轮流分享他们是否在传统的希腊新年蛋糕（称为瓦西洛皮塔）中发现了一枚小金币。蛋糕里只有一枚硬币，对于有幸在蛋糕中找到它的人来说，它象征着好运。

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 三年级学生 Kirka Kallioras 和 Weinberg 四年级学生 Nikos Madianos 为希腊血统的学生和希腊人的朋友们创立。

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.

卡利奥拉斯说，在俱乐部成立之前，NU 缺乏一个适合希腊人和喜欢希腊文化的人的社区。

“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.”

卡利奥拉斯说：“我们有出生在希腊的人，有出生在美国的希腊人，还有热爱希腊人的人。” “我们有来自世界各地的人。”

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.

来自希腊约阿尼纳州的麦考密克大学二年级学生 Achilleas Mittaris 表示，他自从在 NU 就读以来就一直参与 GALA。他说他喜欢有一个结识希腊人和希腊裔美国学生的空间，也喜欢有机会体验远离家乡的文化。

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，资金是俱乐部目前面临的最大挑战。米塔里斯说，俱乐部需要更多的钱来举办有趣的活动，尤其是与美食相关的活动。

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

“很多人喜欢希腊食物，”米塔里斯说。 “如果我们有更多的资金，我们就可以展示更多我们的美食和文化。”

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.

米塔里斯还表示，他很高兴有这么多非希腊学生参加这次活动。这些与会者包括温伯格大二学生阿丽莎·瓦兹格里娜(Alisa Vazgryna)和麦考密克大学大三学生娜塔莉·程(Natalie Cheng)，两人都在希腊留学。

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 说，Vazgryna 和 Cheng 都是古典文学专业，并在俱乐部顾问 Weinberg 教授 Ryan Platte 的指导下学习了古希腊语课程，后者在他的课程中为 GALA 做广告。

“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.”

“俱乐部去年提供了现代希腊语课程，”瓦兹格里纳说。 “我们当时想，‘我们为什么不出现？’所以我们在去希腊之前就去了。”

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.

卡利奥拉斯表示，除了提供语言课程外，GALA 每个季度还会举行几次会议，并举办各种文化活动。她说，过去他们曾与希腊驻芝加哥总领事一起举办过专业活动、希腊复活节庆祝活动、希腊舞蹈课和制作冰沙课程——希腊咖啡。

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.

新年派对是他们本季度的第一场活动，约有 40 人参加，米塔里斯表示这超出了他的预期。

“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.”

“这是一次巨大的成功，”米塔里斯说。 “这里有很多人，我喜欢的是，这里不仅有希腊人，还有很多人。”是希腊裔美国人和热爱希腊的人们。”

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