The Barometer Online

Issue date: 5/15/09 Section: News

Media Credit: Cory Reed New media communications juniors Jacob Curtis (above) and Justin Molter (bottom) co-produce Greek Pads, a new television show on KBVR-TV. The show airs on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. with reruns on Thursday at 9 p.m.

OSU students at KBVR-TV have created a new show called "Greek Pads," which was inspired by the popular MTV show, "MTV Cribs."

Co-producers Jacob Curtis and Justin Molter, who work in promotions and public relations at KBVR and are both juniors in new media communications and ambassadors in the College of Liberal Arts, as well as roommates, wanted to provide a show for the campus community that communicated the positive aspects of Greek living at Oregon State.

In each episode of the show, the crew takes a tour of a local fraternity or sorority to distribute information about what they have to offer and to show people what really goes in inside one of those big Greek houses.

"Not very many people know about them [fraternities/sororities], except that their houses are huge. Everyone wonders what's inside," Molter said.

The "Greek Pads" crew has done four shows so far, covering fraternities Chi Phi and Lambda Chi Alpha and two sororities, Delta Gamma and Alpha Gamma Delta, with their main goal being to dispel negative stereotypes that are portrayed in the media about the Greek system.

In order to get students more acquainted with the lifestyle and residence of a Greek Life member at OSU, they give house specifications on how many bedrooms, recreational areas and the square footage of the house.

Each guide shows multiple rooms, which haven't been cleaned or made presentable for the show, lending to a more natural look to the personality of the house.

Molter and Curtis had a few difficulties with the equipment they were using at first, as they were accustomed to doing more work in the studio rather than on the field.

"The OSU Dating Game" was Molter's baby and brainchild, the first show he ever produced. He recently handed the reins over to another producer who has taken the show into his own hands so that Molter can focus on "Greek Pads."

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