Program points differences between sexes during 'Beta Week' Event
Sigma Lambda Beta fraternity and Delta Sigma Theta sorority proved men are from Mars and women are from Venus.
The two organizations sponsored “A Man’s World, A Woman’s Universe” as a part of Sigma Lambda Beta’s “Beta Week,” on Wednesday evening.
“We wanted a program that broke down the barriers of communication between men and women,” Grand Blanc senior and Sigma Lambda Beta member Uzo Eluwa said.
About 35 people attended the event and attendees were seated depending on their gender.
The primary focus of the event was relationships and opinions were plenty.
Sturgis senior Miguel De Jesus said society’s standards are where gender roles in a relationship generated.
“A man is supposed to be macho, when he’s not supporting the woman or not the breadwinner he’s viewed as weak,” De Jesus said.
Dearborn graduate student James Collada agrees and said there is an added pressure for men to do better if their significant other is more successful than they are.
“I think it puts pressure on men to build themselves up,” Collada said. “When that woman doesn’t have a need for you, you feel like you’re empty or that you have no purpose, no one wants to feel like that.”
The topic of relationships and college came up as well, and some said they would not put their dreams on hold for the sake of their partner.
“My boyfriend and I have been together for seven years, I’m in Michigan and he’s in Tennessee,” said Detroit junior Jessica Veasley. “We both knew I needed to go to college and he needed to go to college, but I was not moving to Tennessee and letting go of my dream.”
Some said they would do otherwise and Collada said he is willing to go wherever his girlfriend may want to go.
“I always tell my girlfriend, ‘Home is where the heart is and my heart is with you; so wherever you go I’ll be there,’” Collada said.
The rules of engagement and marriage were also discussed and some said a marriage should never be forced.
Detroit senior Angelica Hobson said her parents have been together for several years and though they’re not married they are happy.
“My parents have been together for 18 years, they live together yet they’re not getting married because people are trying to force it,” Hobson said.
Despite the low male turnout, Eluwa said he was happy with the overall turnout of the event.
“There could have been more males, but the ones that were here were participating and communicating and that’s what we wanted,” Eluwa said. “It was fun and we wanted an event where people could share their opinions but have fun with it.”
