Strollin’ on the Harshman basketball courts on Monday were members of the National Panhellenic Council Fraternities and Sororities to kick off Blu and White week.

Blu and White week is a week sponsored by Zeta Phi Beta and Phi Beta Sigma in order to interest new freshmen in Greek organizations. The week includes many events such as a pool party tonight at 6 p.m. in the Rec, a picnic co-hosted with the Black Student Union on Friday and a car wash at Huntington Bank on East Wooster Street on Saturday.

The week’s events are all sponsored by Zeta Phi Beta and Phi Beta Sigma, who’s colors are blue and white (or royal blue and pure white in the case of Zeta Phi Beta), and have been a long running tradition according to Brittney Ragin, member of Zeta Phi Beta.

‘I’ll bet you nobody here could tell you how long it’s been going on for,’ she said.

Phi Beta Sigma, the NPHC fraternity co-hosting the events with Zeta Phi Beta, had visiting members from Ohio State University, including member Prince Williams, a recent graduate, come to the BGSU for Blu and White week.

‘This is my second year coming to this event,’ Williams said. ‘It’s just always a good show.’

The events this week also included Monday’s Back to School Xplosion, an event meant to feature the NPHC Greeks and their strolls to music DJed by WFAL, and an open mic night in the Black Swamp Pub, said Ragin, who co-chaired the event.

‘We throw this event for the new freshmen to get to know the Greeks,’ she said.

Jimmy McLeod, a Phi Beta Sigma senior who co-chaired the Xplosion event with Ragin said he is looking forward to the upcoming events during the week.

‘We’re really looking to give a place for people to belong,’ he said. ‘This week helps to promote the Greeks and to promote Unity.’