GREEK (TV SERIES)

'''GRΣΣK''' (or '''Greek''') is a teen drama television series that runs on the ABC Family network. The show follows the story of Rusty, a college freshman attending the fictional Cyprus-Rhodes University, who longs to leave behind his reputation as a high school geek by joining a fraternity, while sister Casey hopes for little interference with her enjoyment of Greek life. Most of the characters belong to either the fictional fraternities Kappa Tau Gamma (ΚΤΓ) and Omega Chi Delta (ΩΧΔ), or the fictional sorority Zeta Beta Zeta (ΖΒΖ).
: 'Tagline': ''College. It's a rush.''

Contents

Synopsis

Episode Guide

Cast

Supporting Cast

Crew

Trivia

Controversy

References

External links

Synopsis

Rusty Cartwright (Jacob Zachar) is a freshman in college, attending Cyprus-Rhodes University alongside big sister Casey (Spencer Grammer). Originally, no one even knew about Rusty until he arrived. Casey insisted that he remain low-profile, in hopes that he won't ruin her chances to be elected president of the Zeta Beta Zeta sorority. In an effort to make nice with the family, Casey's boyfriend, Evan (Jake McDorman), offers Rusty a spot in the Omega Chi Delta fraternity, which he declines after finding Evan cheating on Casey with Rebecca Logan (Dilshad Vadsaria), the Senator's daughter who was the sorority's main target during rush. In turn, Rusty accepts an offer from Cappie (Scott Foster), Casey's ex-boyfriend and the current president of Kappa Tau Gamma, the black sheep of the Greek system.

Episode Guide

Main articles: List of Greek episodes

Cast

The following is a list of major cast members featured in the opening credits:

'Rusty Cartwright' (Jacob Zachar) ΚΤΓ
	Originally from Chicago, Rusty attends college in an attempt to leave behind his geeky image, one that he achieved in high school but cannot shed since declaring Polymer science as his major. He wishes to pledge a fraternity, but his sister, Casey, tries to convince him otherwise. After pledging Kappa Tau Gamma, Casey has a change of heart and accepts Rusty's place within the Greek system. He is seen dating Jen K, a sister in the Zeta Beta Zeta sorority. Nicknamed "Spitter" after spitting out tequila after his first taste.
'Casey Cartwright' (Spencer Grammer) ZBZ
	Older sister, Casey is vying to be the next president of the Zeta Beta Zeta sorority, but it was later revealed that her mentor, Frannie, is running for re-election. She is dating Evan Chambers, a member of the brother fraternity, Omega Chi Delta, who also nominated her as the "Omega Chi Sweetheart." She was also noted to have once dated Cappie, a relationship that he would like to renew.
'Cappie' (Scott Foster) ΚΤΓ
	His Big Brother, Cappie, befriends Rusty during rush and convinces him to pledge Kappa Tau. It is noted that he and Casey once had a relationship, one that he would like to renew but cannot since she is dating Evan. Although appearing as a lazy party-goer, he uses his intelligence and wit to deliver the line, "I used to be a __ Major" after reciting knowledge on any subject matter. Nicknamed "Cappie", but his real name remains unrevealed.
'Evan Chambers' (Jake McDorman) ΩΧΔ
	Her boyfriend, Evan, is the current president of Omega Chi Delta, the brother fraternity to Zeta Beta Zeta. Despite cheating on her with Rebecca, he futhered his relationship with Casey by offering Casey his letters in a lavaliering ceremony and nominating her for "Omega Chi Sweetheart." He also bonded with Little Brother, Calvin, during a campus-wide blackout while attempting to kill a retched rat.
'Calvin Owens' (Paul James) ΩΧΔ
	His friend, Calvin, is a closeted gay who pledges Omega Chi Delta as a legacy. He was in a short-lived relationship with Heath from Kappa Tau Gamma after the two had a sexual encounter during rush. He also used his knowledge of hockey to help Rusty during a floor hockey tournament while pledging. He also bonded with Big Brother, Evan, during a campus-wide blackout while attempting to kill a retched rat.
'Dale' (Clark Duke)
	His roommate, Dale is the moralistic nerd representing the South, who voices disagreement with Rusty's "new" lifestyle, even to go as far as to hack the school's system and shut down Rusty's electricity supply as a sign of hatred. He is a member of a faith sharing group, a volunteer at a local children's shelter, and -- surprisingly -- the lead guitarist in the fictional band, Darwin Lied.
'Ashleigh' (Amber Stevens) ΖΒΖ
	Her best friend, Ashleigh, is a kindhearted girl who supports best friend, Casey, in her endeavor to become the president of Zeta Beta Zeta. She has a long-distance boyfriend named Travis, and even remains faithful to him, despite the other girls suggesting she leave him after they find him rude and appalling. She is often seen leaning on the shoulder of Calvin, who usually delivers her some sound advice.
'Rebecca Logan' (Dilshad Vadsaria) ZBZ
	Her Little Sister, Rebecca is the Senator's daughter who was the major target in rush. Casey bribes her to pledge Zeta Beta Zeta, and she accepts. First appearing as friends, their relationship deteriorates when Casey discovers her one night stand with Evan. She is also the only one to know Cappie's real name after conducting a psychological case study on him, one that required that he fill out a form.

Supporting Cast

The following is a list of supporting cast members not featured in the opening credits:

'Frannie' (Tiffany Dupont) ZBZ	'Jen K' (Jessica Rose) ZBZ
The current president of Zeta Beta Zeta who was told she didn't meet graduation requirements and to stay a fifth year.	She pledged Zeta Beta Zeta as a legacy, and is the uncoordinated, naive, talkitive, and ditzy girl who eventually earned the affections of Rusty.
'Heath' (Zack Lively) ΚΤΓ	'The Beaver' (Aaron Hill) ΚΤΓ
A member of Kappa Tau Gamma who had a short-lived relationship with Calvin that began with a sexual encounter during rush.	A member of Kappa Tau Gamma whose one gag is his subconscious motive to pee in Cappie's closet whenever he's drunk.
'The Girls of Pi Pi Pi' (πππ)
The girls of of Zeta Beta Zeta often refer to those in Tri Pi as a source of comparison. The are rarely seen, but only talked about as somewhat of a lower class or as mere rivals of Zeta Beta Zeta.

Crew

★ Creator - Patrick Sean Smith

★ Executive Producer - Lloyd Segan

★ Executive Producer - Shawn Piller

★ Producer - Nellie Nugiel

★ Co-producer - Adam Fratto

Trivia

★ ABC advertises the name of the show with the Greek letter Sigma in the title. However, the English equivalent of "Sigma" is the letter "S", revealing that the true title of the program is not GRΣΣK, but GRSSK.

★ The girls of Zeta Beta Zeta are often found teasing the girls of Tri Pi. These girls are rarely seen and mentionings are used in the form of a running gag, similar to the Heather Sinclair of ''.

★ In the episodes "The Rusty Nail" and "Friday Night Frights", the band Plain White T's was featured as musical entertainment for two individual parties hosted by Kappa Tau Gamma. The first time, the group played the famous Hey There Delilah. The second time, the group played the uncoming single Our Time Now.

★ In the episode "The Rusty Nail", Casey suggests she and Evan watch an episode of Frasier. Kelsey Grammer, the star of Frasier, is the real-life father of Spencer Grammer (Casey).

★ In the episode "Multiple Choices", the band the Dollyrots was featured as musical entertainment at a party hosted by Omega Chi Delta. They played their hit Because I'm Awesome.

★ In the episode "Multiple Choices", the college prepares for the week of midterm examinations, and Cappie helps his frat brothers with "study aids" organized in multiple filing cabinets. When Rusty fears he will flunk his Honors Physics exam, Cappie reveals that there are zero aids under "Sciences" but pulls out a skull and recites a motivational speech that parodied the a monologue from Hamlet.

★ In the episode "Depth Perception," after a meeting with her advisor, Frannie discovers that she will not be able to graduate on-time as a Pre-med student and will have to stay for a fifth year to fulfill all of her requirements. She even goes on to say, "You mean I won't become an Izzie or Meredith?", a reference to ABC's ''Grey's Anatomy''.

★ In the episode "Depth Perception," Jen K mentions her roommate, Stephanie, an agoraphobe who spends much of her time in front of a webcam. Jen describes it as "living with lonelygirl15." Coincidently, Jessica Rose, who plays Jen K, played the role of lonelygirl15 in the internet program of the same name.

★ In the episode "Depth Perception", Cappie participated in a psychological case study conducted by Rebecca. His case study number for Cappie was 8675309, the same seven digits used in Tommy Tutone's famous song "867-5309/Jenny."

Controversy

★ The program has garnered attention from members of real-world Greek organizations who claim that the program depicts the Greek system in a negative light. They contest that ABC 'Family' should not air the program due to ''Greek'' 's sexual content and alcohol usage. ABC's 'Greek' causes concern

★ The Parents Television Council (PTC) argues that ''Greek'' does not warn viewers about it's sexual content and invasive dialogue. The PTC claims episodes "Pilot" and "Hazed and Confused" have sexually explicit scenes, such as that of Rebecca and Evan and their cellphone garnered video of a sexual encounter, and based on the following conversations of Casey with Ashleigh and Casey confronting Rebecca. Despite the TV-14 v-chip rating, neither a "S" (sexual content) nor "D" (invasive dialogue) are included to the indicator, making it imppossible for the v-chip to block the program for underage viewers. 'Greek' and the Parents Television Council

References

External links

★ Official Website

★ Virtual Rush

★ Greek at MySpace

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★ Greek Fans Community on LiveJournal