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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==


Rusty Cartwright ([[Jacob Zachar]]) is a freshman in college, attending Cyprus-Rhodes University alongside his big sister, Casey ([[Spencer Grammer]]). Until Rusty arrived, no one at Cyprus-Rhodes knew that Casey had a brother, and Casey insisted that he remain low-profile in hopes that he would not ruin her chance to be elected president of the Zeta Beta Zeta sorority. In an effort to be friendly to her 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]]), a senator's daughter who was the sorority's main target during rush. In turn, Rusty accepts an offer from Cappie ([[Scott Michael Foster|Scott Foster]]), Casey's ex-boyfriend and the current president of Kappa Tau Gamma, the black sheep of the [[fraternities and sororities|Greek system]]. Casey and Cappie often struggle with their feelings towards each other throughout the entire series, ultimately resulting in Evan breaking up with Casey and Cappie sleeping with Rebecca Logan during the first season finale. To top things off, Rusty's girl-friend, Jen K., publishes an article bashing the Greek system by exposing hidden secrets of its members, especially her own sorority, Zeta Beta Zeta. This causes an uproar in the "Greeks" and the University alike. As a result, the Greek system at Cyprus-Rhodes becomes restricted and looked down upon. In response to Jen K.'s betrayal, Rusty dumps her. As the second season begins, the Cartwrights find that they have to pick up the pieces of the previous semester. Rusty has to deal with his break-up with Jen K. and Casey has to deal with reconstructing Zeta Beta Zeta's reputation. Casey also gets crowned ΖΒΖ president after offering to step down.
Rusty Cartwright ([[Jacob Zachar]]) is a freshman in college, attending Cyprus-Rhodes University alongside his big sister, Casey ([[Spencer Grammer]]). Until Rusty arrived, no one at Cyprus-Rhodes knew that Casey had a brother, and Casey insisted that he remain low-profile in hopes that he would not ruin her chance to be elected president of the Zeta Beta Zeta sorority. In an effort to be friendly to her 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]]), a senator's daughter who was the sorority's main target during rush. In turn, Rusty accepts an offer from Cappie ([[Scott Michael Foster|Scott Foster]]), Casey's ex-boyfriend and the current president of Kappa Tau Gamma, the black sheep of the [[fraternities and sororities|Greek system]]. Rusty had a short-lived relationship with ZBZ pledge Jen K ([[Jessica Rose]]), who turns out to be an undercover campus newspaper reporter fishing for information to write an expose focused on the CRU Greek System. With this, the current ZBZ president, Frannie ([[Tiffany Dupont]]), is forced to step down, and Casey is appointed by ZBZ Nat'l as the interim president. In an effort to protect the ZBZ reputation, ZBZ Nat'l sends Lizzie ([[Senta Moses]]) to mother the ZBZ house.


==Cast and characters==
==Cast and characters==

Revision as of 05:32, 13 April 2008

Greek
Created byPatrick Sean Smith
Opening theme"Our Time Now" by Plain White T's
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerSegan/Piller
Running time44 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC Family
ReleaseJuly 9, 2007 –
present

GRΣΣK is an American teen drama television series that runs on the ABC Family network. The show follows the story of Rusty Cartwright, 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).

On December 21, 2007, Disney and Buena Vista Entertainment announced the release Chapter One on DVD. The DVD will include 10 episodes, plus other extras including deleted scenes.[1]

The university is located in the also fictional town of Cyprus, Ohio loosely based on Miami University, Ohio.

Synopsis

Rusty Cartwright (Jacob Zachar) is a freshman in college, attending Cyprus-Rhodes University alongside his big sister, Casey (Spencer Grammer). Until Rusty arrived, no one at Cyprus-Rhodes knew that Casey had a brother, and Casey insisted that he remain low-profile in hopes that he would not ruin her chance to be elected president of the Zeta Beta Zeta sorority. In an effort to be friendly to her 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), a 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. Rusty had a short-lived relationship with ZBZ pledge Jen K (Jessica Rose), who turns out to be an undercover campus newspaper reporter fishing for information to write an expose focused on the CRU Greek System. With this, the current ZBZ president, Frannie (Tiffany Dupont), is forced to step down, and Casey is appointed by ZBZ Nat'l as the interim president. In an effort to protect the ZBZ reputation, ZBZ Nat'l sends Lizzie (Senta Moses) to mother the ZBZ house.

Cast and characters

Episodes

Season Ep # First Airdate Last Airdate
Season 1 22 July 9, 2007 June 9, 2008(est)

Name of the show

The Greek letter "Sigma" is not the equivalent of the Latin/ English letter "E"

ABC advertises the name of the show with the Greek letter "Sigma" to spell the title GRΣΣK (since Sigma resembles an E in the Latin alphabet) instead of Epsilon, which is much the same in appearance and function as E. Taken literally, the name of the show is actually GRSSK, since Sigma is the Greek letter equivalent of the Latin S. The name of the show would have to be spelled either GREEK or ΓΡEEK to be correct in English or Greek, respectively. This practice is comparable to that of faux Cyrillic.


Pop Culture References

  • In the episode "The Rusty Nail", Casey is lying in bed and turns on the television to an an episode of Frasier. Spencer Grammer is the daughter of Kelsey Grammer, who played the lead on Frasier for eleven years.

References

  1. ^ "Greek DVD release". TV Shows on DVD. Retrieved 2008-02-10.