With her eclectic style and incessant smile, Sarice Greenstein ’10 is not to be missed around campus. A sociology major with an environmental studies certificate, Greenstein recently sat down with The Argus to talk about her love of meetings, Michael Roth, and all things concerning Israeli dancing.

Argus: Any plans yet for after graduation?
Sarice Greenstein: I’m moving to Texas next year. I’m teaching elementary bilingual education for Teach For America. So that’s going to be scary. And I think it will be fun… I’m glad to be famous here because in Texas no one will know me.

A: So what do you think makes you WesCeleb worthy?
SG: Probably because I invite so many freshman to get drunk in my house and they like me for that. [Giggles] And because I wear crazy clothes and giggle too much. [Giggles] And I do a lot of things. I go to a lot of meetings. I wish I could calculate all the meetings I’ve been to since freshman year…

A: What do you do on campus?
SG: I am the coordinator of the ESL (English as a Second Language) program. We tutor custodial workers in English. I don’t tutor any now. I just help to coordinate. I actually tutor one of their children now, but that’s not an on campus involvement as I go to New Britain. I do a lot of EON (Environmental Organizers Network) stuff. I do a lot of things at the Bayit. I was on Throw Culture, but not any more. I did WesDefs, before too. I’m also training for a half marathon—I did 9.2 miles yesterday and I’m sore. I’ve cycled through a lot of things the last few years. Now I just spend a lot of time inviting people to my house and cleaning up after them.

A: Who’s you favorite administrator to meet with?
SG: John Meerts is like a trip—in a pretty interesting way. I met with the Director of Finance last week; he was cool. I always like meeting with Michael Roth—he’s great.

A: What is your most memorable freshman moment?
SG: One of my favorite things that happened freshman year was that I went to a video exhibition at Zilka called Xanadu. All of these really scary images that led you to believe that crazy cult stuff was going on—like people drinking Kool-Aid, Islamic fundamentalists, and people doing Israeli dances. All of a sudden it occurred to me that I have been in a cult for 18 years. It was frightening. I have since come to terms with it and I still love Israeli dance.

A: So you Israeli dance?
SG: Israeli dancing is my hidden talent. I’ve been doing it since I was three. I did at camp. I used to teach… When I was a senior in high school I did Israeli dancing like four times a week.

A: And you run, too. Where’s the craziest place you’ve ran?
SG: I remember being in Israel and running into all these goats and thinking this is really strange. I love running in different places—it’s a good thing to bring around the world.

A: Where’s you favorite place on campus?
SG: I love the CFA (Center for Performing Arts). I love taking people on a tour of all the quirky parts of it. Like the whispering tree and the note that you can make on that long hallway.

A: What’s your favorite fruit?
SG: I really love passion fruit. I haven’t had one in years but I remember it being good. And pomegranates. I once had a pomegranate right off the tree and it was amazing.

A: What advice would you give to budding WesCelebs?
SG: Being a WesCeleb is silly. If you go to as many meetings as me, then you can be a WesCeleb.