Grove Park House of Pizza Review

    Robot food servers? Welcome to Grove Park House of Pizza! I was hungry so I decided to try out Grove Park House of Pizza. Blown away by the unique servers and club in the back, it was a no-brainer for me to try out this spot.

    After I was sat, it took about 10-12 minutes before the waiter got there. The service definitely could've been better on the inside of the restaurant. My waiter wasn't very friendly considering it was my first time there. It was uncontrollably cold inside the restaurant, so I advise you to bring a jacket. As you saw in the opening picture, we had a robot server named Rosie bring the food to the table.

    Based on the name, you can tell pizza is a key to the menu but don't let that fool you. The menu is extensive and you can customize your pizza any way you want it. I'm a pizza lover so that is music to my ears. I ordered my pizza and I wasn't blown away. It was okay but not worth $14 in my opinion. The quality was just a little underwhelming and the 30-minute wait didn't make it any better. 

    Overall, I would rate Grove Park House of Pizza a 6/10. It won't be the best thing you've ever had but it's food. Personally, I don't know if I will go back. The prices aren't bad and they have a good menu but the quality of the food may not be what you're looking for.

Promising Probate

 
It's probate season now in the HBCU culture. Here at SC State, we are connected with our Greek members on campus and I spoke with a member of the Alpha Lambda Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi in Jordon Moorer about the importance of a probate and what it really means.

How would you explain the importance of a probate to someone with no greek knowledge? A probate is place where you show everybody what you learned while join a fraternity or sorority and tell everyone what you what to achieve. Different organizations have different goals for example Kappa Alpha Psi is about achievement in every field of human endeavor. Those guidelines will follow you throughout life.

What type of challenges do Greek organizations have trying to put together a probate? A probate is actually a lot. You have to find attire and venue for the people coming out. You have to have someone selling tickets and collecting at the door. It's a lot of things you have to have. I won't say it's too much but it does take a lot of work.

What is the difference between a good probate and a great probate? I would base a probate off of the people coming out and showing that you're having fun because you want to cherish those memories. You're going to go back and look and be like "dang that was me".

Looking back a year later, what do you cherish the most about your probate? I would say the first time strolling because at first I could not stroll at all. Now I look back and see the progress I've made since the beginning. I also like to go down memory lane with my brothers. 

Did the tragic death of Caleb Wilson impact you or your organization directly? It did impact a lot of people. Some were scared and didn't know what would come with joining a fraternity. Rumors about hazing impacted and even indirectly. Family members not wanting them to continue and it impacted the chapters too. Now it's harder to get insurance after that happened, it's already hard to get insurance for Fraternities and Sororities and it's even harder now after that happened.