phi·lan·thro·py [fi-lan-thruh-pee]
noun, plural phi·lan·thro·pies.
When the average person is asked what they think a sorority or fraternity is all about, most people will say hazing, drinking, partying, and everything else they see on all these college movies depicting collegiate Greek organizations. It is highly unlikely that service, philanthropies or community involvement would even cross their mind. Every sorority and fraternity across the nation has at least one philanthropy that they are affiliated with. These fraternity men and sorority women dedicate numerous service hours to their philanthropy of choice each year and it is actually a very pivotal piece of being in a Greek organization. These service events can include anything from hosting fun events on campus to raise money, having a 5K walk/run, community outreach, and much more.
The PTSA at Six to Six has been working to raise funds to replace the school’s deteriorating wooden playground since September 2010. The Sacred Heart University Greek Life community decided to assist with this project by holding our first annual 24-hour See-Saw-A-Thon in December 2011. The school playground is estimated to cost over $75,000 and as of December 2011 the Greek Life community raised over $10,866 which almost doubled the amount the PTSA raised. The Greek community is hoping that with this event and your help, we will be able to reach our goal and these children will be one step closer to a fun and safe place to play.
1. Altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money,property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions of learning and hospitals, and bygenerosity to other socially useful purposes.
2. An organization devoted to helping needy persons or to other socially useful purposes.
When the average person is asked what they think a sorority or fraternity is all about, most people will say hazing, drinking, partying, and everything else they see on all these college movies depicting collegiate Greek organizations. It is highly unlikely that service, philanthropies or community involvement would even cross their mind. Every sorority and fraternity across the nation has at least one philanthropy that they are affiliated with. These fraternity men and sorority women dedicate numerous service hours to their philanthropy of choice each year and it is actually a very pivotal piece of being in a Greek organization. These service events can include anything from hosting fun events on campus to raise money, having a 5K walk/run, community outreach, and much more.
Sacred
Heart University's Greek life has a great example of a amazing service
event on campus. There are 5 fraternities and 7 sororities on campus.
They all have at least one philanthropy they are involved with. Their
philanthropies range anywhere from Pi Kappa Phi's Push America, Kappa
Delta's Prevent Child Abuse America and Girl Scouts of the USA to Chi
Omega's Make a Wish Foundation and Zeta Tau Alpha's Breast Cancer
Awareness. Although these organizations have to make time to raise
money and help out their own philanthropy, all the organizations come
together and they have their own philanthropy as a whole Greek life
community.
From
February 27 – 28, 2013 the Greek Community at Sacred Heart University
is going back in time to relive their childhood in order to give back to
today’s youth through our second annual fundraising project, Greek Life
Goes Back to Give Back. We are holding a 24-hour See-Saw-A-Thon in
which each sorority and fraternity on campus will keep multiple see-saws
occupied for 24-hours. In addition, there will be a number of different
playground games, music, and entertainment in which we invite the
campus and community to participate.
The funds raised through Greek Life Goes Back to Give Back will go directly to a new playground for the Six to Six Interdistrict Magnet School of Bridgeport, Connecticut.
The funds raised through Greek Life Goes Back to Give Back will go directly to a new playground for the Six to Six Interdistrict Magnet School of Bridgeport, Connecticut.
The PTSA at Six to Six has been working to raise funds to replace the school’s deteriorating wooden playground since September 2010. The Sacred Heart University Greek Life community decided to assist with this project by holding our first annual 24-hour See-Saw-A-Thon in December 2011. The school playground is estimated to cost over $75,000 and as of December 2011 the Greek Life community raised over $10,866 which almost doubled the amount the PTSA raised. The Greek community is hoping that with this event and your help, we will be able to reach our goal and these children will be one step closer to a fun and safe place to play.
If you would like to help, donations are accepted on: www.sacredheart.edu/greeklifegivesback
You could also learn more about the Six to Six Interdistrict Magnet School at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzZj-J1DqHg
being that i am not apart of greek life i was unaware that each sorority and fraternity has their own philanthropy. I think it is great that you listed the different types of services and fundraisers that greek life has done through Sacred Heart it definitely shows a new side of greek life that i was unaware of.
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