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| + | '''[http://www.heartlandconnection.com/news/story.aspx?id=1026072#.UzwbkVFdWq8 Truman students raise money for Teach for America (HeartlandConnection.com - April 1, 2014)]''' <br> | ||
| + | Members of the Alpha Mu Class of Phi Sigma Pi sold bagels from Panera and the St. Louis Bread Co. to raise money. The money raised from the bagels and donations will go toward the 'Teach for America' organization. 'Teach for America' is a non-profit organization in which recent college graduates teach for at least two years in low-income communities. "It's a wonderful cause. I mean, it's a wonderful thing to make sure that every student has the opportunities that you know people in high income areas have as well as low income," said ''' Kate Ginnard (Β)''', Phi Sigma Pi Fundraising Chair. | ||
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| + | '''[http://wydaily.com/2014/03/26/hometown-wjcc-wm-partner-for-food-drive-to-benefit-children-during-spring-break/ WJCC, W&M Partner for Food Drive to Benefit Children During Spring Break (WYDaily.com - March 26, 2014)]''' <br> | ||
| + | Doane said children who are hungry or malnourished have difficulty focusing and performing in school. By providing these children with complete meals, she hopes to work toward addressing the larger picture of local issues. Doane serves as the president of the school’s chapter of Oxfam, a worldwide development organization that fights poverty, and service chair of the '''Phi Sigma Pi honors fraternity (ΓΨ)'''. | ||
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| + | '''[http://dailyorange.com/2014/03/week-highlights-professional-fraternities/ Week highlights professional fraternities (The Daily Orange - March 18, 2014)]''' <br> | ||
| + | The members of '''Phi Sigma Pi National Honors Fraternity (ΒΕ)''', Delta Sigma Pi Business & Economics Fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity and Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity came together to form Syracuse’s first Professional Fraternity Council. The mission of this council is to promote professional, academic and community service involvement of the wider Syracuse University campus through events that showcase the excellence and intellectual diversity of the SU student body. | ||
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'''[http://cw.ua.edu/2014/02/20/phi-sigma-pi-hosts-food-drive-2/ Phi Sigma Pi hosts food drive (The Crimson White - February 20, 2014)]''' <br> | '''[http://cw.ua.edu/2014/02/20/phi-sigma-pi-hosts-food-drive-2/ Phi Sigma Pi hosts food drive (The Crimson White - February 20, 2014)]''' <br> | ||
Phi Sigma Pi is hosting a two-week canned food drive to benefit the West Alabama Food Bank that will conclude this Friday. '''Caroline Armbrester (ΔΒ)''' said the organization’s work with food relief began during Hurricane Sandy, when one of their brothers asked for help through Facebook, and they shipped 200 cans of food to distribute in the brother’s local community. She said they then decided to focus on the Tuscaloosa area, especially after the April 27, 2011, tornado. “We just want to keep giving back to our community that’s obviously done so much for us,” Armbrester said. She said they planned the drive during the spring because it is an off-season for donating, unlike holiday seasons. | Phi Sigma Pi is hosting a two-week canned food drive to benefit the West Alabama Food Bank that will conclude this Friday. '''Caroline Armbrester (ΔΒ)''' said the organization’s work with food relief began during Hurricane Sandy, when one of their brothers asked for help through Facebook, and they shipped 200 cans of food to distribute in the brother’s local community. She said they then decided to focus on the Tuscaloosa area, especially after the April 27, 2011, tornado. “We just want to keep giving back to our community that’s obviously done so much for us,” Armbrester said. She said they planned the drive during the spring because it is an off-season for donating, unlike holiday seasons. | ||
Revision as of 07:59, 2 April 2014
The following are archived In the News articles from 2014.
Past In the News Items: 2014
Truman students raise money for Teach for America (HeartlandConnection.com - April 1, 2014)
Members of the Alpha Mu Class of Phi Sigma Pi sold bagels from Panera and the St. Louis Bread Co. to raise money. The money raised from the bagels and donations will go toward the 'Teach for America' organization. 'Teach for America' is a non-profit organization in which recent college graduates teach for at least two years in low-income communities. "It's a wonderful cause. I mean, it's a wonderful thing to make sure that every student has the opportunities that you know people in high income areas have as well as low income," said Kate Ginnard (Β), Phi Sigma Pi Fundraising Chair.
WJCC, W&M Partner for Food Drive to Benefit Children During Spring Break (WYDaily.com - March 26, 2014)
Doane said children who are hungry or malnourished have difficulty focusing and performing in school. By providing these children with complete meals, she hopes to work toward addressing the larger picture of local issues. Doane serves as the president of the school’s chapter of Oxfam, a worldwide development organization that fights poverty, and service chair of the Phi Sigma Pi honors fraternity (ΓΨ).
Week highlights professional fraternities (The Daily Orange - March 18, 2014)
The members of Phi Sigma Pi National Honors Fraternity (ΒΕ), Delta Sigma Pi Business & Economics Fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity and Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity came together to form Syracuse’s first Professional Fraternity Council. The mission of this council is to promote professional, academic and community service involvement of the wider Syracuse University campus through events that showcase the excellence and intellectual diversity of the SU student body.
Phi Sigma Pi hosts food drive (The Crimson White - February 20, 2014)
Phi Sigma Pi is hosting a two-week canned food drive to benefit the West Alabama Food Bank that will conclude this Friday. Caroline Armbrester (ΔΒ) said the organization’s work with food relief began during Hurricane Sandy, when one of their brothers asked for help through Facebook, and they shipped 200 cans of food to distribute in the brother’s local community. She said they then decided to focus on the Tuscaloosa area, especially after the April 27, 2011, tornado. “We just want to keep giving back to our community that’s obviously done so much for us,” Armbrester said. She said they planned the drive during the spring because it is an off-season for donating, unlike holiday seasons.
