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'''[http://media.www.wcuquad.com/media/storage/paper676/news/2008/12/08/News/Wcu-Students.Donate.Over.5000.Bears-3574231.shtml WCU students donate over 5000 bears (WCUQuad.com - 8 December 08)]'''  <br>
 
'''[http://media.www.wcuquad.com/media/storage/paper676/news/2008/12/08/News/Wcu-Students.Donate.Over.5000.Bears-3574231.shtml WCU students donate over 5000 bears (WCUQuad.com - 8 December 08)]'''  <br>
 
'''Michelle Filling (&#913;&#917;)''' is an alumni of WCU and graduated in 2002. This year marked her 10th Bear Fair as a volunteer. As an undergrad she was the service chair of Phi Sigma Pi, national service fraternity, and also worked in the Office of Service-Learning. The reason that Filling keeps coming back every year is because she said she has personally seen how much it can help.
 
'''Michelle Filling (&#913;&#917;)''' is an alumni of WCU and graduated in 2002. This year marked her 10th Bear Fair as a volunteer. As an undergrad she was the service chair of Phi Sigma Pi, national service fraternity, and also worked in the Office of Service-Learning. The reason that Filling keeps coming back every year is because she said she has personally seen how much it can help.
 
'''[http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/news/headlines/34475609.html Buford Students Spend a "Day in the Life" of a UVA Student (WCAV CBS 19 - 14 November 08)]'''  <br>
 
"We just want them to get an idea of what it would be like to go to college and get them excited about the prospect," said '''Therese Verkerke (&#913;&#927;)''', the Service Chair of Phi Sigma Pi. "Because we want them to start thinking early about it, and I think it could really help them in their studies."
 

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Students headed to D.C. (Times Reporter.com - 13 January 08)
Area college students Colleen Maleski (ΒΙ) of Tippecanoe and A. Jenna Puskarich of Cadiz are excited at the prospect of attending the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama. The women are among top college students from across the nation who were chosen by the University Presidential Inaugural Conference to witness the historic event Tuesday.

MLK Jr. day used for service (Red and Black.com - 20 January 08)
Over 700 volunteers united forces Monday to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy as a part of Hands on Northeast Georgia's day of service. While some groups hauled mulch, pulled weeds and built a sandbox for the school's Pre-K, others hung red, white and blue streamers from classroom doors. "The connection [between Martin Luther King and Barack Obama] speaks for itself," said Emily Baggett (ΒΖ), as she reached up to secure some patriotic ornaments. Baggett, a junior from Warner Robbins, volunteered with her fraternity, Phi Sigma Pi.

Free Expression Section: Ladies' Week of Expression (The West Georgian - 20 January 08)
Aleta Watson (ΓΔ) is a remarkable and brilliant young woman with a very bright future. She is in her third year and is currently working on a Mass Communications degree with a minor in Sociology. Not only is Aleta an outstanding student, but also involved in several organizations such as Phi Sigma Pi (a national honors fraternity), Women of Diversity, and the NAACP.

Co-ed fraternity breaks the mold (Amherst Wire - 27 December 08)
“I love being part of a co-ed fraternity,” said UMass Senior Marisa Pacifico (ΒΥ), who has been a “brother” since 2007, “It’s a great mix of diverse people. I don’t remember a time when I’ve ever gotten in a fight with any of them; they’re all just really cool people.”

WCU students donate over 5000 bears (WCUQuad.com - 8 December 08)
Michelle Filling (ΑΕ) is an alumni of WCU and graduated in 2002. This year marked her 10th Bear Fair as a volunteer. As an undergrad she was the service chair of Phi Sigma Pi, national service fraternity, and also worked in the Office of Service-Learning. The reason that Filling keeps coming back every year is because she said she has personally seen how much it can help.