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| + | '''[http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2012/5/1/capture-park-raises-money-teach-america/ Capture the Park raises money for Teach for America (TheManeater.com - May 1, 2012)]''' <br> | ||
| + | MU students competed in a capture the flag tournament Saturday as part of Phi Sigma Pi's Capture the Park. The MU chapter of the national honor fraternity held the event at Columbia Cosmopolitan Recreation Area to raise money for its philanthropic organization, Teach for America. | ||
| + | "It's basically a big capture the flag tournament," Phi Sigma Pi Service chairman '''Jacob Schreiber (ΔΞ)''' said. "Teams sign up for $5 a person and all the proceeds go to Teach for America." | ||
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| + | '''[http://www.the-standard.org/news/fraternity-hosts-sleepout/article_4af83a46-9325-11e1-bd64-001a4bcf6878.html Fraternity hosts sleepout (The-Standard.org - May 1, 2012)]''' <br> | ||
| + | Some huddled in boxes on the side of the road. Others held signs asking for donations. All were there for two reasons: to raise awareness for the homeless and to collect donations for Habitat for Humanity. Phi Sigma Pi — a national honor fraternity based on scholarship, leadership and fellowship — hosted their annual Sleepout for the Homeless from 4 p.m. Friday, April 27 to 8 a.m. Saturday, April 28. In an effort to raise money for Habitat for Humanity, the fraternity’s local philanthropy members stayed up all night in the Mardel parking lot off Battlefield Road, asking for donations from passers-by. '''Kelsey Sack (ΓΣ)''', Phi Sigma Pi’s service chair, said Sleepout for the Homeless is the fraternity’s biggest service event that raises money for another organization and believes it is important to raise money for Habitat for Humanity. | ||
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| + | '''[http://www.therolladailynews.com/news/x1364632197/New-honor-fraternity-at-S-T New honor fraternity at S&T (TheRollaDailyNews.com - April 26, 2012)]''' <br> | ||
| + | According to '''Jeremy Robinson (ΖΠ)''', chapter president, “Phi Sigma Pi strives to promote high levels of excellence through service, scholarship, leadership, and fellowship. Our organization uses these ideals to promote the acquisition and sharing knowledge, nurture leadership through service, and foster life-long fellowship.” The Zeta Pi chapter at Missouri S&T is the fifth chapter in the state, and is one of the newest additions to the national fraternity. | ||
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'''[http://dailyuw.com/news/2012/apr/22/honor-fraternity-establishes-new-chapter-campus/ Honor Fraternity Establishes New Chapter On Campus (DailyUW.com - April 22, 2012)]''' <br> | '''[http://dailyuw.com/news/2012/apr/22/honor-fraternity-establishes-new-chapter-campus/ Honor Fraternity Establishes New Chapter On Campus (DailyUW.com - April 22, 2012)]''' <br> | ||
A chapter of the national honor fraternity Phi Sigma Pi is being established on campus. A pinning ceremony took place for the chapter’s 25 new members last Monday, and now the chapter is finalizing its structure and working toward becoming officially recognized by its parent organization. Rachel Zibrat, a UW graduate student and member of Phi Sigma Pi as an undergraduate, has been acting as an ambassador and mentor for the new chapter and said she will continue to do so for as long as it needs her. “My role for the rest of the quarter is going to be to help answer any questions that the new chapter might have, because they’re basically going to go at it alone,” Zibrat said. “I’m going to be there to kind of hold their hand through it, because it’s going to be hard.” | A chapter of the national honor fraternity Phi Sigma Pi is being established on campus. A pinning ceremony took place for the chapter’s 25 new members last Monday, and now the chapter is finalizing its structure and working toward becoming officially recognized by its parent organization. Rachel Zibrat, a UW graduate student and member of Phi Sigma Pi as an undergraduate, has been acting as an ambassador and mentor for the new chapter and said she will continue to do so for as long as it needs her. “My role for the rest of the quarter is going to be to help answer any questions that the new chapter might have, because they’re basically going to go at it alone,” Zibrat said. “I’m going to be there to kind of hold their hand through it, because it’s going to be hard.” | ||
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Hundreds of UCF students and Central Florida citizens met at Memory Mall on Friday night for the 18th Annual Relay for Life at UCF in an effort to fight back against cancer. '''Catherine Siew (ΓΧ)'''', a junior biology major and member of Phi Sigma Pi, explained the tent that her fraternity had created. | Hundreds of UCF students and Central Florida citizens met at Memory Mall on Friday night for the 18th Annual Relay for Life at UCF in an effort to fight back against cancer. '''Catherine Siew (ΓΧ)'''', a junior biology major and member of Phi Sigma Pi, explained the tent that her fraternity had created. | ||
“The theme for the UCF Relay is ‘When We Were Young,’ and so we chose Hey Arnold, because that’s kind of a classic Nickelodeon show that I think everyone kind of relates to and it keeps it fun and whimsical for everyone,” Siew said. “We just want to bring everyone to the good old days, when your Saturday-morning cartoon comes up.” | “The theme for the UCF Relay is ‘When We Were Young,’ and so we chose Hey Arnold, because that’s kind of a classic Nickelodeon show that I think everyone kind of relates to and it keeps it fun and whimsical for everyone,” Siew said. “We just want to bring everyone to the good old days, when your Saturday-morning cartoon comes up.” | ||
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Revision as of 11:50, 1 May 2012
Capture the Park raises money for Teach for America (TheManeater.com - May 1, 2012)
MU students competed in a capture the flag tournament Saturday as part of Phi Sigma Pi's Capture the Park. The MU chapter of the national honor fraternity held the event at Columbia Cosmopolitan Recreation Area to raise money for its philanthropic organization, Teach for America.
"It's basically a big capture the flag tournament," Phi Sigma Pi Service chairman Jacob Schreiber (ΔΞ) said. "Teams sign up for $5 a person and all the proceeds go to Teach for America."
Fraternity hosts sleepout (The-Standard.org - May 1, 2012)
Some huddled in boxes on the side of the road. Others held signs asking for donations. All were there for two reasons: to raise awareness for the homeless and to collect donations for Habitat for Humanity. Phi Sigma Pi — a national honor fraternity based on scholarship, leadership and fellowship — hosted their annual Sleepout for the Homeless from 4 p.m. Friday, April 27 to 8 a.m. Saturday, April 28. In an effort to raise money for Habitat for Humanity, the fraternity’s local philanthropy members stayed up all night in the Mardel parking lot off Battlefield Road, asking for donations from passers-by. Kelsey Sack (ΓΣ), Phi Sigma Pi’s service chair, said Sleepout for the Homeless is the fraternity’s biggest service event that raises money for another organization and believes it is important to raise money for Habitat for Humanity.
New honor fraternity at S&T (TheRollaDailyNews.com - April 26, 2012)
According to Jeremy Robinson (ΖΠ), chapter president, “Phi Sigma Pi strives to promote high levels of excellence through service, scholarship, leadership, and fellowship. Our organization uses these ideals to promote the acquisition and sharing knowledge, nurture leadership through service, and foster life-long fellowship.” The Zeta Pi chapter at Missouri S&T is the fifth chapter in the state, and is one of the newest additions to the national fraternity.
Honor Fraternity Establishes New Chapter On Campus (DailyUW.com - April 22, 2012)
A chapter of the national honor fraternity Phi Sigma Pi is being established on campus. A pinning ceremony took place for the chapter’s 25 new members last Monday, and now the chapter is finalizing its structure and working toward becoming officially recognized by its parent organization. Rachel Zibrat, a UW graduate student and member of Phi Sigma Pi as an undergraduate, has been acting as an ambassador and mentor for the new chapter and said she will continue to do so for as long as it needs her. “My role for the rest of the quarter is going to be to help answer any questions that the new chapter might have, because they’re basically going to go at it alone,” Zibrat said. “I’m going to be there to kind of hold their hand through it, because it’s going to be hard.”
79 teams collaborate to help fight against cancer (CentralFloridaFuture.com - April 16, 2012)
Hundreds of UCF students and Central Florida citizens met at Memory Mall on Friday night for the 18th Annual Relay for Life at UCF in an effort to fight back against cancer. Catherine Siew (ΓΧ)', a junior biology major and member of Phi Sigma Pi, explained the tent that her fraternity had created.
“The theme for the UCF Relay is ‘When We Were Young,’ and so we chose Hey Arnold, because that’s kind of a classic Nickelodeon show that I think everyone kind of relates to and it keeps it fun and whimsical for everyone,” Siew said. “We just want to bring everyone to the good old days, when your Saturday-morning cartoon comes up.”
See: In_the_News
