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'''[http://www.cm-life.com/2009/10/28/cmu-honors-fraternity-seeks-to-shed-light-on-drunk-driving/ CMU honors fraternity seeks to shed light on drunk driving (CM-life.com - 28 October 09)]''' <br>
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'''[http://www.iup.edu/news-item.aspx?id=218989&blogid=6121 PASSION FOR HELPING OTHERS ON DISPLAY DURING AUTISM AWARENESS WEEK (IUP.edu - April 14, 2016)]''' <br>
Phi Sigma Pi hopes to make the consequences of drunk driving seem real to students Thursday.  “We want to make drunk driving a reality. A lot of people blow it off and don’t get the real effect unless they hear personal testimony,” said Walled Lake senior '''Rachel Pelto (&#915;&#924;)''', president of Phi Sigma Pi.  
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''Machete’s (&#919;)'' passion for the Autism Awareness Week project is so deep that he’s also working to make sure it lives on after he graduates this spring. He’s working with a close friend and brother in his honor fraternity, Oktober Appleby, and he plans to hand over the project’s reins to her after the conclusion of this year’s event.
  
'''[http://www.thedaonline.com/news/student-orgs-prepare-themes-for-children-s-trunk-or-treat-1.830927 Sober in October panel (The Daily Anthenaeum - 26 October 09)]''' <br>
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'''[http://college.usatoday.com/2016/01/13/viewpoint-turning-college-experience-around/ Viewpoint: How I turned my college experience around (college.USAToday.com - January 13, 2016)]''' <br>
Roughly 40 decorated cars filled West Virginia University’s Coliseum parking lot waiting for costumed children to arrive for the annual Trunk-or-Treat event Monday evening. "It’s a fun service activity for us to do," said '''Heather Hazucha (&#913;&#924;)''', a junior international studies major and member of Phi Sigma Pi fraternity.
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I went on a trip to Chicago with a student organization, which was hard after a semester of feeling rejected. But on that trip, I ended up making new friends. I also joined Phi Sigma Pi, a gender-inclusive honors fraternity. The process took me out of my comfort zone, but it also introduced me to some of my best friends. '''Arielle Hines (&#915;&#924;)'''
  
'''[http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Campus-Blog-Emotional-Tugs-and-Tiaras-65584522.html Sex at the Capstone: Alabama students hold sexuality forum (AL.com - 23 October 09)]''' <br>
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'''[http://thepenn.org/2015/08/28/phi-sigma-pi-wins-3-awards-at-convention/ Phi Sigma Pi wins 3 awards at convention (ThePenn.org - August 28, 2015)]''' <br>
University of Alabama students met to talk about several different aspects of sex at a campus sexuality forum Thursday night, the Crimson White student newspaper is reporting. The forum was sponsored by '''Phi Sigma Pi (&#916;&#914;)''', the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and Spectrum sponsored the forum.
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At the annual National Convention for Phi Sigma Pi, Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Eta chapter of the National Honor Fraternity won three awards: Best in Western Pennsylvania Region, The C. H. McClure Single Service Award and the Sanders P. McComsey Most Improved Old Chapter Award. “To be recognized on a national scale for all the work we’ve done in the past year felt extremely gratifying, and will only serve to motivate us to achieve even more in the next year,” '''Aubrey Keperling (&#919;)''' said.
  
'''[http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Campus-Blog-Emotional-Tugs-and-Tiaras-65584522.html Campus Blog: Emotional Tugs and Tiaras (NBC Philadelphia - 22 October 09)]''' <br>
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'''[http://www.toledoblade.com/Education/2015/05/10/Army-vet-conquers-battle-for-college-degrees-at-BGSU.html Army vet conquers battle for college degrees at BGSU (ToledoBlade.com - May 10, 2015)]''' <br>
'''Phi Sigma Pi (&#927;)''' (a co-ed honors fraternity that I’m in) had about 20 seniors graduate this past May, and a large number of them came back for the weekend. I was very close, in particular, with three of them – my two bigs (a big is someone who guides a prospective member through the rushing/pledging process) and a third member who was there for me so much through college that she might as well have been one of my bigs.
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As commencement speaker Thomas Snitch exhorted Bowling Green State University’s new graduates Saturday not to underestimate themselves, his message surely was not lost on '''Tanya Schardt (&#917;&#914;).''' The Army veteran from Fremont nearly lost her life in Iraq on Halloween, 2007, when an improvised explosive device struck the armored Humvee in which she and four colleagues rode. Two were killed, two suffered minor injuries, and Ms. Schardt spent the better part of the next two years in hospitals.
  
'''[http://kykernel.com/2009/10/20/honor-fraternities-help-decorate-improve-resumes/ Honor fraternities help decorate, improve resumes  (Kentucky Kernel - 20 October 09)]''' <br>
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'''[http://www.trinitonian.com/2015/05/04/a-love-letter-to-my-time-at-a-small-school/ A love letter to my time at a small school (trinitonian.com - May 4, 2015)]''' <br>
Rebecca Street, president of the UK chapter of the '''Phi Sigma Pi (&#915;&#933;)''' national honor fraternity, said there is more to being a part of this type of organization than just to benefit a resume. “Phi Sigma Pi meets weekly and we have events all of the time, focusing on scholarship, leadership, which we do through service, and fellowship, which we do through social events,” she said. “For Phi Sigma Pi, it’s not only a chance to distinguish one’s self, but also to meet other like-minded people.
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Having spent my first year participating in “social activities,” my sophomore year was spent attempting to pack my resume with decent looking credentials. I co-founded '''Phi Sigma Pi (&#918;&#932;)''', the National Honor Fraternity on campus. I worked as an assistant for an international lawyer downtown who didn’t know how to type on a computer. I interned for U.S. Senator John Cornyn in his San Antonio headquarters.
  
'''[http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2009/10/17/volunteers-clean-columbia-creeks/ Volunteers clean Columbia creeks  (themaneater.com - 17 October 09)]''' <br>
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See: [[In_the_News]]
More than 300 volunteers showed up to the sixth annual Hinkson Clean Sweep on Saturday morning.  Volunteers included local Columbia residents and various organizations, such as Phi Alpha Delta and '''Phi Sigma Pi (&#916;&#926;)'''.
 
 
 
'''[http://media.www.dailycampus.com/media/storage/paper340/news/2009/10/12/Focus/Homecoming.Parade.Is.A.Hit-3800209.shtml Homecoming Parade is a hit (Daily Campus - 12 October 09)]''' <br>
 
'''Phi Sigma Pi (&#914;&#928;)''' and Alpha Beta Epsilon, who combined for the events, chose Cocoa Pebbles as their cereal. Members dressed as the cast of the Flinstones and chanted the cheer "Yabba dabba do it!" throughout the parade.
 
 
 
'''[http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Ship-Blog-1-63550557.html Phi Sigma Pi to raise funds for Teach for America with 5k run (Daily Orange - 8 October 09)]''' <br>
 
'''Phi Sigma Pi (&#914;&#917;)''' and Syracuse University's Healthy Monday program will host their first 5K run Sunday to raise money for Teach for America. The organizers hope to raise $500-$600 and have about 75 participants at the event.
 
 
 
'''[http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Ship-Blog-1-63550557.html The Ship Blog: A Moment of Peace Found on the Road (NBC Philadelphia - 5 October 09)]''' <br>
 
My name is '''Eudora Linde (&#927;)''' and I am a college senior. I’m trying to pack as much as I can into my senior year before entering the “real world” while still maintaining my grades, being a positive leader with club involvement, holding a job as a waitress and keeping some sort of social life in my final weeks at Shippensburg University.
 

Latest revision as of 06:59, 18 April 2016

PASSION FOR HELPING OTHERS ON DISPLAY DURING AUTISM AWARENESS WEEK (IUP.edu - April 14, 2016)
Machete’s (Η) passion for the Autism Awareness Week project is so deep that he’s also working to make sure it lives on after he graduates this spring. He’s working with a close friend and brother in his honor fraternity, Oktober Appleby, and he plans to hand over the project’s reins to her after the conclusion of this year’s event.

Viewpoint: How I turned my college experience around (college.USAToday.com - January 13, 2016)
I went on a trip to Chicago with a student organization, which was hard after a semester of feeling rejected. But on that trip, I ended up making new friends. I also joined Phi Sigma Pi, a gender-inclusive honors fraternity. The process took me out of my comfort zone, but it also introduced me to some of my best friends. Arielle Hines (ΓΜ)

Phi Sigma Pi wins 3 awards at convention (ThePenn.org - August 28, 2015)
At the annual National Convention for Phi Sigma Pi, Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Eta chapter of the National Honor Fraternity won three awards: Best in Western Pennsylvania Region, The C. H. McClure Single Service Award and the Sanders P. McComsey Most Improved Old Chapter Award. “To be recognized on a national scale for all the work we’ve done in the past year felt extremely gratifying, and will only serve to motivate us to achieve even more in the next year,” Aubrey Keperling (Η) said.

Army vet conquers battle for college degrees at BGSU (ToledoBlade.com - May 10, 2015)
As commencement speaker Thomas Snitch exhorted Bowling Green State University’s new graduates Saturday not to underestimate themselves, his message surely was not lost on Tanya Schardt (ΕΒ). The Army veteran from Fremont nearly lost her life in Iraq on Halloween, 2007, when an improvised explosive device struck the armored Humvee in which she and four colleagues rode. Two were killed, two suffered minor injuries, and Ms. Schardt spent the better part of the next two years in hospitals.

A love letter to my time at a small school (trinitonian.com - May 4, 2015)
Having spent my first year participating in “social activities,” my sophomore year was spent attempting to pack my resume with decent looking credentials. I co-founded Phi Sigma Pi (ΖΤ), the National Honor Fraternity on campus. I worked as an assistant for an international lawyer downtown who didn’t know how to type on a computer. I interned for U.S. Senator John Cornyn in his San Antonio headquarters.

See: In_the_News