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'''[http://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2010/haiti-week-gives-relief-on-one-month-anniversary-of-earthquake-disaster-123.php 'Haiti Week' gives relief on one-month anniversary of earthquake disaster (WM.edu - 10 February 2010)]''' <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>
Hosted by William & Mary Supports Haiti, a student-run umbrella organization of more than 11 student organizations, all benefits from this week's activities will be donated towards the University of Fondwa, a post-secondary institution catering to Haiti's rural poor that was demolished during the Jan. 17 earthquake that struck the island nation. William & Mary Supports Haiti is made up of such student groups as service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega, the Student Assembly, and honor fraternity '''Phi Sigma Pi (&#915;&#936;)''', among others.
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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.prlog.org/10516150-congresswoman-eleanor-holmes-norton-to-receive-excellence-in-leadership-award-at-3rd-annual-banquet.html Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton to Receive Excellence in Leadership Award at 3rd Annual Banquet (PRLog - 3 February 2010)]''' <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>
The '''Phi Sigma Pi, Alpha Tau Chapter''' Endowment Fund, Inc. (Endowment Fund) will host their Third Annual Awards Banquet.  This year, the Endowment Fund, is pleased to announce that Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton will receive the inaugural “Excellence in Leadership Award” and deliver the keynote address.
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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.post-gazette.com/pg/10028/1031537-58.stm Cal U student knows how a small gift can help children affected by violence (Post-Gazette.com - 28 January 2010)]''' <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>
After members of the women's swimming team, Black Student Union, Best Buddies, the Practitioners, Kappa Kappa Psi, '''Phi Sigma Pi (&#922;)''', the Psychology Club and the Public Relations Student Society of America worked on the project over the fall semester, they delivered 30 blanket, bear and book bundles to the shelter Jan. 21.
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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://temple-news.com/2010/01/25/student-organization-hosts-on-campus-drive-for-haiti/ Student organization hosts on-campus drive for Haiti (The Temple News Online - 25 January 2010)]''' <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>
On Jan. 25, the Haitian Student Organization hosted a university-wide collection to benefit the victims of the earthquake. Volunteers accepted food, medical, baby and hygienic supplies as the collection ran from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Volunteers collected, boxed, and prepared the supplies for shipment as students and faculty made their donations to the cause. Joining the HSO’s efforts, other organizations committed to helping with the collection, including '''Phi Sigma Pi (&#913;&#923;)''', Main Campus Programming Board and Student Activities.  
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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://media.www.kentnewsnet.com/media/storage/paper867/news/2009/12/04/News/Phi-Sigma.Pi.Sponsors.Comedy.Competition-3845569.shtml Phi Sigma Pi sponsors comedy competition (kentnewsnet.com - 4 December 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>
Tomorrow, the Kent State chapter of Phi Sigma Pi will host a comedy competition. The event will be from 4 to 7:30 p.m. in the Kiva, and all proceeds will benefit Teach for America.  "We believe everyone deserves a good education and the chance to shape their own future," said '''Mary Brodland (&#914;&#914;)''', senior general studies major and chair of the comedy competition event. "We need help supporting these low-income children and giving them a chance to rise to their full potential."
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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.
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See: [[In_the_News]]

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