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'''[http://www.thetowerlight.com/students-dancing-for-a-difference-1.2172789 Students dancing for a difference (TheTowerLight.com - 28 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>
For 12 straight hours, students were on their feet to raise money for sick and injured children at the annual TigerTHON event Friday night through Saturday morning.  Four members from '''Phi Sigma Pi (&#915;&#928;)''' said that they went to the event to help serve the community.
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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://www2.wnct.com/nct/news/local/article/donuts_for_diabetes_krispy_kreme_challenge_held_in_greenville/113763/ Donuts for Diabetes: Krispy Kreme Challenge held in Greenville (WNCT.com - 27 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 second annual Krispy Kreme Challenge was held on 10th street in Greenville. The event is co-sponsored by '''Phi Sigma Pi Honors Fraternity  (&#932;)''' which supplied over 30 volunteers to help with the event.
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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.reflector.com/features/kolasa-doughnuts-diabetes-fundraiser-set-saturday-24543 Kolasa: Doughnuts for diabetes, Fundraiser set for Saturday (Reflector.com - 23 February 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>
The Greenville event, which starts at 9 a.m. is co-sponsored by our Juvenile Diabetes Research Family team — Ben’s Buddies — and the ECU Chapter of '''Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity (&#932;)'''.
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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.themorningsun.com/articles/2010/02/20/news/doc4b804701f284a978597842.txt Polar plungers raise thousands for Special Olympics (TheMorningSun.com - 20 February 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>
'''Kim Ehlke and Shannon Crane (&#915;&#924;)''' dressed as Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and jumped with Phi Sigma Pi, a national honor society that provides scholarship, fellowship, and leadership. “We raised $5,000 for Special Olympics,” Ehlke said . “There are about 20 of us.
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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.gwhatchet.com/media/storage/paper332/news/2010/02/18/News/Greeks.Dominate.Sa.Election.Pool-3874316.shtml Greeks dominate SA election pool (GWHatchet.com - 18 February 2010)]''' <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>
For the first time in recent history, the two candidates for president and four candidates for executive vice president are all members of the Greek community, representing Beta Theta Pi, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Sigma Pi, Pi Kappa Alpha, and Sigma Chi. '''Katie Easter (&#914;&#924;)''', the president of national honor fraternity Phi Sigma Pi, said her chapter will be helping presidential candidate '''Xochitl Sanchez (&#914;&#924;)''' "poster" early Friday morning during the annual election tradition, in which candidates race each other for prime locations to advertise their campaigns.
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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.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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See: [[In_the_News]]
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.
 
 
 
'''[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>
 
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.
 
 
 
'''[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>
 
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.
 

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