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'''[http://media.www.the-standard.org/media/storage/paper1059/news/2010/05/04/News/Students.Box.Homelessness-3916597.shtml Co-ed honors fraternity raises money for Habitat for Humanity (The Standard Online - 4 May 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>
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Phi Sigma Pi, a co-ed national honor fraternity, raised more than $200 from April 30 through April 31 for Habitat for Humanity during their annual event, Sleep Out for the Homeless.  "Sleep Out for the Homeless was a great success this year," said '''Brittany Norton (&#915;&#931;)''', the fraternity's service chair. "We raised a total of $210.26. This beat last year's contribution of $182.18."
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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.
  
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'''[http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100428/NEWS01/4290316/Disease+fails+to+bring+down+curtain+on+theater+major Disease fails to bring down curtain on theater major (cincinnati.com - 28 April 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>
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If people want to put '''Caitlin Brown (&#917;&#929;)''' in a category, make it a high-achieving one. She graduated with honors from Oak Hills High School in 2006. She's a theater major at Northern Kentucky University, where last semester she joined a co-ed honors fraternity, Phi Sigma Pi.  She's also an ardent advocate for SMA causes. On Saturday, she and her family, friends and fraternity members will gather at Xavier University's Cintas Center for the seventh annual Walk-n-Roll to Cure SMA, organized by the support group Families with SMA.
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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;)'''
  
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'''[http://today.ucf.edu/ucf-teams-raise-77k-to-fight-cancer/ UCF Teams Raise $77k to Fight Cancer (UCF Today - 27 April 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>
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UCF students, faculty and staff raised nearly $77,000 during this year’s Relay for Life to fund cancer research.  More than 75 teams participated in the annual event, held April 16 on Memory Mall. Topping the list with the most funds raised were Uknighted for a Cure; '''Phi Sigma Pi (&#915;&#935;)'''; the Center for Distributed Learning; UCF Finance and Accounting; and Strategy, Marketing, Communications and Admissions.
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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.
  
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'''[http://www.cw.ua.edu/2010/04/26/relay-for-life-held-despite-storms/ Relay for Life held despite storms (Crimson and White - 9 April 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>
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“The weather did not stop me from attending the event today, though I feel it did have an effect on the participation,” she said. “But I was going to be here no matter what. Relay for Life is a great way to help the cause and see people from all different groups contribute.”  '''Lelia Huber (&#916;&#914;)''' participated with Phi Sigma Pi and sold wristbands that read, “Ain’t nothing but a winner” to raise funds.
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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.
  
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'''[http://www.videtteonline.com/index.php?id=31990:phi-sigma-pi-shooting-hoops-for-a-good-cause&option=com_content&catid=46:featurescampus&Itemid=54 Phi Sigma Pi shooting hoops for a good cause (videtteonline.com - 9 April 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>
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This Sunday, April 11, honors fraternity Phi Sigma Pi will be hosting a three-on-three basketball tournament to raise money for a local domestic violence shelter. "The Neville House is a safe-haven for victims of domestic violence in the Bloomington-Normal community. They are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and provide shelter to anyone who needs it, they never turn anyone away,” '''Teressa Little (&#916;&#919;)''', Phi Sigma Pi philanthropy chair and coordinator of the event, said.
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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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'''[http://www2.wnct.com/nct/news/local/article/phi_sigma_pi_holds_easter_event_at_ecu/127055/ Phi Sigma Pi holds Easter event at ECU (CBS9 wnct.com - 4 April 2010)]''' <br>
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Members of the '''Phi Sigma Pi National Honors Fraternity (&#932;)''' hosted its 9th Annual Easter Egg Hunt for ECU faculty, staff and their families.  More than 200 children came out to ECU’s mall to try to find the 2,000 eggs, say high to the Easter bunny and get their faces painted.  Kids could also participate in a variety of games.
 

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

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