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'''[http://www.heartlandconnection.com/news/story.aspx?id=606721 Phi Sigma Pi Race  (KTVO - 17 April 2011)]''' <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>
A 5k race at Truman State University raised money for Teach for America. Truman service fraternity Phi Sigma Pi coordinated the race. Service chair '''Katlyn Anderson (&#914;)''' said they chose a short race as a fundraiser because almost anyone can train and participate.
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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://bgnews.com/campus/fraternity-formal-gathers-donations-for-goodwill/ Fraternity formal gathers donations for Goodwill (BGNews.com - 47 April 2011)]''' <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>
Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity hosted a Goodwill Formal Sunday night to gain money and clothing donations for Goodwill. "I think it went really really well," said junior '''Brandii Halliburton (&#917;&#914;)''', who was in charge of planning the event and also a regional delegate in the fraternity. "I think we had a really good turnout, we had a lot more people come than in previous years ... they brought a lot of clothes."
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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.shsu.edu/~pin_www/T%40S/sliders/2011/relay.html Relay For Life Aims To 'Change The Channel On Cancer'  (shsu.edu - 28 March 2011)]''' <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>
Last year’s event raised more than $30,000 for The American Cancer Society. The goal for this year is $40,000. This event is one of the top fundraising events on campus, raising more money than any other single event run by a student organization, according to Angie Taylor, associate director for Student Activities.  (see photo: '''Phi Sigma Pi (&#916;&#933;)''' shows their support for cancer awareness during last year's Relay for Life at Bowers Stadium.)
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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.myhometownnews.net/index.php?id=77750 UCF fraternity participates in Brevard beach cleanup (MyHometownNews.net - 10 February 2011)]''' <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>
Armed with garbage bags, gloves and trash pickers, more than 35 college students will scour Pelican Beach Feb. 12 in search of as much litter as they can find.  "First off, we hope to create a clean beach," '''Celysse Mackey (&#915;&#935;)''' said. "And secondly, it's about fraternal bonding time. We always strive to be closer as a brotherhood and the types of events we host are important in having this time together."
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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://www.vanderbiltorbis.com/vanderbilt-recognizes-mlk-day-with-first-weekend-of-service-1.1919498 Vanderbilt recognizes MLK Day with first Weekend of Service (VanderbiltOrbis.com - 26 January 2011)]''' <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>
The new Weekend of Service came from a special MLK committee and the Office of Active Citizenship and Service (OACS). There were 16 student groups partnering with 12 community organizations. 315 students participated for a total of 843 hours of service.  "The coordinator said he expected seven people," said '''Yeon-Sil Yi (&#917;)''', a brother of Phi Sigma Pi, an honor fraternity, "but there were more than forty. There was even an entire family there to volunteer."
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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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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