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'''[http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2012/04/students_boost_job_opportunities_in_africa_with_bra_drive Students boost job opportunities in Africa with bra drive (statenews.com - April 11, 2012)]''' <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>
More than just spirits will be lifted thanks to MSU students who donated their bras to help stop sex trafficking in Africa. About 70 bras were collected at the International Center on Tuesday for the Free The Girls bra drive, co-hosted by the '''Phi Sigma Pi (&#914;&#931;)''' and Alpha Phi Omega fraternities. The drive was part of a fundraiser for the nonprofit organization Free The Girls, which helps to provide job opportunities to women rescued from sex trafficking in Africa.
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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.thenortherner.com/arts-and-life/2012/04/11/teetering-to-a-new-record/ Teetering to a new record (thenortherner.com - April 11, 2012)]''' <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>
Hundreds of people gathered onto the grassy knoll just in front of Griffin Hall on Monday, April 9 for Teeter-A-Thon hosted by NKU Dining Services. “I just really love teeter totters,” said sophomore geology major '''Jessica Damron (&#917;&#929;)'''. “Plus we both are here for the Guinness World Record title.” Damron and fellow teetering partner, sophomore psychology major Brooke Yancey, teetered on their custom made Phi Sigma Pi teeter to display their school spirit and affiliation with the university. The Guinness World Record title may have been the highlight of the event, but the attempt to raise funds to bring BigBelly Solar waste and recycling containers to the university was the underlying theme.
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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://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/60252/purdue-players-run-for-student-body-right Purdue players run (for) student body right (ESPN.com - March 30, 2012)]''' <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>
That's why they're running for president and vice president of Purdue's student government. The two players share a ticket -- '''Ishmael Aristide (&#915;&#913;)''', a junior safety, is running for president; Henry, a junior quarterback, is running for VP -- and hope to be voted into office when the elections take place Monday through Wednesday.  
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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://wkuherald.com/news/article_7afaf7ca-6c9b-11e1-acf5-0019bb30f31a.html Honors fraternity says Joplin is home away from home (WKUHerald.com - March 13, 2012)]''' <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>
'''David Serafini (&#914;&#934;)''', along with 11 members of PSP and one other WKU student, traveled to Joplin, Mo., to help with recovery efforts on March 3 until March 7 for Joplin Run III, the organization’s third trip to the town. Serafini said the group helped with demolition efforts and debris removal this trip, but he could see a difference in Joplin’s recovery since the last trip, with more houses being built and businesses returning.
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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://35.8.12.17/index.php/article/2012/02/phi_sigma_pi_hosts_panel_discussion_to_address_bullying_concerns_solutions Phi Sigma Pi hosts panel discussion to address bullying concerns, solutions (TheStateNews.com - February 28, 2012)]''' <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>
Epling discussed bullying, which led to his son Matt’s mental distress and eventual suicide, in a panel discussion Monday evening in the Engineering Building. The event was hosted by the national coed honors fraternity '''Phi Sigma Pi (&#914;&#931;)'''.
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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