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'''[http://cw.ua.edu/phi_sigma_pi_launches_winter_coat_drive Phi Sigma Pi launches winter coat drive (The Crimson White - 11 November 08)]''' <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>
The season of giving is upon us. '''Phi Sigma Pi (&#916;&#914;)''', a national honors fraternity, is engaging in the season by sponsoring a coat drive in conjunction with the Salvation Army and the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center.
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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://media.www.cm-life.com/media/storage/paper906/news/2008/10/22/Lifeline/Phi-Sigma.Pi.Aims.To.Reduce.Drunk.Driving-3498286.shtml Phi Sigma Pi aims to reduce drunk driving (CM Life.com - 22 October 08)]''' <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>
On Monday in the Charles V. Park Library Auditorium, '''Phi Sigma Pi (&#915;&#924;)''' members handed out packets of information as guests arrived. The packets included MADD statistics from the state campaign to eliminate drunk driving, and four letters addressed to Gov. Jennifer Granholm asking that more laws be passed to help prevent drunk driving from occurring.
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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.themaneater.com/stories/2008/11/7/students-throw-strikes-benefit-american-cancer-soc/ Students throw strikes to benefit American Cancer Society (The Maneater - 7 November 08)]''' <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>
On Wednesday, fellow members of honors fraternity '''Phi Sigma Pi (&#916;&#926;)''' joined her in as they bowled in Brady's Bowl Over Cancer, an event benefiting the American Cancer Society organized by the Student Union Programming Board.
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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://media.www.thecampuspress.com/media/storage/paper1098/news/2008/10/29/News/NonTraditional.Greeks.Bring.New.Perspective.To.Cu.Life-3511152.shtml Non-traditional Greeks bring new perspective to CU life (The Campus Press - 29 October 08)]''' <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>
Phi Sigma Pi, a coed honors fraternity, is also working on member recruitment. Open to students of all majors, the fraternity focuses on academic and social activities.  "It's easy and casual, a lot of what you put into it," said '''Brittni Smith (&#916;&#931;)''', a sophomore English major and fundraising chair for the fraternity.
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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.centredaily.com/news/local/story/909341.html PSU fans flock back for homecoming festivities (Centre Daily - 18 October 08)]''' <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>
Many floats were focused on today’s football matchup against Michigan. '''Phi Sigma Pi (&#913;&#928;)''' and Alpha Chi Sigma featured a tissue-paper and chicken wire parody of the game “Operation” with a predicted score of 31-0.
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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.moreheadstate.edu/news/release.aspx?id=40018 Phi Sigma Pi to hold Philanthropy Week (Morehead State News - 16 October 08)]'''  <br>
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The Morehead State University chapter of '''Phi Sigma Pi (&#915;&#914;)''' will sponsor several events during their First Philanthropy Week, Oct. 26 – Nov. 1.  Proceeds from events held during Philanthropy Week will benefit Teach for America, all Rowan County school libraries and the MSU College of Education.
 

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