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Halloween run to raise money for disability camp (WBRL.com - 29 October 2011)
Phi Sigma Pi, will be hosting the second annual 5K race and fall festival beginning at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The event raises money for Camp ASCCA (Alabama’s Special Camp for Children and Adults) in Jacksons Gap, said Phi Sigma Pi treasurer, Kristie Tingle (ΓΟ). “It services all ages of mentally and physically handicapped individuals,” she said. “For our fraternity, Camp ASCCA has something of a special meaning – two of our brothers worked at the camp this summer, and one brother has a handicapped older sister who attends Camp ASCCA each year.”
Charlottesville 6th Graders Experience a Day in the Life at UVA (NBC29.com - 26 October 2011)
Some Charlottesville students are getting a jump-start on college life. About 40 sixth graders left Walker Upper Elementary Wednesday to spend a day on grounds at the University of Virginia. "For some kids, college is never really an expectation or a goal for them and I hope at least maybe one kid out of the 30 that are here now wants to go college," said Phi Sigma Pi Vice President Jamie Dean (ΑΟ). Each year the fraternity also offers free tutoring to students in Charlottesville and Albemarle County.
Phi Sigma Pi hosts Think Before You Drink (CM-Life.com - 25 October 2011)
Hammond was speaking during a segment of Think before You Drink, a presentation on the dangers of drunk, impaired and distracted driving presented by Phi Sigma Pi. About 100 people attended the event. Sterling Heights senior and President of Phi Sigma Pi Alyssa Chrisman (ΓΜ) said part of her job is to put on an event every semester for risk management. In the past, the event was titled Sober in October, but because people misinterpreted the title as an anti-drinking event, the name was changed to Think Before You Drink. “I was hoping people would realize that drunk driving is prevalent,” Chrisman said. “A lot of people think tragedies cannot happen to them, so this opened peoples eyes to see that this can happen to anyone.”
Fraternity hosts autism awareness event (HoustonianOnline.com - 11 October 2011)
Twenty-five runners braved the cold Saturday morning to participate in the Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity’s first annual Autism Awareness Run at Tiguex Park. Phi Sigma Pi collaborated with the New Mexico Autism Society to host the run, which raised $700 to be donated to autism awareness. Event organizer student Shawnna Gaffney (ΔΙ) said she became interested in autism awareness and research after volunteering at Camp Rising Sun, a summer camp in New Mexico that caters to children diagnosed with autism.
Students organizations to address social issues (HoustonianOnline.com - 10 October 2011)
Fourteen campus organizations are joining NAACP Chapter 6816 to present "If You Really Knew SHSU 2" today to break down several social issues facing students. The event will attempt to tackle a variety of social issues facing students, such as social peer pressure and the stereotyping of subgroups. Organizations involved include: SHSU NAACP, Khaos, Alpha Phi Alpha, Royalty, The Exceptional Men of the Talented Tenth, Sigma Sigma Sigma, BSA, Sigma Lambda Gamma, Act One, Delta Xi Nu, Omega Delta Phi, Sociology Club, African Student Association, Phi Sigma Pi (ΔΥ) and Fade to Black Dance Ensemble.
WKU instructor, Phi Sigma Pi students spending fall break reconstructing Joplin (WKUHerald.com - 8 October 2011)
A group consisting of David Serafini (ΒΦ), the advisor for WKU’s chapter of the Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity, and seven members of the fraternity traveled to Joplin at the end of June to help with relief efforts. Now Serafini and about 15 students are ready to go back and spend their fall break assisting with reconstruction efforts in Joplin. While in Joplin, the members of Phi Sigma Pi plan on meeting with members of two other chapters from universities in Missouri.
Non-greek fraternity seeks you (The Northerner - 28 September 2011)
Phi Sigma Pi (ΕΡ) has many similarities to its Greek counterparts. It entails weekly meetings, formals, and social gatherings such as a Halloween and Christmas party and the payment of dues each semester, that are considerably lower than the dues of Greek sororities and fraternities. PSP also holds many community service events such as their recent alcohol awareness event. The fraternity hosts events with alumni, and won Best in Region at the 2011 nationals for its events held, chapter moral and timeliness in meeting requirements.
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