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Collection drive serves the underserved (The Temple News - March 24, 2015)
Alexandra Fleming (ΑΛ), the co-president of LPH, has gotten her fraternity, Phi Sigma Pi, to join in assisting Morris Home too, and the students have been making donations every semester. “We had one night of collection where we asked everyone to bring in clothes,” said Fleming, a senior communication studies and Italian double major. “And we collected over 200 items in just one sitting.”

Student balances school and firefighting (CM-Life.com - November 12, 2014)
Sophomore Jennifer 'Jenni' Herrema (ΓΜ) has experienced many intense situations as a volunteer firefighter, but helping revive a patient whose heart had stopped was an experience she will never forget. "I will always remember my first time doing CPR in the back of the ambulance on the way to the hospital with another medical first responder and getting pulses back on the patient," she said. "There’s no feeling quite like that." Herrema is a volunteer firefighter and medical first responder for the Custer and Scottville Fire Department, being the youngest member of both. She has been volunteering at the Custer department for two years and Scottville for five months.

Phi Sigma Pi’s KU chapter wins national award (TheKeystoneNews.com - September 11, 2014)
Kutztown University’s chapter of Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity, Epsilon Alpha, was recognized for their fellowship at the National Convention. The event that won the Epsilon Alpha award was a PostSecret-style event. PostSecret is a community project that people anonymously send their secrets to, which are then posted online.

Alumnus stays on track with new ride (USFOracle.com - April 22, 2014)
USF alumnus Jeff Hornick (ΕΔ) had just graduated from high school in 2003 when he started his job as part time ride operator for the Kumba ride at Busch Gardens. He was about to enter his first year at USF and he thought operating rides was the “coolest job” to have. Eleven years later, he is now helping design North America’s tallest freestanding drop tower as the Director of Design and Engineering at the same park that he once checked seat harnesses and pushed control buttons.

No debate about it: This program works (Tulane.edu - April 23, 2014)
Tulane University students who enroll in the Aristotle of New Orleans course complete 40 hours of service learning by coaching middle school debate teams in three local schools. Some students, such as senior Lance Tran (ΓΤ), decide to stick around and continue coaching even after the semester has ended.

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