Community Service

                Community Service

                When people think of a sorority community service does not come to mind. This is interesting because in order to even be a chapter you have to have some type of philanthropy and Greeks are probably the largest contributors to THON. Throughout the year we participate in many different types of community service activities and we have our own event where we raise money for our own sorority. I recently attended a meeting with the head of Greek life about the importance of community service and how we do it without even noticing.

                When we performed in Greek Sing this fall it was community service since all money raised went to give students in need scholarships. When we canned for THON or even when we stood in the stands during THON weekend that is all community service. In addition to those things my sorority participates in obvious community service events such as hosting blood drives for Red Cross or hosting clothes drives for the Salvation Army. Our next event is Relay for Life which is only a week from Sunday and we will run together and attempt to raise money for the American Cancer society.

                Last semester we did Holiday Lights which is an event where we decorate a fraternity house and bake a gingerbread house. This is community service because it allowed the families of State College to visit fraternities and discover that they are not all bad. We  We also did Greek-or-treat where we held open a booth with a game and candy for the kids of the community. Our game was pin the smile on the skeleton which sounds stupid but the kids had a blast.

To make a long story short being in a sorority allows me to do all types of fun events that unite the greek community with the outside community and I get to meet some amazing guys in the process.