Greeks give back
Kappa Sigma’s Hit n’ Slip fundraiser. Photo sumbitted.
By Madeline Travell, Organizations Editor//
Greeks are great at actively giving back to their community through various events. These philanthropy events have become very inventive and creative in having the whole HPU community participate and give back. A few that either have occurred or are coming soon are Kappa Sigma Fraternity’s “Hit n’ Slip”, Kappa Delta Sorority’s “Kickin’ it with KD” and Phi Mu Sorority’s “Acapalooza.”
Kappa Sigma’s “Hit n’ Slip” was an interesting combination of Wiffle Ball and Slip & Slides. This was the first time the fraternity held this event and they had a lot of interest with 22 teams signing up with about 150 people attending.
“All proceeds from the team entry fees will go to the Military Heroes Campaign,” Ryan Leonard said.
Another great event was Kappa Delta’s Kickball tournament. Organizations, student groups and sports teams all showed their support for KD with 20 teams competing. Each team had roughly 10 players and the event was held at the Vert Stadium athletic fields with four fields of kickball running at once.
“Kickin’ It with KD is always a fun experience hosting a friendly competition between the student body,” Leila Gresh said. “Everyone comes out for a fun time while supporting Prevent Child Abuse America. Our theme this year was ‘fighting for a brighter future’ so we wanted to make it a bright and colorful event with the color powder.”
With so much activity for the past two weeks, look forward to Phi Mu’s second annual Acapalooza on Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. in Hayworth Fine Arts Center.
“Seven vocal performance groups from universities around the area were invited to come perform for our school with all of the proceeds going to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals,” Tori Cotnoir said. “It’s going to be a fantastic night, so everyone should try to make it out!”
This is just another example of Greeks giving back in a creative way and not just asking for donations around campus. So if you missed out on the philanthropy events that have already occurred, be sure to make it to the upcoming ones.