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Thursday, May 8, 2008
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Hundreds of USC Greeks Attend Long Beach Cleanup on Saturday
Members from nearly every chapter in the Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils met on Saturday to help cleanup a beach in Long Beach.
By: USC Interfraternity Council | www.uscifc.com |
Posted April 27, 2008
The event, Greek Service Day, was sponsored by the Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council, and in conjunction with Belmont Shore organizer Justin Rudd and his monthly 30-minute beach cleanups. The day meant not only to help Greeks uphold their commitments to service, but also to help out a nearby community.
IFC VP Philanthropy Nick Hamada, the event’s planner, explained his idea behind an all-Greek service project, “USC Greeks are great about raising money for faraway causes, but, going to school in south Los Angeles, I believe we have the opportunity on our doorsteps to go out and serve others, and we need to continue to take advantage of that opportunity.”
To that end, at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday morning, 275 members of the Greek Community boarded buses departing from the Row and traveled to Long Beach.
After a brief introduction by Nick, trash bags and gloves were distributed to participants who combed the beach and collected waste for roughly one hour.
“What better way to make a big, visible impact on the environment then to help clean up a place where everyone already likes to go—the beach,” said IFC VP Public Relations John Legittino.
“Beaches are a major part of our ecosystem and the amount of pollution California’s beaches have seen of late is a huge problem. With the help of our generous constituents, we are doing our part to rectify that problem, one step at a time.”
After cleaning the beach, volunteers were given a free hamburger lunch from Carl’s Jr., and volleyball nets were setup for those who wanted to stay and spend the rest of the afternoon having fun in the sun.
According to Nick, the effort was in line with IFC’s goals to promote community service, environmental sustainability, and interfraternalism.
“In essence,” Nick said, “this event embodied Greek Life: We went out into the community to serve, but at the same time we made it fun as we enjoyed the Southern-California sunshine and interacted with members of other chapters.”
One of the day’s participants, sophomore Alex Wright, remarked: “It was cool to go out and break the Greek stereotype that we only like to party.”
“We really came together today as an entire community to serve.”
In all USC Greeks filled over two dumpsters with trash that had been littered on the beach.
Pictures from Greek Service Day
The event, Greek Service Day, was sponsored by the Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council, and in conjunction with Belmont Shore organizer Justin Rudd and his monthly 30-minute beach cleanups. The day meant not only to help Greeks uphold their commitments to service, but also to help out a nearby community.
IFC VP Philanthropy Nick Hamada, the event’s planner, explained his idea behind an all-Greek service project, “USC Greeks are great about raising money for faraway causes, but, going to school in south Los Angeles, I believe we have the opportunity on our doorsteps to go out and serve others, and we need to continue to take advantage of that opportunity.”
To that end, at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday morning, 275 members of the Greek Community boarded buses departing from the Row and traveled to Long Beach.
After a brief introduction by Nick, trash bags and gloves were distributed to participants who combed the beach and collected waste for roughly one hour.
“What better way to make a big, visible impact on the environment then to help clean up a place where everyone already likes to go—the beach,” said IFC VP Public Relations John Legittino.
“Beaches are a major part of our ecosystem and the amount of pollution California’s beaches have seen of late is a huge problem. With the help of our generous constituents, we are doing our part to rectify that problem, one step at a time.”
After cleaning the beach, volunteers were given a free hamburger lunch from Carl’s Jr., and volleyball nets were setup for those who wanted to stay and spend the rest of the afternoon having fun in the sun.
According to Nick, the effort was in line with IFC’s goals to promote community service, environmental sustainability, and interfraternalism.
“In essence,” Nick said, “this event embodied Greek Life: We went out into the community to serve, but at the same time we made it fun as we enjoyed the Southern-California sunshine and interacted with members of other chapters.”
One of the day’s participants, sophomore Alex Wright, remarked: “It was cool to go out and break the Greek stereotype that we only like to party.”
“We really came together today as an entire community to serve.”
In all USC Greeks filled over two dumpsters with trash that had been littered on the beach.
Pictures from Greek Service Day
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Friday, April 25, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
BETA BEACH Philanthropy
By: Eric Gallegos | Beta Theta Pi |Posted April 23, 2008
On April 29-May 1, the Beta Theta Pi fraternity will hold its first annual week-long philanthropy, Beta Beach, to benefit the DPS Explorer Troop, a mentorship program for inner city youth. Beta Beach will feature various beach-themed events throughout the week in which sororities can compete to win a number of prizes, including round-trip airfare to anywhere in the U.S. and Caribbean, and spa treatments at a local Los Angeles Day Spa.
The men of Beta understand the importance of giving back to the community that has been so great the students of the University of Southern California. Beta’s philanthropy chair, Jeff Villalobos, has headed up the event and is excited to raise money for such a worthy cause.
For more information please contact Eric Gallegos of Beta Theta Pi at 562-413-7756 or ericgall@usc.edu.
Copyright 2008 USC Beta Theta Pi
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Sigma Zoo Philanthropy This Friday!
Sigma Zoo is Sigma Nu fraternity's annual spring philanthropy event. This year Sigma Zoo will benefit children from the Madison and Jefferson public elementary schools in Pasadena. Each year Sigma Nu brings a different array of animals creating a zoo in our house. Last year we began giving campus tours to the visiting children to help give them a positive aspiration towards college life. This year, for the first time, both parts of the Sigma Zoo event will be held on campus in McCarthy Quad on April 25th.
Around noon, Sigma Nu brothers will meet up with around 150 elementary school children to give them tours of the USC Campus. Following the tours (around 1 pm) we will all reconvene in McCarthy Quad to enjoy a petting zoo, wild animal show, pony rides, and bounce houses. The event will end at 3 p.m. when the kids will head back to Pasadena after a day of fun at USC.
Sigma Nu has worked closely with the school administration to make sure this event maximizes the experience of all present. All are welcome to come out and enjoy. We hope to see you Friday!