Sorority WomenGive Back

When you think of Greek life at a University your mind floods with horrible images of the stereotypes the media portrays it to be. Thankfully, those stereotypes are not what it’s like to be in-voled in the Greek commu-nity.

Each of the 26 recognized Panhellenic sororities have their own philanthropies that strive to raise money for. Sammi Beyer, a junior at the University of North Florida says, “Service helps you grow as a person and opens your eyes to the needs of the world. Kappa Delta serves the communit hrough confidence initiatives, working with the Girl Scouts and nationally working with Prevent Child Abuse America. It’s amazing the things you can do and the lives you can change with just little effort.” Kappa Delta’s national sorority serves the Prevent Child Abuse America as their national philanthropy since 1981.

Written by: Mandy Holsinger

According to the most recent total provided by the National Panhellenic Council’s 2013-2014 annual report, sorority women raised over $5.7 million for philanthropies. These women have also completed nearly 1 million community service hours as well. Kaitlyn Healy describes how her sorority, Kappa Alpha The-ta, has given her multiple opportunities for service and help-ing her community. “Service means giving back to my

community. Theta has helped me help others bu giving me an abundance of opportunities to

give back to the Jacksonville communi-ty whether it be volunteering at the

Nemours Children’s Hospital by throwing a spring party

for the oncology de-partment or by clean-

ing the local children’s YMCA. Theta allows me to

give back to my community self-lessly.”

Philanthropies are close to the sorori-ty women’s heart who serve them. Caitlin

Schwab is a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and their philanthropy is Breast Cancer

Awareness and Education. She explains what Zeta’s involvment with this philanthropy means to her, “Service

means being able to contribte back to something that has af-fected your life. ZTA helps me volunteer at cancer walks and the Susan G Komen marathon. Zetas grants me the opportunity to give back to a cause that has affected my life personally.”