East Carolina University’s Greek life is a great way to get connected with campus life and be involved in the community through the use of philanthropy present in sorority life.
Senior nutrition major Nyah Molina said she enjoys planning events for the sisterhood so all the girls can come together and have time to talk and spend time with one another. Molina said philanthropy is important within Greek life because people will forget that others need help and philanthropy gives them an opportunity to impact the community.
As a part of Delta Zeta, Molina said she gets to partake in a lot of cool events around campus and connect with other people in the community and in Greek life.
One event she always looks forward to is painted turtle which is a fundraising event for Starkey Speech and Hearing Program where the members of Delta Zeta paint turtles by throwing powdered paint, similar to a color run.
(picture in the drive is nyah molina and olivia rose during a painted turtle event)
“We can’t do everything by ourselves in this world, everyone could always use help from someone else,” Molina said. “Many people tend to have negative attitudes towards service and making contributions to campus but we all want to make sure everyone is connecting and working with the community because that is a big theme of what philanthropy is.”
Taylor Locklear, Vice President of Philanthropy and Community for Zeta Tau Alpha (ZTA), said philanthropy is important in Greek life because it helps bring the whole Greek life community together to raise money for different organizations.
Locklear said all panhellenic people take their philanthropy very seriously. She said the event she looks most forward to and means the most to her is the Pink Runway Fashion Show ZTA puts on every year. The sorority has survivors of breast cancer and those affected come to campus and walk in a fashion show to raise money for Breast Cancer Education and Awareness.
“I love being able to raise money in different ways and we always have fun doing it,” said Locklear. “We have events such as our ribbon pass outs in the student center which engage the community. We also have events that are more for the members of ZTA but we always try to engage the community!”
Emily Geller, member of Alpha Omicron Pi (AOII), said chapters on campus’ all across the country work to raise for their specific philanthropy with various events and fundraisers. She said it is important not only to bring awareness to causes people may not be aware of, but to raise funds for the specific philanthropy events being put on.
Geller said there are so many philanthropy events that have happened across campus to support the ECU and Greenville community. She said an event called ‘Delt Dogs’, hosted by Delta Tau Delta, was put on to raise money for the Pitt County Humane Society, which is one of the two philanthropy ties belonging to AOII and specific to the chapter here at ECU.
“I believe that all the events we hold are geared towards the public and anyone who is willing to come,” Geller said. “All the events are open to anyone willing to come and are not specifically geared towards other fellow sorority women. Anyone can sign up to come to an event and we encourage anyone and everyone to show up!”
An event called Spike out Arthritis is happening on Saturday, Geller said. The event will be at the College Hill volleyball courts and it is an event working to promote awareness for arthritis and works to raise money for the Arthritis Foundation all while people get to enjoy time out in the sun playing with friends, she said.
Geller said the event consists of games with an opportunity to create your own team and play against other people on campus. She said it is a fun way to get engaged and support a good cause all at the same time.
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