Alpha Phi hosts Heart Throb charity event
Annual fundraiser benefits cardiac care
Nick Henne, News Editor
February 15, 2005
Alpha Phi sorority raised nearly $2,000 to benefit cardiac care in its annual Heart Throb fundraising event last week, in which nine ECU fraternities and local businesses participated.
In the Heart Throb fundraising event, Alpha Phi kidnapped two fraternity men from nine fraternities and held them hostage in their house, where they received pizza and other prizes before they were bailed out by their chapter presidents. During the following week, a booth was then set up in the Wright Plaza with jars for each organization to make donations. Proceeds went to benefit the Alpha Phi foundation, which goes toward their sorority's philanthropy of cardiac care.
Alpha Phi also received donations from various businesses throughout Greenville.
The goal of the event was to raise money and raise awareness for their philanthropy and the seriousness of cardiac care. They said they wanted to get Greek life more involved in a friendly, competitive way.
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