This is what it means to be Greek!!!!

Lady Pi Phi · #1 10-31-2002, 05:28 PM

This is what it's all about. I am so proud to be Greek and so proud to be a Pi Phi. Tonight our Pi Phi chapter joined by the Sigma Chi's from the University of Waterloo are going trick-or-treating for the Guelph food bank. Even our own university is asking to join up with us in our efforts...this is great because we are unrecognized by the school and this could be a big step forward. Here's the article that appeared in The Guelph Mercury.

Guelph Mercury . Monday October 28, 2002

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>'Trick or Eat' for them on Halloween
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>By VIK KIRSCH, MERCURY STAFF
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>Some of the spooks this Halloween will be howling for food. University of Guelph students from the Pi Beta Phi sorority will be joined by the University of Waterloo Sigma Chi fraternity in going door-to-door for food they'll turn over to the Guelph Food Bank.
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>The effort is thanks to people like Alison Green. The Pi Beta Phi vice-president is one of the organizers.
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>"It's a good local charity that we've had a good relationship with for years," Green, a third year medical sciences student, said.
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>She can't wait to get out there on Halloween and scare up some food. "It's really fun and it helps the community."
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>She expects about 30 students from the sorority and fraternity to be pounding the pavement in the area bounded by the Edinburgh Road, Gordon Street, Kortright Road and Harvard Road area.
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>It's part of a larger Halloween effort by students fanning out into the community collecting food items in a new "Trick or Eat" programme from Meal Exchange, said campus co-ordinator Dave Kranenburg.
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>Meal Exchange gives students a way of donating campus meals they don't consume, but have paid for.
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>Green is encouraging anyone who wishes to make a food donation but is outside the area where students will be working to call the food bank on Crimea Street at 767-1380.
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>Raised in Ottawa, Green came to the Guelph campus in 2000 to begin studying for a bachelor of science degree. She joined the sorority in her first year here. The sorority, based in Tucson, Arizona, was created in 1867, and today boasts 139 chapters.
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>"It's a sisterhood," said Green. It promotes mental and social values, she said. On campus, it encourages students to do well, be socially active and volunteer for charity work.
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>In September, for example, Pi Beta Phi joined hands with the Delta Upsilon fraternity, part of the Guelph university scene, to hold a car wash at the Esso station at the corner of College Avenue and Edinburgh Road. That effort raised more than $1,000 for two literacy charities, said Green.
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>Copyright 2002 Guelph Mercury

P.S There is a mistake, but it's the importance of the article that counts.

Pi Phi Love and Mine,

Emily A
Ontario Gamma Pi Beta Phi

dzrose93 · #2 10-31-2002, 05:32 PM

Congratulations on some great publicity for your chapter!

It's really nice to see sororities and fraternities doing these kinds of things at the local level, in addition to the philanthropic ventures done nationally. Great work!

SATX*APhi · #3 10-31-2002, 06:14 PM

Congratulations for doing something nice for your community. Extra kudos for having something written about it.

sigtau305 · #4 10-31-2002, 09:25 PM

That's great. congrates on a job well done.

cherub · #5 10-31-2002, 10:30 PM

I just have to say that I am so proud to be the AAC chair for Ontario Gamma. We have such a dedicated chapter and I know that this is just the beginning for us.

My only wish is that the reporter would have gotten his facts straight about our HQ location, but it's such a great piece otherwise that I can't seen to get too excited about the oversight

Pi Phi love and angel hugs to ALL my wonderful women

KappaTarzan · #6 11-01-2002, 04:12 PM

HELL YEA good for you!!!!!!!! we aren't recognized by the university either, and that is HUGE step forward... CONGRATS!

Tom Earp · #7 11-02-2002, 12:50 AM

YEA, YEA, YEA, for You!

kappaloo · #8 11-02-2002, 01:15 AM

Lady Pi Phi : You stole our boys! :P Just kidding. The Kappa's at Waterloo went out and trick-or-treated for food bank donations too. I didn't get to go (I had a migrane), but the others had lots of fun - in the rain!

And what a great article! Glad to hear the Pi Phi's are getting good PR in Guelph!

... editted because I used HTML instead of the other codes we're supposed to use...

The1calledTKE · #9 11-02-2002, 01:26 AM

Great job!

LeslieAGD · #10 11-02-2002, 12:56 PM

Yay! Thumbs up!

ThetokenCanuck · #11 11-02-2002, 01:55 PM

Thats awesome!!

The Greeks in Ottawa did that as well: Delta Psi Delta and all the greeks went out. Its good publicity for Canadian Greeks since we do not get enough!

Keep up the Great Work!!