Philanthropy Round Ideas

[Felicity]

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[33girl]

What is your philanthropy? It should tie into it at least somewhat.

[KSUViolet06]

Tri Sigma's philanthropy (the Robbie Page Memorial) has to do with play therapy for terminally ill children. Our philanthropy round craft was 'Build-A-Bear'. We had 3 different tables, one with bears, one with beads and yarn to make necklaces, and another with felt vests and cutouts to glue on them for decoration. PNMs spent a certain amount of time at each table where they worked on the craft while interacting with sisters who were there.

[FSUZeta]

what is your philanthrophy?

[adpiucf]

Our sorority supports Ronald McDonald House Charities. Craft projects on Philanthropy Day have ranged from decorating and filling toiletry bags for the RMH residents to creating and decorating "Badges of Courage" and IV covers for the children staying at RMH. Anything interactive that ties in with your sorority and philanthropy and is not too difficult is good. Other chapters make wish bracelets, journals or decorate flower pots, etc. Try not too involve too much gooey or messy, potentially staining paints or glues, or sharp scissors to avoid injuries! The craft should be simple so that the non arts-and-crafts types don't feel intimidated and keep you occupied enough to have a good conversation.

[LPIDelta]

I advise a chapter that locally supports a children's shelter--so last year they decorated plastic cups to be used by the shelter and little tote bags for the children to carry their stuff in. We used paint pens so that it dried quickly. We also had a bracelet making station to make bracelets for the girls in the shelter.

[adpiucf]

When I was in school we also had a video about our philanthropy, photos, a brag table of trophies of events we won for philanthropy, etc. Also, someone had made a quilt of her sorority shirts, which included past philanthropy events. Great conversation piece!

[AOIINewbie]

During recruitment last year, my chapter had a coney island type midway thing going on, and for each game the girls won, they earned a panda buck. Each panda buck represented a dollar that the chapter and the Alums pledged to our national philanthropy, Arthritis Research. It went over really well, and it made our chapter stand out because we weren't sitting down and we were doing something different from all of the other chapters.