Alice's Spring 2008 Recruitment

[AOE2AlphaPhi]

At our school, my chapter is the only one that doesn't do a craft on philanthropy day. We do a red dress fashion show instead, (because our philanthropy event is the red dress gala, which benefits women's cardiac care) the models are actives who are active in the community, and we talk about their involvement instead of the dresses. It was really successful, especially because a lot of the time the crafts aren't that helpful to the organizations we donate them to. Who really needs 200 decorated bookmarks anyway?

[SthrnZeta]

Originally Posted by AOE2AlphaPhi

At our school, my chapter is the only one that doesn't do a craft on philanthropy day. We do a red dress fashion show instead, (because our philanthropy event is the red dress gala, which benefits women's cardiac care) the models are actives who are active in the community, and we talk about their involvement instead of the dresses. It was really successful, especially because a lot of the time the crafts aren't that helpful to the organizations we donate them to. Who really needs 200 decorated bookmarks anyway?

I really like that idea. And if all the other chapters on your campus do a craft, this will sure make you stand out in the PNMs' minds! And you're right, a lot of time the crafts are kinda meaningless and don't do much to actually benefit the org that's your philanthropy - BUT gaining more members that will be active in volunteering DOES help them.