Projects during Recruitment

[STL Kappa]

Our philanthropy last year was a golf tournament to benefit our local Boys and Girls Club. For recruitment, they set up mini-golf in our dining room and for every hole in one someone got the members would donate one hour of time to the Boys and Girls Club.

By the end of the day there was 120 hours or something. (I don't remember exactly!!) I liked it because at ALL of the other 12 houses, it was making a craft or decorating something that was going to be dropped off and that's it. Whereas we're currently sending members to the Boys and Girls club each week to read to the children. We are actually donating our time, which I thought was cool. Just an idea!!

[Phikapskull]

my frat does a very lazy one nearing winter break where they sit around and get people to "pledge" not to drink and drive by putting a ribbon on a tree.. I think we should start charging a quarter for it

[AOII Angel]

We didn't have Philanthropy party when I was a collegiate, but I started helping a collegiate chapter this year and was very impressed with their dedication to philanthropy. For their party they made little candy bags to give to a children's shelter. They just put out colored Sharpies, small plastic bags and an assortment of candy. The girls decorated the bags, filled them with candy and tied them with curled ribbon. Very Cute! They've collected school supplies and clothes for this shelter in the past. Arthritis Research is our international philanthropy, but it's hard to do a project for that. Making items to help relieve pain in joints sounds great, but the reality is that you have no one to give these to for distribution. No one wants to do a philanthropy project then throw the product in the trash!