Fundraising Idea

[Siobhan]

Here are a few things that have worked well for my chapter:

Bakesales
Garagesales
Bottle Drives
Selling Cookie Dough
Selling Chocolate Bars
Selling Candy Grams

We have also put together a Fashion Show for Cystic Fibrosis and this year we will be doing either a hockey or softball tourney to raise money for ANAD (Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders).

[BCNUQT]

Here's one.....

It's called a "Tuck In."

Good for both sororities and fraternities...

Okay. All you have to do is get a list of your brothers (or sisters) with the times they're available in the evening and take it around to the other greek organizations (of the opposite sex - so if you're a sorority, you would go only to the fraternities).

Now, you tell them that for $5.00, the girls (or guys) can sign up to have a particular member of your organization come to their house and read them a bedtime story.

* * If a sorority is doing the reading of the bedtime story, our org. went in pairs, for safety reasons.

* * You may also have to read the stories on chairs or the floor of your parlor given that most members of the male orgin aren't allowed in the upstairs of a sorority house.

This fundraiser is fun for everyone, and you're going to make plenty of money doing it. All you need are children's books (I recommend that you bring several so the person you're reading to can choose).

It's a great bonding thing too, for those orgs that don't generally mix. Real fun.




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Beta Kappa - presently

[kmullini]

At my school we would pass out programs and do clean up at the Patriot Center. Thats where we had our Basketball games, Rock Concerts, and events. Another idea might be to do a golf fundraiser and do it with a sorority. We did one once with a credit card company. Our biggest event was helping the American Cancer Society every year raise money. We would do it at the local Marriott where they had a fashion show. Dressed in our kelly green jackets. We'd sell azaelas and help give out gifts to guests/participants that came to the show that donated or bought for the cause. A very good time I must say. Doing theme nights at bars or clubs with a sorority is a good one too. If all else fails I guess you could start charging at your parties. Think PCU.(movie)

FYI: Sam Walton, Founder of Walmart, is a Beta Theta Pi.

Kevin
Beta Theta Pi Alum
Epsilon Mu Chapter
George Mason University



[This message has been edited by kmullini (edited October 02, 2000).]

[dspstu]

I'm the current director of development at Delta Sigma Phi in Milwaukee, I do the fundraisers and rush. I've just started up two new fundraisers. The first one is simple, we do a 50/50 raffle for sports events. For those of you don't know what that is, it's just another raffle, but 50% of the money in sales goes to the winner. This increases attendance at games, and gets some really easy money. You would just need to obtain a raffle license from your state.
The second one I've just started up a dunk tank. I schedule professors and staff to be dunked, and rent a tank from a local vender. Our school has a designated "free hour" and we run it through that time. Sell balls to students walking through the campus.

[ADPi Conniebama]

Runners are crazy interested in 5K and 10K events - winter, spring, summer, or fall - if it is properly measured and accredited by whatever local group checking that stuff then "they will come."

Positives
- T-shirts have your org name on them (good pr)
- $ comes from runners and advertisers (win-win)
- the local runners group will do most of the work (i.e. measuring, location, numbers, advise)
- it is only one day of real, time involved, work.
- healthy and good for members
- includes people outside of the greek system.

If it is done right 5K events are wonderful and a great fundraisers.