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Greeks goal to help out many charities, groupsBy: Aubrey Crosby Issue date: 10/25/11 Section: News
A mural painted in yellows, greens and browns depicting Cesar Chavez overlooked executives and Greek organization representatives at the Multicultural Greek Council meeting Friday.
The council meets biweekly to collaborate on programs and issues involving the 10 recognized cultural fraternities and sororities on campus.
The council discussed the philanthropic works of the represented organizations at the meeting.
It plans to support the upcoming Up 'til Dawn letter-writing fundraiser to donate money to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital by requiring most of the council's members to attend and participate.
Nic Alonzo, the Greek recruitment chairman, spoke to the council and emphasized the importance of Greek participation at the fundraiser, which has a "Get in the Game" football theme this year.
"Many people think of it as a Greek event," Alonzo said. "So we need to go out and show what we can do." Patrick Davis, a junior business information system smajor from Kappa Alpha Psi, discussed the success of a recent program, "Project Marrow," and announced that the nonprofit organization will be coming back within the first few weeks of November due to the high donation numbers.
"It's important to use our network to build theirs," Davis said. "Their organization was just being started up, and we provided the networking. Through our community service, we help their progress."
Maurice Conner from Phi Beta Sigma and friend Ryan Walton will be restarting the Men Against Rape and Sexism program in an attempt to help raise awareness of safety issues on campus, as well as provide services for women who have been affected by the issues that the group covers, Conner said.
While the group is not exclusively run by fraternities on campus, many members of the council showed support for the program's reinstatement.
Other upcoming events include a canned food drive in November, sponsored by Kappa Alpha Psi, to help provide food for many during the holiday season, and a dress donation sponsored by Lambda Sigma Gamma that will provide prom and homecoming dresses for girls in the foster care system.
Juan Guzman, director of Chico State's Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán, was also present and made mention of the group's annual Christmas toy drive.
The idea to sponsor a scholarship in the future to help those interested in joining one of the multicultural organizations they represent was brought forward by Malcolm McLemore, adviser to the council. They hope to raise $10.000 to institute the scholarship.
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