Philanthropy & Service Summary
2011-2012
Theta Xi Fraternity
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
CHAPTER
Alpha
Gamma
Gamma
Delta
Eta
Iota
Mu
Omicron
Sigma
Upsilon
PROJECT
Pumpkin Fest
Surrounding community carved pumpkins for
a donation to MS
Fight MS
Hosted a fundraiser event of laser tag, 197
man hours
MS Walk
Helped set up and facilitate the local MS
Walk, 290 man hours
Annual Quarter Mile
Line MIT's Infinite Corridor (1/4 mile long)
with quarters over three days. 165 man
hours
MS Walk/BBQ
MS Walk and opened the Eta house to the
community for a BBQ hosted by the chapter
(in partnership with Gamma Phi Beta), 100%
participation
MS150 Bike Ride
150 mile bike ride to raise money for MS
research. 70 man hours
Rake-a-Thon
Volunteered raking loans in the
neighborhood and accepted donations;
ongoing throughout Fall Semester. 400 man
hours
Blueprint LSAT
Partnered with Blueprint LSAT to host an info
session about law school admissions.
Blueprint then made a donation to MS in
thanks for hosting the event.
Defend the Diag
100% participation
MS Benefit Dinner
Hosted a dinner to raise money for MS. Also
attended the MS Walk where the Dinner
proceeds were presented. 60% participation.
RESULT
Raised $200
Raised $1,000
Raised $2,500
Raised $2,500
Raised $2,500
Raised $770
Raised $150
Raised $250
Raised $1,000
Upsilon
Chi
Chi
Alpha Alpha
Alpha Iota
Alpha Iota
Alpha Sigma
Alpha Psi
Alpha Omicron
Beta Zeta
Beta Omicron
Beta Sigma
Kappa Theta
Late Night Pancake Dinner
Organized a late-night pancake dinner for the
Greek community, hosted at the chapter
house.
Theta Xi Against MS
Lecture and Q & A
Hot Cider with Theta Xi
Dispensed hot cider and spoke about MS
awareness
Annual Greek Olympics
Various competitions among sororities.
All Greek Dodgeball Tournament
(with KKG sorority) 100% participation of
live-in members.
MS Walk
Distributed flyers restaurants and businesses
in support of the 3rd Annual MS Walk , saving
the delivery fee that MS officials would have
had to pay.
Karaoke Night
Held a karaoke night at the house and
proceeds went to MS research.
Theta Xi Crawfish Boil
Cook a meal of crawfish, potatoes and corn
and sell plates. 100 man hours
Bike MS
Raised money for MS
Taxi Bash
Participants paid to bashed a car painted in
LSU colors during an Auburn/LSU football
weekend.
County Seat Dinner
Teamed up with Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority
and hosted a diner to raise money for MS.
36 man hours.
Walk MS: Pittsburgh
Participated in a 3 mile walk around the city.
102 man hours
Theta Xi Fish Fry
For both MS and Pancreatic Cancer, hosted
jointly with a VFW Post.
Raised $200
Raised $3,200
Raised $1,000
Raised $900
Raised $1,000
Raised $1,125
Raised $760
Gamma Epsilon
Quest for Theta Xi
Softball tournament (with 5 other greek
organizations) 100% participation. 148 man
hours
MS Walk
10 guys help with running the walk and the
rest of the chapter walks the walk. 1800 man
hours
MS Walkathon
Helped with setup and route marshals. 32
man hours
MS Walk
5 mile walk
Great New Jersey Bike Ride
50 mile bike ride for MS
Ms. Monmouth Pageant
Beauty pageant with 16 females on campus.
“7” Fashion Show
Fashion show using student models, with
clothing supplied by area stores.
Raised $1,000
Gamma Pi
Spektrum
3rd annual fashion show
Raised $450
Gamma Phi
Theta Xi Poker Run
Students picked a card and then went to 5
different spots on campus to make the best
hand.
Multiple Sclerosis Walk
Brothers Registered for the walk and raised
money
Raised $500
Gamma Epsilon
Gamma Iota
Gamma Mu
Gamma Mu
Gamma Xi
Gamma Pi
Gamma Chi
Raised $1,000
Raised $500
Raised $2,000
Raised $1,400
Raised $750
Raised $320
TOTAL for MS =
$26,975
Total Man Hours
Reported =
3340
HABITAT for HUMANITY
Delta
Eta
Iota
Mu
Alpha Alpha
Alpha Beta
Beta Epsilon
Beta Epsilon
Beta Epsilon
Beta Zeta
Kappa Omicron
Gamma Eta
Habitat for Humanity
Built houses in a Massachusetts
neighborhood, 70 man hours
Habitat Build
Partnered with Chi Phi to build a foundation
for expansion of Habitat for Humanity in the
Greek Community, also contributing to the
refurbishment of the Habitat offices, 125+
man hours
Wash U Build Challenge
Teams compete to build the most creative
cardboard house. Donations accepted.
Scheduled after reporting date; contact
chapter for details.
Can Collection
Collected cans and recycled them, all
proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity, 100
man hours
Habitat Build
60% participation.
BBQ with Alpha Xi Delta
Provided pulled pork plates for $5/each.
Hyphy for Humanity Charitable Dance
Sold tickets, with proceeds to Habitat.
150 man hours
Pumpkin insurance
Cleaned up vandalism that occurred on
Halloween. Accepted donations, 27 man
hours.
Habitat for Humanity
Advertised for Habit Burger in exchange for a
cut of their profits gong towards Habitat for
Humanity. 150 man hours
Habitat Build
Participated in builds.110 man hours.
Habitat Build
Habitat for Humanity Restore Project
All members required to volunteer at least 5
hours every month in the spring semester for
this.
Raised $2,000
Raised $3,000
Raised $500
Raised $60
Raised $260
Gamma Iota
Gamma Kappa
Gamma Xi
Gamma Pi
Gamma Phi
Gamma Phi
Habitat for Humanity
Helped construct the foundation of a house.
18 man hours
Date Auction
Auctioned off members of the greek
community and donated the money to
Habitat. Worked with Alpha Sigma Tau
Habitat for Homes Walk
We attended and donated money to the
annual Home walk. 50 man hours
Homeless for Habitat
Associate Members organized the event, in
which AMs and brothers camped out on the
campus lawn for 24 hours in cardboard
boxes.
Theta Xi Coffee and Hot Chocolate Sale
Sold hot coffee and hot chocolate for $1 and
all proceeds went to Habitat
Theta Xi Taxi Bash
For a dollar you got to smash the car, also
sold plates of food for $5.
Raised $3,000
Raised $300
Raised $150
Raised $350
TOTAL for
HABITAT =
$9,620
Total Man Hours
Reported = 824
AMERICAN RED CROSS
Alpha Alpha
Alpha Beta
Beta Delta
Beta Omega
Blood Drive in Memory of Mickey Fazio
Over 75 units donated
Blood Drive
Hosted a blood drive
Red Cross Fundraiser
Collected money for victims of the
Harrisburg, IL tornado
Blood and Platelet Donations
18 man-hours
Raised $95
RELAY FOR LIFE (American Cancer Society)
Delta
Eta
Kappa
Omicron
Omicron
Sigma
Alpha Zeta
Alpha Sigma
Alpha Omicron
Beta Alpha
ACS Relay for Life of MIT
Supported cancer patients and survivors
while assisting in fundraising, 72 man hours
Relay for Life
Campus wide philanthropy event which was
hosted on the front lawn of house
Smoke For the Cure
Chapter sells candy cigarettes and cigars,
along with fraternity shirts in order to raise
money for the local arm of the American
Cancer Society.
Rena Rowan Ribbon Run
Hosted by Panhellenic Council. 5K run to
raise money for a local breast cancer center
Relay for Life
100% participation
Relay for Life
150 man hours
Relay for Life
40 member team participated 225 man
hours.
Relay for Life
Raised money for Relay for Life
Relay for Life
Participated in the event and sold bbq, kept
a member walking through the entire event.
56 man hours.
Relay for Life
Group of brothers participated in the event
while others helped with the “Frat Cave”,
which sold bottled sodas, Arnold Palmers,
and root beer floats. They also had stations
with cornhole, bocce ball and ladder ball.
Participants dressed up in their “Frattiest”
attire to promote the event. A $10
Tournament Series was also part of the
event. 90 man hours.
Raised $55
Raised $1,500
Raised $141
Raised $105
Raised $360
Raised $200
Raised $1,255
Raised $422
Raised $550
Beta Upsilon
Kappa Sigma B
Gamma Alpha
Gamma Iota
Gamma Kappa
Gamma Pi
Gamma Tau
Gamma Tau
Relay for Life
144 man hours
Relay for Life
Set up and prepare for event.
Relay for Life
Entered a team
Climb to Conquer Cancer
Cheered on the participants, handed out
water, prepared food, helped with set up and
take down of event and rest stops. 152 man
hours
Breast Cancer T-shirt Sale
Designed and sold breast cancer shirts with
Theta Xi incorporated in the shirt.
Smash for Cancer Car Smash
Hosted a car smash that funds were raised
by paying for each swing.
Relay for Life
Set up and participate in walking the track
and flag football. 456 man hours
Swishes for Wishes
Basketball tournament with Chi Omega to
benefit Make a Wish Foundation
Raised $300
Raised $200
Raised $300
Raised $200
Raised $190
Raised $200
TOTAL for
RELAY/CANCER
= $5,978
Total Man Hours
Reported =
1354
ROAD/COMMUNITY CLEAN UP
Alpha
Alpha
Oakwood Cemetery Clean Up
126 man hours. Part of an Institute
community service day sponsored by the
Undergraduate Council
Grand Street Community Arts Center
Cleanup
100% participation, cleared out an old
church to be able to use the space for art
center, 133 man hours.
Gamma
Delta
Mu
Alpha Epsilon
Alpha Eta
Alpha Psi
Beta Delta
Beta Omicron
Beta Pi
Beta Omega
Beta Omega
Gamma Eta
Gamma Sigma
IFC Waterfron Clean Up
Brothers helped removed garbage and
driftwood from shoreline, 75 man hours
Charles River Cleanup
Worked with the Charles river Conservancy
organization, cleaning up trash and raking
foliage, 75 man hours
Mapleton Clean Up
Clean up of a small Iowa town following a
tornado. 60% participation
The Big Event
Spreading mulch on the gardens at Clinton
Elementary
Trail Clean Up Day
Cleared brush, cut down dead trees and
performed general maintenance of a trail
system in Boulder County 36 man hours.
Highway Cleanup
Members cleaned up trash on a 2 mile
stretch of I-44, 54 man hours.
Beautify Carbondale
Cleaned up trash and recyclables around
SIUC Campus
Community Service Days
Picked up trash, do yard work, clean the
outsides of neighborhood. 42 man hours.
The Big Event
Helped clean up the local Hammond
Community by cleaning up trash, plant
gardens and paint houses. 21 man hours.
Big Event
Campus wide community service event
where groups go out into the community to
work with citizens in need.
DG Anchorsplash
Participated in an event sponsored by Delta
Gamma Sorority which included talent
shows and other contests. All proceeds
benefit Service for Sight.
Road Cleanup
Ongoing project, Highway 1 in front of
campus.
Highway cleanup
Trash pickup on Highway HH
MISCELLANEOUS
Alpha
Gamma
Delta
Eta
Iota
Kappa
Omicron
Greek Potluck
Potluck dinner hosted with Pi Beta Phi
Sorority, 160 man hours, benefactor
unknown
Engineers’ Week at Liberty Science
Center
Helped demonstrate scientific concepts to
children through creative means, 96 man
hours
Boston Living Center
Visited HIV positive residents of Boston to
provide food. Ongoing throughout the
semester.
Rock and Wrap it UP!
12 members attended the Rock and Wrap it
Up event in NY and were recognized as
having the 3rd largest donations during the
year’s holiday season, only coming in third
after two professional sports team.
Thurtene Carnival
With Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority, design and
construct a façade for a theatrical
performance. Carnival proceeds benefit the
University City Children’s Center. 1500
man hours
LOL For a Cause
A League of Legends tournament was
organized. Proceeds went to Child’s play.
Watermelon Smash
Partnered with Sigma Kappa for Greek
week and charged $5 to take a swing at
slow pitched watermelons
Raised $300
Raised $6,000
Raised $35
Raised $110
Omicron
Upsilon
Upsilon
Upsilon
Upsilon
Alpha Epsilon
Alpha Zeta
Alpha Zeta
Alpha Zeta
Alpha Eta
Pride Games
Games held to increase tolerance for
homosexuality, in particularly within the
athletic community at Penn.
Courts for Kids-Dominican Republic
Court Build
11 members flew to the Dominican
Republic and partnered with Peace Corps
constructed a concrete basketball
court/community space for a rural village,
400 man hours
Toys for Tots
Shopped and wrapped gifts for children
from less fortunate families, 60 man hours
Midnight Pancake Dinner
Members of the community invited to a
breakfast “dinner” at the chapter house.
Brothers took orders, made breakfast and
served the community.
Foam Party
Members hosted an outdoor dance party,
supplemented by a DJ and foam machines.
Juvenile Diabetes
Penny Wars
Boys and Girls Club Griffith Park Trip
Took a large group of kids from the Boys
and Girls Club to the Griffith observatory for
a day. 120 man hours
Pathways BBQ
Chapter hosted a bbq with games for
people with mental disabilities. 68 man
hours
Boys and Girls Club Haunted House
Hosted a haunted house, proceeds to
benefit Boys and Girls Clubs. 45 members
participating, 180 man hours
Cans For Hope
Cans are recycled and money is used to
help victims of sex trafficking
Raised $50
Raised $7,500
Raised $500
Raised $1,000
Raised $64
Alpha Eta
Alpha Nu
Alpha Nu
Alpha Nu
Alpha Nu
Alpha Omicron
Alpha Omicron
Beta Alpha
Chiddy Bang Food Drive
Can Food Drive raised over 800 pounds of
food
Waffle Fundraiser for Dance Marathon
Raised $370
Volunteered throughout the night cooking,
serving food and manning the event. All
proceeds go to Children’s Hospital Los
Angeles. Also had a card making station
for participants to write cards to all the
miracle children from CHLA.
Theta Xi Bone Marrow Drive
Held a bone marrow drive for an alumnus
cousin and was able to sign up 27 students
to the bone marrow registry
Dance Marathon
12 hour long dance marathon that raised
money for the Children’s Miracle Network.
Over half of the chapter participated and
the organization raised $60,000.
Tri Delt Dodgeball
Actively supports different sorority
philanthropies throughout the year including
this one. The Tri Delt Dodgeball
tournament raised money for St. Jude’s
children Research Hospital.
Can Drive
Helped unloading and sorting canned
goods for the hungry/homeless. 61 man
hours.
St. Joseph’s Dinner
Served food at local soup kitchen. 24 man
hours.
Philanthropy Mixer with Alpha Phi
Sorority
Together they tutored underprivileged
students. 30 man hours.
Beta Alpha
Beta Alpha
Beta Delta
Beta Zeta
Beta Pi
Beta Pi
Beta Pi
Beta Sigma
Beta Upsilon
Beta Upsilon
Beta Omega
Beta Omega
Shelter Overnight Stays
Brothers stayed at homeless shelters to
help with dinner, help through the night and
hand out bag lunches in the morning. 200
man hours.
Move Tutoring
Event Monday and Wednesday brothers
tutor and play games with kids from City of
Refuge program.165 man hours.
Up ‘til Dawn
Stuffed envelopes for St. Judes’
Foundation.
Taxi Bash
During homecoming weekend
Chef’s Evening
Were waiters and dishwashers for a local
fundraiser for the Hammond Art Center.
Special Olympics Smokin’ Blues and
BBQ
Set up booths and tents to raise money for
Special Olympics
Special Olympic Games
Helped direct participants to their locations.
30 man hours
Volunteer Fire Department Fish Fry
Worked a fish fry every Friday during Lent.
American Heart Association
Set up for a Heart Association walk and
then participated in it. 96 man hours
Special Olympics
Helped with set up for this event on
campus. 100% participation.
Greeks Giving Back
Greek wide service project that serves the
local community of Blacksburg.
Big Event
University-wide service project that serves
the Blacksburg community
Raised $2,050
Raised $700
Kappa Theta
Kappa Omicron
Kappa Sigma A
Kappa Sigma A
Kappa Sigma B
Kappa Phi
Gamma Alpha
Gamma Epsilon
Gamma Iota
Gamma Pi
Gamma Pi
Gamma Sigma
Bi-Weekly VFW Fish Fry
Participated every 1st and 3rd Friday in the
VFW fishfry. About 100 man hours
Belk Charity Sale
Sold discount cards (department store) and
helped run and care for store on the day of
the sale.
Crum Festival of Races
Provide water and support for Crum racers
Mr. Panhellenic Competition
Members participate in and members
donate to charities sponsored event.
Greek Week
Members participated and donated to the
charities sponsored at the event.
Canned Food Drive
Freedoms Run
Parked cars for a marathon that raised
money for multiple organizations
Kickin it for Kids
Kickball tournament to raise money for St.
Jude’s. 72 man hours
Heritage Park Zoo
Volunteered at the Heritage Park Zoo by
providing landscaping services and other
misc. manual labor. 54man hours
Miss Greek
Pageant on how well the representative
represented their sorority. Collected 536
cans of food.
Braves 2 Teens
Collected clothes to help kids have the right
clothing for every event in their life. Every
2nd Tuesday and last Saturday. 150 man
hours
Empty Bowls
Painting of clay pottery for the organization
Empty bowls.
Raised $150
Gamma Tau
Gamma Phi
Gamma Chi
Gamma Chi
Kickin with ADPi
Kickball tournament
Greek Night Trivia
Every Wednesday local sports bar and grill
hosts a greek night where 10% of proceeds
go to the greek organization with the
highest members present.
Operation Christmas Child
Filled shoe boxes with gifts for children and
then sent to a local church collecting for
Operation Christmas Child. 18 boxes
donated
YMCA Youth Programs
Helped clean the youth facility and played
with the kids. 72 man hours
Raised $100
Raised $600
TOTAL for
MISCELLANEOUS
= $19, 029
Total Man Hours
Reported = 3544