phi•lan•thro•py n.
1. The effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations.
2. Love of humankind in general.
3. Something, such as an activity or institution, intended to promote human welfare.
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During the 2006-2007 academic year, WKU Greeks raised $176,770.24 and served 33,134.5 hours.
Service
Greeks take pride in community service and philanthropy. Each chapter has a foundation or charity they sponsor through philanthropic events. Sororities and fraternities sponsor a multitude of activities each year to impact the local community and raise money for their special philanthropies. Members of the Greek Community also take pride in contributing to each other's events. Greeks also have the opportunity to get involved with campus-wide philanthropies. These include service projects during St. Jude’s /Up ‘Til Dawn/ and the American Cancer Society’s /Relay for Life/. The opportunities members will have to help benefit philanthropic organizations and the community are endless. This ability is one of the most important qualities new members will develop while being a part of a sorority or fraternity.
- Alpha Delta Pi – Ronald McDonald House
- Alpha Gamma Delta – Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
- Alpha Kappa Alpha – Girls, Inc.
- Alpha Omicron Pi – Juvenile Arthritis Foundation
- Ceres – Breast Cancer Awareness and Special Olympics
- Chi Omega – Make-A-Wish Foundation
- Delta Sigma Theta – Habitat for Humanity
- Kappa Delta – Girl Scouts
- Omega Phi Alpha – Relay for Life, Habitat for Humanity, & Adopt-A-Highway
- Phi Mu – Children’s Miracle Network
- Sigma Gamma Rho – March of Dimes and OPERATION BigBookBag
- Sigma Kappa – Alzheimer’s Disease
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- Alpha Phi Alpha – Go to High School, Go to College & Voteless is a Hopeless People
- Delta Tau Delta – Adopt-A-School
- FarmHouse – National Asthma Foundation
- Kappa Alpha Order – Muscular Dystrophy Association
- Kappa Sigma – Toys for Tots
- Lambda Chi Alpha – North American Food Drive
- Omega Psi Phi – Jerry O. Valentine Scholarship Fund
- Phi Beta Sigma – Sigmas Against Teen Pregnancy
- Pi Kappa Alpha – Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon – Newman Center
- Sigma Chi – Children’s Miracle Network & Huntsman Cancer Institute
- Sigma Nu – Girls, Inc.
- Sigma Phi Epsilon – Jason Wilder Scholarship & Youth AIDS
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