HIGH POINT, N.C., March 29, 2012 – The Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority at High Point University held a unique week of fundraisers from March 26 through today – all to raise funds for play therapy rooms and programs for terminally ill children at UNC-Chapel Hill Hospital and the Children’s Medical Center in Dallas. Events included everything from a raffle, a pie-in-the-face event and more.
“This was our first annual Sigma Splash week, and it definitely proved to be successful. It’s always nice to see hard work pay off, but especially for this cause,” says Erin Sinnott, president of the sorority. “I feel as if we’ve established a philanthropy event that we can do for years to come. It’s wonderful to know all of the money we raise goes to a cause we all wholeheartedly support, and I know we wouldn’t have been as successful in our efforts if we hadn’t had the full support of the Greek community and our campus.”
A portion of the funds also will be used to provide leadership training for women and awards scholarships to its sisters – the second portion of the Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation.
Events during the week included:
– A raffle event with prizes from Lily Pulitzer, Southern Tide, and Collard Greens, and gift cards from Chipotle, Target, Feeney’s and many more.
– An Emma Graham trunk show with Emma Graham design consultant Amanda Halk, where 10 percent of the proceeds went toward philanthropy causes.
– “Pie A Sigma Tri” event, where students had the opportunity to pie members of the sorority, as well as members of the High Point University Student Life staff.
– East Cost Wings Night, where a portion of the proceeds went toward the sorority’s cause.
– A toy donation drive, where sorority members assembled boxes of toys, stuffed animals and craft supplies to send to the children’s hospitals in Chapel Hill and Dallas.
Kerry Mahony, philanthropy co-chairman, says they hope to make the “Sigma Splash” an annual sorority event to not only raise money for their philanthropy, but to create a fun event for Greek Life and all HPU students.
“Many organizations put on athletic events for fundraisers, and we wanted to make one that was a little different from that,” says Mahony. “We thought ‘Sigma Splash’ came as a fresh and exciting new idea.”
At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in an inspiring environment with caring people.℠ HPU, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with over 4,200 undergraduate and graduate students at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. It is ranked by US News and World Report at No. 3 among Regional Colleges in the South. Parade Magazine lists HPU in the top 25 private schools in the nation. HPU was selected in the 2010-2011 list of “Colleges of Distinction,” as well as one of the top green schools in the country by the Sierra Club. The university offers 44 undergraduate majors, 40 undergraduate minors and 10 graduate degree programs. It is a member of the NCAA, Division I and the Big South Conference. Visit High Point University on the Web at highpoint.edu.
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