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Greek life is about more than parties BY Lauren Niday
The Daily Wildcat
While the stereotypes surrounding greek life focus on the non-stop party lifestyle, many chapters on the UA campus have accomplished great things this year. Chi Omega had philanthropic success this year. Chi O Kickoff, an event raising money for the MakeA-Wish Foundation, consisted of 59 teams participating in a flag football tournament. The event raised $13,425, according to Nicole Cousins, chapter president of Chi Omega. The sorority also hosted Chi O Casino last semester to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and raised $12,000. “Chi O Casino received Greek Event of the Year, which was a really big deal for us,” Cousins said. Libby Stropko, a Spanish and finance graduating senior, was chosen as a national consultant for Chi Omega for the upcoming year. Alexis Del Castillo, an active member of Chi Omega, has been Wilma Wildcat for the past two years.
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Greek members perform their dance routines during the beginning of Up ‘til Dawn in Centennial Hall on April 4. Greek organizations put on philanthropic events throughout the year.
Del Castillo made appearances at practically every UA sporting event, as well as at Diamond Children’s. “Getting to see her flourish and cheer her on was amazing,” Cousins
said. “She put her social life on the back burner, but made a huge impact in the community.” Theta Chi fraternity also immersed itself in philanthropic activities this
year. The fraternity held its first annual G.I. Theta Chi event, which raised over $6,000 for Rally Point, an organization that helps veterans assimilate back into civilian life after
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serving abroad, according to chapter president Kevin Spangenberg. Theta Chi held its second annual Cut the Chi event where students can bid on fraternity member’s hair. On the day of the event the student with the winning bid was allowed to cut the member’s hair in any way they wanted. This event raised $7,000 for Students Supporting Brain Tumor Research. The fraternity values academics and boasts holding the second highest grade point average for the fall semester among social fraternities, Spangenberg said, and the group works to expand its efforts beyond philanthropic events. “We hold monthly cleanups for the stretch of Euclid [Avenue] between Speedway [Boulevard] and Broadway [Boulevard] that we adopted through the Adopt-A-Street program,” Spangenberg said. Alpha Epsilon Pi also had a momentous year, according to Gideon Rafal, chapter president. The fraternity celebrated its 50th anniversary on April 4, and alumni
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