Greek News

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For more information, please contact: Kathy Soule, kds5e@virginia.edu or Matt Ball, jmb4aw@virginia.edu

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As a FSL Office Assistant, you will gain valuable experience while working to better the the fraternity and sorority community. This position is open to all UVA undergraduate students and employment will last from mid-August to mid-May. FSL Office Assistants will work approximately 10 hours per week.

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April 7: ISC Extension Presentation

April 9: Leadership Lunch

April 21: Greek Awards & State of the Greek Community (7pm, Newcomb Hall Ballroom)

April 24: Foxfield Races

April 26:  FOA Year End Report Due (currently available online)

April 26: FOA Educational Programs Due

Alpha Delta Pi

• held their spring philanthropy, a Blend-Off competition, in March. The event raised money for the Ronald McDonald House.
• was honored with multiple awards at their International Conference.

Delta Delta Delta

• will host a trunk show on Saturday April 10th for philanthropy St. Jude’s Children Hospital at the Delta Delta Delta sorority house, all are welcome!
• traveling places as close as New Orleans and as far away as Brazil, Delta Delta Delta congratulates its many members who participated in Alternative Spring Break trips Spring 2010
• is looking forward to their annual Parents’ Formal April 10th at the Boar’s Head Inn

Tri Sigma

• congratulates their new members whom initiated its Winter 2010 New Member Class on March 27.
• will be hosting our annual Founders Day BBQ on April 18th.  If you are an alumna and have not received an invitation, please e-mail jlw4bb@virginia.  We are excited to see you!
• sponsored a dance team for Dance Marathon on March 26 to March 28.
• welcomes Ciljvere Nute and Marge Sidebottom as our new Alumnae Advisers!
• congratulates their 4th years for getting into Graduate Schools, Law Schools, and Medical Schools and receiving job offers!
• would like to announce that Christy Heuther is now engaged to Matthew Freeze!  CONGRATS CHRISTY! We are all so happy for you!

FIJI

• welcomes 15 new members.
• would like to congratulate Matt Aronson on his selection for a lawn room next year
• raised over $40,000 in Run Across Virginia philanthropy in conjunction with Va. Tech chapter in November

Chi Omega

• is gearing up for the annual Golf on Grounds Tournament on April 10th to benefit the Make a Wish Foundation.
• welcomes 39 new members into its sisterhood!
• is proud of Danna Thomas and other sisters who helped pull off a successful Minds Wide Open Event helping Virginia celebrate women in the arts!

Kappa Alpha Theta

• welcomes all of their newly initiated members!
• welcomes the visit of our ELC, Jennica Prescott
• started at UVA on April 3^rd
• will hold a Theta Pancake Breakfast on April 10^th.  Proceeds will go to CASA, the Court Appointed Special Advocates program, which works to stop child abuse and neglect.
• will participate in a Habitat for Humanity Build Day on April 1^st
• has their annual Parents formal scheduled for April 9^th at the Boars Head Inn.
• has Senior Service on April 13^th
• has the fourth year dinner at X Lounge

Zeta Tau Alpha

• hosted their annual ZTA Run for Life on March 27^th where 920 runners, ages 8 to 87, raised over $20,000 for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research Fund and the UVA Breast Cancer Research Center.  Runners included community members, breast cancer survivors, and others personally affected by the loss of a loved one to breast cancer.  The event was particularly poignant for “Peggy’s Pals” of the Gamma Nu chapter. ‘Peggy’s Pals’ was formed by a group of 1977 Gamma Nu alumnae who participated in the race in memory of their fraternity sister Peggy Hardy who recently passed away from the disease. ‘Peggy’s Pals’ raised over $1800 for the cause.  Also of note, the brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity ran in memory of an aunt of one of their new brothers.  It was an event that would make anyone proud to be a sister of Zeta Tau Alpha and it reminded everyone of the importance of sisterhood and charity.
• will be travelling to George Mason University on April 5^th for Zeta Day. This event brings together the Zetas from all around Virginia once a year to teach important lessons such as how Zeta can help us in the future.
• will initiate our 40 new members on April 11, 2010 in the University chapel. This ceremony marks the official reception of our new members into our Fraternity. This is a very special ceremony that cements the bonds of sisterhood that have been forming since bid day.

Sigma Psi Zeta

• celebrated its 16^th anniversary on March 23^rd. To commemorate this occasion, the sister co-hosted a party at a DC club with the Sigmas of George Washington University on Friday, March 26.
• will be hosting a domestic violence awareness workshop in the first annual PURSUIT Conference on Saturday, April 17.
• will hold its annual VOICES event on Friday, April 23^rd. Sigma Psi Zeta has been holding VOICES every spring semester since 2004 to take part in the month long celebration of Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM). We bring different multicultural acts to the University in the hopes of spreading cultural awareness, celebrating diversity, and ultimately, bringing a ‘voice’ to our Asian heritage.
• volunteered at the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC on Saturday, March 27^th.

Alpha Phi

• congratulates all Alpha Phis that made the Dean’s List this semester.
• will be celebrating their annual Parents Formal and Red Dress Brunch this April at the Farmington Country Club.
• are excited about their first annual Hoops for Hearts basketball tournament to benefit Cardiac Care. Details to come soon!
• congratulates Kendall Galant for being elected as the ISC Assistant Recruitment Chair, to Cassie O’Malley as the new President of the Nursing School, to Melissa Belardi for being selected into the University Guide Service, and Jill Scovanner and Jessi Koss for their Ice Hockey Championship! Keep up the GREAT work ladies!

Sigma Kappa

• held their second annual Violet Gala on February 20^th.  This year’s event raised over $9,000 for Alzheimer’s research.  The night included a live band, a silent auction, and guest speaker, Karen Rose, a University Nursing School professor who has done Alzheimer’s research.
• congratulates Lindsay Hardenbergh who was named ACC Player of the Week for Women’s Tennis this past January. Lindsay is also currently ranked #38 in the country for singles and #53 in doubles.
• congratulates Susie Ranney who recently received a full academic scholarship to the University of Virginia’s Graduate School of Architecture.
• will be co-hosting with Sigma Pi Hoos in Synch, a lip syncing contest to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research.  The event will be held at Sigma Pi.

Gamma Phi Beta

• Celebrated our national Day of Service by tutoring CHS students involved in our local philanthropy, the I Have a Dream Foundation, and hosting a girls night at the sorority house for them!
• Bonded over laughter yoga at our sorority-wide retreat this month.
• Applauds our sisters’ outstanding volunteer work with Alternative Spring Break in Brazil, Dominican Republic and Trinidad.
• Celebrated Big Sis Week and welcomes our wonderful new pledge class!

Kappa Alpha

• welcome their 18 new brothers
• were awarded with placement on the Kappa Alpha Order National Honor Role for the 2010 year due to the chapter’s cumulative GPA of 3.32.
• hosted the 25^th annual Lee Mallette Memorial Lacrosse Tournament on March 27^th.  Proceeds this year will benefit the University of Virginia Children’s Hospital by helping contribute to the construction of the Barry and Bill Battle Building which will bring cutting edge healthcare solutions to its patients. To celebrate the 25^th anniversary several changes have been made to the tournament format, including adding girls teams for the first time and securing sponsorships from several national lacrosse companies. To find out more about the tournament, buy a t-shirt or make a donation, visit http://hoosonline.virginia.edu/mallette.

Delta Zeta

• hosted a karaoke event at Baja Bean on March 25^th in honor of a fellow Delta Zeta from Virginia Tech, Emily Dao. Emily passed away last year from colon cancer and we are having this event to raise money for cancer research in her honor.
• plan to participate in Sigma Chi’s philanthropy Derby Days, which raises money for the Children’s Miracle Network. Delta Zeta has won the Derby Days competition for the last three years and has had the privilege of co-signing the check to the Children’s Miracle Network.

Phi Psi

• will hold their 3^rd annual Home Run Derby in Madbowl in Friday, April 30^th.  The event will be benefitting victims in Haiti.

CASE will be holding information session regarding the Foxfield Races on Wednesday, April 21 at 7:30pm in the Newcomb Theatre.  This event may satisfy the FOA requirement for EITHER Drugs/Alcohol OR Liability.

The Inter-Greek Habitat for Humanity Steering Committee is excited to announce that seven new members from the ISC and IFC have been selected to join the committee.  This April we will continue to build upon the 10,000 dollars that was raised last semester by hosting a Flag Football Tournament for all the fraternities on April 16th at MadBowl Field at 3:30 PM.  Additionally, we are joining up with UVA Habitat to co-host a 5k on April 11th on Newcomb Plaza at 10 AM. All proceeds will be donated to the fourth Inter-Greek Habitat House. For more information, to make a donation, or to register for either events contact Catherine Bakewell (cmb3zx@virginia.edu) or Casey Woodward (csw3b@virginia.edu).