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About $9,000 has been raised so far for Spring Garden Children’s Center and the Children’s Home of Easton through the April 12 Dance Marathon sponsored by Pi Phi sorority and Kappa Delta Rho fraternity.
Friday night’s activities drew about 100 people and 300 attended the lip sync contest Saturday afternoon. The Pi Phi sophomore class received first place in the contest, performing dances to songs from Eminem, Chicago, and Michael Jackson. Delta Gamma finished second and Alpha Phi third. Others fielding teams were Alpha Gamma Delta, Tri-Delt, Chi Phi, and KDR.
Approximately $400 was raised during Dance Marathon Friday night and at the lip-sync contest. Another $1,000 was raised from the phonathon targeting Pi Phi and KDR alumni.
The balance came from the efforts of all 51 Pi Phi sisters and 50 KDR brothers, some donating from their own pockets and others soliciting from fellow students, local residents, parents, and friends.
“We are still constantly receiving donations from alumni, and probably will continue to collect donations until May 24,” says Robyn Novick ’03, a psychology major from Westfield, N.J., who co-chaired the event with Rob Czarnecki ’03, an electrical and computer engineering major and mathematics minor from Hamilton, N.J.
Businesses donating food and prizes for the event included Wendy’s, Pizza D’Oro, Campus Pizza, Moricis, Cali Nails, and others.
“Our goal this year was to have the event run as smoothly as possible and to inform the donors about where the money is going and how greatly it will be appreciated,” says Novick. “Pi Phi will be meeting some of the girls from the Children’s Home next month in order to make the philanthropy more personalized. We will be discussing the importance of valuing learning and education in order to have a promising future. We will also discuss what their goals are and how they can attain them.”
Lafayette’s sororities and fraternities devote a significant amount of time every year to collectively raising over $20,000 for philanthropic causes and volunteering in the community (see related story).