Phi Delta Theta Katrina Fundraising...

Chico Greeks were able to take a break from hazing and partying (said with tongue in cheek) to raise a little money for victims of hurricane Katrina. Even the Chico State University President, Paul Zingg, was in on the fun as you can see by the picture to the right which show Zingg and A.S. President Thomas Whitcher getting a little hair cut. Note that Whitcher is one of three Phi Delts elected as A.S. officers. The others being Chris Porter who is the Vice President of Facilities and Sevices and Dustin Struble, AS Commissioner Community Affairs and IFC Director of Communications.


The first I heard of this fundraising plan was via an email I received shortly after the hurricane through our alumni listserv stated that:

Dear Brothers,

As you may have heard, Phi Delta Theta has lead the charge on the Chico State campus to raise money for those effected by Hurricane Katrina. Originally we set our goal at $10,000. However, seeing that other organizations were wanting to join in our efforts we created the Greek Hurricane Relief Coalition and raised our goal to $15,000. In addition, at every $3000 increment one of the AS officers will shave their heads (3 of which are Phis).

As well, there was an article in the school paper, The Orion, stating their intension. So, as with most of the projects Phi Delts take on, this was a major success and was noticed by the local community with a front page article in this mornings Chico Enterprise Record. Read it fast as my link to the article is only good for 14 days as of 9/28.

Way to go Phi Delts for their efforts and participation in helping raise $20,000 to give to the Red Cross!

PROUD TO BE A PHI !