Tag: Service

Around the Peninsula – Xi Delta Raises $1,200 for Boys & Girls Club

The First Annual “Kicking for Kids,” hosted by the Xi Delta Chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity, was held recently at the Xi Delta KidsFlorida Avenue Soccer Fields. The Fraternity focused on raising funds for the Boys and Girls Club of America, whose mission is to facilitate after-school programs for young people while instilling a sense of belonging and worth for the individuals.  For Chi Phi, Kicking for Kids was the first large event that the chapter had done at Florida Tech. After deciding to host their first big event, Chi Phi pitched the idea of a soccer tournament.

Overall, fifteen teams participated in the competition on Sunday. The sudden death 8v8 soccer tournament required a $90 sign-up fee with all proceeds going to the national non-profit association. The winning team was rewarded with a trophy and $200. The games themselves began at 10 am and teams played throughout the day on two separate pitches, with a final match ending the event.  The event functioned as a ‘pilot tournament’ that would help the fraternity test out the idea for future years.

“This is our first time hosting the event so it will help us have a better idea for what we need to do for upcoming and future years,” explained Aral Taser, the Chapter’s Xi Delta Playsphilanthropy chair. “Hopefully we can make it an annual event that will grow and become more impressive each and every year.”  Whether it was to participate in the games or just to watch the tournament, FIT students came out to the event. With live music and food, spectators watched the thirty minute matches comfortably with friends and classmates. Many students were very pleased when they first heard about the event. “I heard about it first from Greek Life and I said to myself, I have to go to this. I really hope they keep this going. It will be great to know that we’ve raised a lot of money for the Boys and Girls Club,” said junior Shelby Zielinski. “I’m having an amazing time, both watching and playing. It will be interesting to see who wins.”

And at the end of the tournament it was International Football Club (ICF) that took home the trophy and cash. “We played hard!” the players stated as they paraded through the field with their trophy.

Xi Delta Wins

Snaps to Xi Delta for their dedication to the Boys and Girls Club!  For the full story, check out the Chakett at https://www.chiphi.org/chakettonline/around-chi-phi/2014/02/xi-deltas-soccer-fundraiser-for-boys-and-girls-club-raises-over-1200/

Service Opportunity – Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay

DZAA, Tampa Bay needs you!  Once again, the Alumni Association is going to lend a hand and help Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay (check out their website at http://www.rttb.org/ for more information).

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On March 15, 2014, Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay will be doing some work at Plymouth Park in Tampa Heights.  The project is not exceedingly huge, so they will only need five (5) volunteers from the DZAA to assist.  The project will begin at 8:00 a.m. and should conclude around 1:30 p.m.    Volunteers will be asked to assist in setting up, the check-in process, and help paint and build decks for low-income families in the Tampa Heights community.  They also need assistance in organizing supplies and relocating back to the main office.

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If anyone is interested in helping out for this event, please contact David Ebner to coordinate.  DZAA helped out Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay last year, and the Brothers who volunteered their time and efforts can testify to how rewarding an experience it can be!

If you’ve been waiting for your chance to give back to your community, now’s your opportunity!  Let’s all help rebuild Tampa Bay!

Around the Peninsula – Gettin’ Down ‘N Dirty with Theta Delta

This past weekend, our Brothers at the University of Florida got down and dirty Down n Dirty 2when they participated in Pi Beta Phi Sorority’s annual philanthropy, Down ‘N Dirty.  This philanthropy consists of a BBQ and a flag football tournament, and the gentlemen of University of Florida’s various Fraternities compete in the tournament to be named the overall winner of Down ‘N Dirty!  Exciting and fun, the event has some of the highest participation out of every Sorority philanthropy on the University of Florida campus.  In 2013, the sisters of Pi Beta Phi raised over $22,000!

The Brothers of the Down n Dirty 1Theta Delta Chapter of Chi Phi, who never back down from a challenge, got out there and got dirty as they played hard.  While they didn’t make first place (that honor went to Delta Chi), the men of Chi Phi did manage to come in a very respectable third place out of all the Fraternities who participated!

Let’s give the men of Theta Delta props for not only getting out there and Down n Dirty 3staying involved in their Greek community, but for not being afraid of getting dirty to help their sisters I Pi Beta Phi promote and support literacy through their donations to First Book, an international nonprofit organization founded in 1992 with a single mission: to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books.