New Sorority Added
Meet the newest chapter of our Panhellenic community, Alpha Gamma Delta. Alpha Gamma Delta is an international women’s fraternity that promotes academic excellence, philanthropic giving, leadership, personal development and sisterhood. Founded in 1904, it has 185 chapters at colleges across North America, with more than 160,000 initiated members internationally. They will be joining is Fall 2013 and we could not be more excited!
Check out this article for more information on the decision to induct this new sorority:
http://dailytrojan.com/2012/02/14/panhellenic-inducts-new-sorority/
Give Running Committee
Panhellenic is partnering with a non-profit started by a USC student called Give Running (http://giverunning.org/). Greg Woodburn founded this organization while he was in high school and has since collected more than 12,000 pairs of running shoes to give to children in need. In addition to shoes donations, he works with children to plan leadership and goal setting activities.
To support Give Running, USC Panhellenic is planning an afternoon of relay races together with him and the children from 32nd street school. We will all go to McCarthy Quad and play fun games with the kids and teach them about sports, leadership, and team building. The event will be on Friday, April 20th from 2-4pm. Since this event will be a lot of planning, we are forming a planning committee to take on the event and make it a huge success. I know a lot of you have event planning experience, and we need that experience!
If you are interested, please fill out this form:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGEwWTRFUEtwX3ZIUVkxVWJHZjFUcGc6MQ#gid=0
Pitch Competition
This semester, the USC Panhellenic Council has decided to support an on-campus organization with a fun event. Currently, we are planning a Food Truck War on 28th street with the Interfraternity Council that will collect 10% of all profits for a philanthropy of our choice. This event, scheduled for March 29th, will bring awareness to your cause and help you get closer to your fundraising goals. We are definitely looking for an organization that serves the Los Angeles area, but if you have a larger domestic or international cause that you believe could benefit from this funding, we would love to hear from you, too.
Email Katie Kahn at
uscphcphilanthropy@gmail.com for the application, which is due March 2nd at 5pm. You will then be notified if you have been invited to pitch your organization the following Monday evening (3/5) at the Panhellenic General Meeting. Creativity is definitely encouraged! After the pitches, we will decide as a council which organization the Food Truck War will benefit.
There's definitely no harm in applying, as you'll be increasing our awareness of the great service ideas you have. Please pass this opportunity on to other community leaders you think would be interested.
Take the Pledge to be a Hero
As USC students, we have the ability to be heroes- we have the ability and freedom to take an action in a moment of time to make a difference, whether it be for a friend, an organization or an issue we are passionate about.
Take the pledge to be an Every|Day Hero
I pledge to make a difference for people, organizations and issues. I pledge to use my values as my compass, go beyond any barriers, and take actions to foster change. I pledge to live an extraordinary life being an every|day hero.
USC Panhellenic and Interfraternity Councils
Join In Hopes of Raising Standards
On March 10, 2011, members of the Panhellenic and Interfraternity Councils and their respective communities joined to draft the following contract - a "Pledge to be a Gentleman." This document has since been signed by all fraternity presidents and commits these organizations to strive toward higher morals and self-standards. The finished product was enlarged and placed in display in the USC Office of Greek Life. An unsigned copy is shown below:
Panhellenic Hosts Something of Value
On Saturday February 12, Panhellenic hosted an alcohol education program called Something of Value. Something of Value is a national organization that looks to cater alcohol education to the specific needs of the campus at which it holds an event. The Panhellenic board met for several hours the day before with the facilitators sent along with the national advisors of each of our eleven houses to prepare for a USC-specific experience. Saturday then consisted of a mock trial and action-initiative committees. Below is a slideshow of photos from the day's activities!
Panhellenic Greek Networking Night Success
On Tuesday, February 1, Panhellenic co-hosted a Greek Networking Night in honor of USC's upcoming Career and Internship Week. The night included an interview-attire fashion show, over 20 Greek alumni from dozens of employment fields to network with, and free milkshakes courtesy of Ground Zero, which graciously allowed us to host our event there. Check out these great photos from the night!
