The UCLA Panhellenic Executive Board
Congratulations to Alexandra Paul for winning Panhellenic Woman of the Year
The Latest
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FALL 2010 RHO GAMMA'S. We are looking forward to a wonderful Fall 2010 Recruitment!
Kappa Alpha Theta meets Taylor Lautner
After proving to Oprah Winfrey that Theta is in fact obsessed with Twilight, specifically Taylor Lautner, members of Theta received a surprise visit from Taylor Lautner himself as he invited them to attend the Twilight Saga: Eclipse premiere. To see more, visit: http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Taylor-Lautner-Surprises-Sorority-Sisters-Video
"Be the change you want to see in the world"--Mahatma Ghandi
(Spring 2010 Philanthropies)
Tri Delta's Late-Night Pancake Breakfast
Tri Delta’s 4th Annual Late-Night Pancake Breakfast benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was held on April 17th, 2010 at Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. This even which always draws a large crowd, raised a stunning $7, 854! The ladies of Tri Delta served up pancakes to 900 students from all walks of UCLA. Nationally, Tri Delta served had committed to raising $10 million for St. Jude in 10 years beginning in 2006, but with the success of chapters across the country that has been amended to $10 million by 2010, which the Theta Pi chapter at UCLA is driven to help achieve.
Pi Beta Phi's Arrowspike
On May 7th, 2010 Pi Beta Phi held its annual philanthropy, Arrowspike. The event is a day-long volleyball tournament held at Sunset Recreation Center. This year, Arrowspike raised a total of $2674 to support Links to Literacy, a charity dedicated to enabling literacy throughout the globe. With 13 fraternities and 5 sororities coming out to show their support for the cause, the day proved full of fun, competition, and service to the community.
Alpha Phi's Red Dress Gala
On May 15, 2010 Alpha Phi held its third annual Red Dress Gala. The event
consisted of a dinner, a live and silent auction, and a raffle. All proceeds
from Red Dress Gala went to Alpha Phi Fraternity's national charity The Alpha
Phi Foundation, which raises money for cardiac care. Red Dress Gala is
an event put on by all Alpha Phi Chapters across the nation. Every girl in
the house contributed an item for either the live or silent auction, including anything from a "movie night" basket to a puppy named Lily. Invitations were extended to the girls and their families, along with some Beta Delta alumni and Alpha Phi RegionalTeam Members. A total of 250 people attended the event, and Alpha Phi raised almost $15,000 profit to be given to the Alpha Phi Foundation.Gamma Phi Beta's G.Phi.Joe.
Gamma Phi Beta held its 2nd Annual Crescent Classic: G.PHI. JOE on Wednesday May 19th at Sunset Rec. This year featured a relay-style competition in which members of fraternities and sororities competed against each other on an inflatable obstacle course to become the G.PHI. JOE champion. After competing double elimination style, Delta Gamma and Pike, members of each winning team received a pair of Arnette sunglasses! Gamma Phi Beta was able to raffle off some great prizes such as Oakley sunglasses, Clippers tickets, and In n Out passes. The proceeds from the event go to Camp Laurel, a camp for children affected or infected by HIV and AIDS. Gamma Phi Beta raised almost $7,000 for the organization.
Delta Gamma's Anchorsplash
This year's Anchor Splash was an absolute success! Delta Gamma made $11,663.63 and counting! Both the turnout and the fundraising total mark the highest numbers in the 38-year history of the event at UCLA. Past Anchor Splash events only included fraternities, but a focused outreach effort by Delta Gamma brought sororities and club sports teams in for the first time, bringing the number of participants in swimming events to about 200. Anchor Splash director Kalin Werner exclaims, "I couldn't even believe how amazing synchronized swimming was this year with PIKE recording a whole song based off of anchor splash to play with their routine. It just felt great to see everyone, DG's and participants, all be so enthusiastic about our cause!" For more information on Anchorsplash, please check out the Daily Bruin's article covering the event.
http://www.dailybruin.com/articles/2010/5/17/making-waves-anchor-splash/
On May 26th at Sunset Recreation Center, Alpha Delta Chi and Alpha Gamma Omega teamed up to host a kickball tournament. Including both entry fees and donations, Alpha Delta Chi and Alpha Gamma Omega raised over $1300 for the Union Rescue Mission. It was a beautiful day for kickball and the two teams in the finals were Pike and Sigma Chi. Pike was the victorious team.
Theta Shoot Out
Theta Shoot Out was held on May 25, 2010 in the legendary Pauley Pavilion. The annual philanthropy raises money for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), which works to support and promote court-appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children in the foster care system. There were 22 teams who participated, consisting of both sororities and fraternities.
WOMP (Westwood Organized MEGA Project)
The Panhellenic Community was more than happy to help with “WOMP”, a Westwood Organized Project to restore and beautify its closest community partner. The first volunteer day took place on April 17, 2010 in which a majority of chapters sent representatives to help out with the project. Volunteer projects included tree planting, landscaping, repainting street furniture and historic lamp posts with a fresh coat of “Westwood Blue,” sign repair, graffiti and sticker removal, and many other efforts. The volunteer efforts that took place on April 17 were so successful that the Panhellenic Community, along with other volunteers from the UCLA Volunteer Center, flocked the streets of Westwood once again on May 1st.
These projects were created by the UCLA Volunteer Center and co-sponsored by the Westwood Community. The Panhellenic Community looks forward to volunteering again in the future. For more information, visit UCLA’s Volunteer center at: http://volunteer.ucla.edu/.