The ladies of Tri Delta brought dynamism to campus life by organizing a Coffeehouse and a dodgeball tournament as their annual fundraising event for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The philanthropy took place from Monday until Wednesday and raised $12,000.
“I wanted to find a fundraising event that would create more excitement on campus, as well as easily involve parts of the student body outside the Greek community, especially athletic teams,” said senior Lindsey Watson, the philanthropy chair of Delta Delta Delta. “I hope to at least double the amount of money we raised last year, hopefully getting close to raising $15,000.”
Last year the sorority managed to raise $2,500 by organizing “Fashion for Life,” a fashion show in Elkins Auditorium that showcased clothing from local Malibu stores.
“This year we are anticipating to quadruple the amount we raised last year, “sorority President Lindsay Hertel said.
“Fashion for Life was fun but was a fairly short event and did not create a lot of conversation on campus about St. Jude,” Hertel said.
The Sandbar was packed Monday night as the Coffeehouse united Pepperdine Greek groups, athletes and students. Each Greek organization on campus presented several members to perform at the musical show.
To raise more awareness about St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, the Tri Deltas showed an informative clip and held an info session after the Coffeehouse.
Deltas started their day Tuesday by wearing signature hats in support of St. Jude. During the day, everyone who “stole” the hat from the owners won additional points for the participation in the fundraising and demonstration of the St. Jude spirit. Points raised by stealing the hats were added to points gained during the dodgeball tournament.
On Wednesday night the Greek organizations participated in a dodgeball tournament. The overall winners of the game was the ATO fraternity, while Delta Gamma took the victory for their sorority.
“I am excited to be able to share more about St. Jude with everyone participating in the event, as well as helping people feel connected to the cause that the event supports,” Watson said.