Greek Life at the College raised more than $325,000 for various charities.
The final tallies are in, and the results are clear: Greek Life at the College of Charleston continues to make a positive impact on campus, throughout Charleston and around the country.
During the 2014-15 academic year, fraternity and sorority members at the College volunteered a combined total of nearly 33,000 hours with some 280 organizations and charities throughout the region, including efforts to assist and support children, senior citizens, animals and the environment.
Greek life also raised more than $325,000 for a wide range of philanthropic causes, including St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Children’s Miracle Network, and Darkness to Light, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending child sexual abuse.
President Glenn McConnell
College of Charleston President Glenn McConnell ‘69, who served as president of Pi Kappa Phi as an undergraduate at the College, says his firsthand experience with the Greek Life system taught him how groups of diverse personalities can come together for a common goal and how people with different worldviews can find common ground.
“Now, as a university president, I have a front-row seat in seeing all the positive contributions the Greek system has on our community through their service, philanthropy and friendship – founding principles of each and every one of these organizations,” says McConnell.
Sarah Loge, director of Fraternity & Sorority Life, says that in addition to supporting many community causes this year, Greek life students also raised money to honor a fellow student who was fighting cancer as well as a College staff member who was diagnosed with Leukemia.
“We are proud of the impact members of Fraternity & Sorority Life have had on the College, Charleston, and the national community,” says Loge. “All of this involvement truly made a huge impact on both the students involved and the philanthropic and service causes.”
Watch a video below about Greek Life at the College of Charleston.
