SLO firefighters will climb in honor of Mateo, a six-year old and child of a Cal Poly employee who has been battling leukemia since he was three.
Tag: philanthropy
Cal Poly greek life raises more than $450,000 for philanthropies
IFC raised $204,000, PHA, $176,000 and USFC, $117,000 in 2016.
Pi Kappa Phi becomes the first of four new fraternities on campus
As part of Cal Poly’s eight-year expansion plan for greek life, four new fraternities will come to campus. The first one to come on campus is Pi Kappa Phi. The fraternity came to Cal Poly in Fall 2016, but just participated in their first rush this past week. Pi Kappa Phi is the first fraternity […]
Laps for Love raises more $3,000 for domestic violence awareness
“When people think of domestic violence they think of physical harm, but it’s more than that,” Alpha Chi Omega Vice President of Philanthropy Livi Ramirez said. Ramirez and her sorority organized Laps for Love, a new philanthropy event benefitting the San Luis Obispo Women’s Shelter, in hopes of bringing the community together to address misconceptions […]
IFC changes how they introduce members to the greek system
Cal Poly’s Interfraternity Council (IFC) held its first ever potential new member meeting on Sunday. In all previous recruitment years, IFC hosted a barbecue as the first introduction to fraternity life at Cal Poly. However, seeing that the barbecue wasn’t providing students with as much information as they wanted, IFC decided to host a potential […]
Greek life recognized at LEAD awards
Cal Poly’s greek life won awards for their achievements this year.
A year in greek life philanthropy
Here’s a look at some new, revamped and continuing philanthropy events organized by various chapters throughout the year.
Holding Mateo’s hand: A strong bond between a fraternity and a child struggling with cancer
Four-year-old Mateo has an entire community and fraternity supporting him.
Greek Week raises funds and spirits
Greek life came together to raise money for nonprofits.
Envoy Now app encourages fundraisers
Envoy Now, a food delivery service, is starting to participate in multiple fundraisers for clubs and greek life organizations.
Sigma Pi to host first Suicide Awareness Week
Sigma Pi is hosting its first major “Suicide Awareness Week” in honor of its philanthropy The Amazing Day Foundation.

