ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

 " Let Me Win. And If I Cannot Win, Let Me Be Brave In The Attempt" - Special Olympics Oath

 The women of Alpha Sigma Alpha have two nationally recognized philanthropies: Special Olympics and The S. June Smith Center.

Special Olympics is an international organization that provides year-round sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. The organization offers opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities to realize their potential, develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy and friendship. For more information, please visit the Special Olympics website.

Women of Theta Gama Chapter have the unique advantage of being able to contribute to Special Olympics by coaching local soccer and basketball teams, as well as making water bottles for the athletes, and cheering them on at tournaments.

This means we work hands-on with athletes and are able to build lasting friendships with the people we meet. Working with Special Olympics gives sisters the chance to see for themselves the difference that we are making in people’s lives. We also attend events such as Polar Plunge. This is an outdoor event in January, in which sisters raise money for the Special Olympics and then plunge into the Atlantic Ocean. 

 

Every year Theta Gamma holds Rock-A-Thon on campus to raise money for the Newport News Special Olympics. While we rock in rocking chairs donated by the 2007 graduating class we hold a raffle and a charity concert. In 2008 we raised close to $2,000. 

 

 The S. June Smith Center is an early diagnostic and education center for children who are developmentally delayed. Services are provided to families free of charge. For more information about the S. June Smith Center, please visit their website. 

Alpha Sigma Alpha sisters support the S. June Smith Center by collecting supplies as well as raising money. Because the center is located in Lancaster, PA, it is not possible for Theta Gamma chapter to work hands-on with the center, but chapters that are located nearby are able to contribute in other ways. In 2007, we had a benefit concert and put on our annual competitions, "Strongest Man on Campus"  and "The Best Big/Little Pair On Campus" to raise money and sewed a quilt to send to the center.

Adopt A Spot!

The Theta Gamma Chapter has also began a monthly community service activity. We adopted a spot right near our schools campus and once a month we go out and clean it up.