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MEDIA CONTACT: Melissa Greco Lopes (River Campus) mgrecolo@ur.rochester.edu
585.276.3693
February 23, 2010
Through fundraising efforts over the course of the fall semester, the University of Rochester's chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp) national fraternity raised more than $1,300 for the Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection program at the Hillside Family of Agencies. During a ceremony last week, members of SigEp presented a check to representatives from Hillside.
"In the past, SigEp's fundraising efforts have been tailored toward our national philanthropy, YouthAIDS, but we've been looking for ways to make an impact within the Rochester community," said Sean Savett, a sophomore who has served as the fraternity's philanthropy chair for the last year. "We were attracted to the Work-Scholarship Connection program's mission of helping at-risk youth stay in school."
The fraternity planned three events to raise funds. They set up an amateur squash tournament for the University community and a "Date a SigEp" competition where students could place bids to win a date with a brother. In November, the fraternity organized a Beatles tribute concert that featured music department professor John Covach's band, The Smooth Talkers.
Rochester's chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon was founded in 1986 and is based on the national fraternity's principles of "virtue, diligence, and brotherly love." In 2008, the chapter contributed more than 800 hours of community service in the Rochester area. SigEp is the largest undergraduate fraternity in America, with more than 250 chapters.
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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