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UGA Panhellenic recently voted to have each sorority annually raise a minimum of $10 per member for Habitat for Humanity; This fundraising is more or less mandatory and will be in addition to the money every chapter already raises for its national philanthropy.
Sororities can raise the money, which will be approximately $2,000 per chapter, any way they want. They can hold events to work for the overall total, or each member personally can be responsible for her $10.
At first I thought this additional mandatory fundraising was unnecessary. It is time consuming enough to host the two philanthropies my sorority holds annually with the busy schedules of sisters. Why should panhellenic mandate even more of something that already is in place successfully?
However, when all of this money is raised it will be able to fund a house for a family in Athens. Ideally, Panhellenic would love to also be able to provide some furniture for this family. If we only were working as individual sororities we would not be able to accomplish this, but working together we can give a home and a new start to a family in need.
The InterFraternity Council as well as several Multicultural Greek organizations also are involved in the effort to raise money for the same Habitat house. So in addition to uniting sororities, this effort will be bringint together several Greek organizations.
Next semester, chapter members will be able to sign up to help build this Habitat house. With the poverty and housing issues facing Athens-Clarke County today, I think Panhellenic voted wisely when making this fundraiser mandatory.
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