Sorority Related?

This is my sorority and my beloved sisters taken on Philanthropy night during recruitment 

How does sorority relate to heart disease? It is all about the philanthropy. Philanthropy is another word for an organization that Greek houses raise money for. Each Greek chapter has a specific philanthropy that they do fundraisers for during the school year.

I am a member of the Alpha Phi Upsilon fraternity. We call ourselves a fraternity, because we are the house who created the word "fraternity." Alpha Phi is all across the nation including in Canada. Our philanthropy is the Alpha Phi foundation and Women's Heart Disease. We are partners with the American Heart Association to help them with their annual Heart Gala, Heart Walk, and the Go Red for Women's Luncheon.

In 2013-2014, I was the Director of Philanthropy which means that I was in charge of all the fundraiser events. My team and I plus the girls in the sorority raised $5,000 in one week. That is really good for a house of 70 girls. Usually we would raise less than $2,500. From raising all of that money, we got an award from our university and from Alpha Phi International.

Here's a video of when I was Director of Philanthropy. You'll get a chance to see what I look like. I'm the last person and my name is Shayla. I hope you understand that this happens everywhere and it hits home to my sorority sisters and myself. 

So there are other organizations out there who are helping to raise money to try and find a cure. From the Alpha Phi's internationally, they have helped researches to create new technology to help with heart disease. If it wasn't for Alpha Phi, I wouldn't be here today.