Philanthropy


  •  Philanthropy
     

    Huntsman Golf Tournament

    Although Sigma Chi's main national philanthropic organization remains the Children's Miracle Network, the Huntsman Cancer Institute was added as an additional beneficiary in 2005.  The Huntsman Cancer Institute, an NCI-designated cancer center, is located at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT, and is funded by Sigma Chi Jon Huntsman, Sr.  Since opening it just years ago, Huntsman has donated more than $250 Million of his own wealth in funding the cancer research center.

     

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                                              The winning team poses during the inaugural Huntsman Charity Tournament in 2007.

     

    The Eta Lambda Chapter holds an annual charity golf tournament each fall that benefits the Huntsman Cancer Institute.  This past year, we were able to raise over $3,000 in just the third year of  the tournament's existence.  This year's tournament will be held on October 17th and we have set our goal to raise and donate over $5,000. To sign up for or to donate to this this year's tournament, please click to download and review this application: 

     

    2010 Huntsman Application

     

    For information on how to sign-up or donate, please contact our Huntsman Chairmen:

     

    Michael Doughty - doughtym@vt.edu - (540) 798-7137

    Andrew Lavinder - alavi07@vt.edu - (540) 314-7198

     

     

     

    Sorority Philanthropy Involvement

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    Besides our chapter's involvement in the Children's Miracle Network, the Huntsman Cancer Institute, and Relay for Life, we also participate in many local sorority philanthropies.  At Virginia Tech, each sorority typically has a fall or spring philanthropy that benefits their national charity. 

     

    We participate in these philanthropies in a number of ways, including skits, competitions, field game events, and monetary donations on campus.  To contact our External Philanthropy Chair, please email Mark Larsen at lahz3@vt.edu.