Philanthropies

Photo By: Ana Valentine

Eli Young Band performs at the Phi Delta Theta House to raise money for ALS.

As the holidays approach the simple phrase “it is better to give than to receive” plays over in people minds. Many think of Thanksgiving or Christmas but here on OU’s campus that can only mean one thing, philanthropies.

South Greek boomed with music last night as the Eli Young Band performed in Phi Delta Theta’s backyard, and Delta Upsilon threw a block party on Tuesday for the kick-off of OU/Texas weekend.

For many it may seem like one big party but the fact of the matter is that by putting on these events thousands of dollars are raised for various charities across Oklahoma.

“Words can’t express how smoothly the entire event went said Phi Delta member Clark McCaskill.” “The best part is that all the money goes to ALS the fight for Lou Gehrigs disease, its really meaningful to us because Lou Gehrig was actually a member of Phi Delta.”

Tri Delta’s Pancake Breakfast benefits the children at St. Jude, the hospital has a special room for teenagers that is sponsored by the sorority said member Chinh Doan.

Every year new philanthropy events are formed, but for most they are a continuous tradition.

“A lot of organization, planning and publicity go into it, but what makes it worth while is knowing your focus and motivation is for something greater, its not for selfish reason, your motivation is ignited from helping other people and that is where our success stems from in our philanthropies,” said Tayler Pierce Chi Omega philanthropy chair.

Chi-O Cravings will be hosted November 2^nd.

Save the Ta-Ta's

As fall approaches midterms are not the only thing on students’ minds, the slogan “Think Pink” can be seen popping up around campus and health issues are brought to everyone’s attention.

According to the Susan G. Komen website, every three minutes a woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer.

For that exact reason the Women’s Out Reach Center and Susan G. Komen for the Cure have been working together for 7 years to raise awareness on Oklahoma’s campus.

Women’s Out Reach Coordinator, Kathy Moxley, said that 2 fulltime staff members and around 30 volunteers help to organize informational events around campus for the students.

“The biggest risk for developing breast cancer is being a women and growing older, and that’s all women, so we all need to be worried about this and concerned,” Moxley said.

Moxley said the events just as the Health Hut will promote breast health and inform students of the risks and warning signs of developing cancer.

“The Four keys to breast health are know your risk, get screened, know your body, and healthy lifestyle choices,” graduate assistant, Elizabeth Hart said.

In the upcoming weeks Women’s Out Reach Center will be sponsoring several Health Huts, a Zumba-thon and other activities such as Climb for Komen and the Pink and Black ball.

Here we are to worship. . .

Praise, worship, and faith were just three of the elements that students brought to Thursdays Stumo meeting. The music playing and the high energy drew people in to the building but it was the warm faces and love that keep people coming back.

Stumo is a non-denominational religious group that is directed towards college students. The bible study meets each week to help walk students through the bible and give them a chance to discuss their faith with fellow students.

Sooner Campus Director Brent Orr said that the goal of Stumo is to raise up spiritual leaders who will reach out to other students on campus.

The organization has been on campus for 5 years and has grown in numbers each year.

Orr said the group meets every week on Thursday nights but also has 30 to 40 student hosted bible studies through out the week on campus.

“It has given me a spiritual community outside of my sorority and my church, with more fellowship and community worship with other college students,” Sophomore Shannon Bass said.

“We see colleges as a sending base to spiritual leaders, we find people that have a heart for god and a heart for people and we send those people out to the world,” Orr said.

For students who want to take their love for god off campus Stumo offers a summer program. Kaleo is a nine week project for spiritual training that students can apply to participate in. The group will spend their time learning about worship and the practical skills for starting an on campus ministry group.

The kick-off of a new year..

OU Cousins Kick-Off

Chatter echoed off the walls, anxiety turned into anticipation and a feeling of acceptance filled the room at the OU Cousins Kick-Off Wednesday evening.

The event gave OU students, international students, and foreign exchange students the opportunity to socialize with one another in the hope of finding a potential OU Cousin.

Every student who attended the event registers to be matched, the way matching works is that students can either request another student whom they have met that evening or can be paired up randomly, says Event Coordinator Michael Nash. But no matter what every student will be matched.

This program created by President and Mrs. Boren is one of the many ways OU shows their hospitality to foreigners.

“Its really good when you walk across campus and you need to know about something or where something is you can talk to anyone or you can go to any office and everyone is really nice and I really like all the facilities that you can use. “ foreign exchange student, Jorge Vaez said.

Junior Nikki Head says its not only a great way to meet friends and get involved with other organizations on campus it also helps people who are looking to study abroad, it gives you a better feel for what students from other countries are like.

The kick-off was only the beginning of the events that OU Cousins has planned, the rest of the year. Students will be given the opportunity to learn about different cultures with events just as, a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, an International sweets fair and much more.

Join CAC today!

Mother’s Day and Parent’s Weekend

It’s not too late to get involved on campus, the deadline for the Spring CAC Mother’s Day and Parent’s Weekend Exec is approaching. Applications are due Monday, September 28^th by 5pm in the Student Life Offices, Suite 370 in the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

“Moms' Day & Parents' Weekend exec will begin having weekly meetings at the end of October until the week after Moms' Day & Parents' Weekend, Parents Weekend Chairmen, Courtney Gatlin said. “The meetings last about an hour. Each member of the committee will have some outside time required, but the amount depends on the position. For most, the additional time is between 30 minutes to 2 hours per week.”

Campus Activities Council exec is one of the many opportunities students have to get involved on Okalahoma’s campus.

“Being able to be involved and help out is truly a great rewarding feeling, with CAC it is a wide spread effort in reaching out to every student of this University and benefiting them in any way they need.” CAC member, Clark McCaskill said.

Founded in 1971, CAC has 23 council member and over 300 committee members that head 15 programs on campus. Homecoming, Howdy Week, U-Sing and Family Weekend are among many other events that the CAC council organizes and hosts.

“My favorite part about being on exec was actually seeing the event that you spent so long planning come to life,” sophomore Bria Hanlon said. “It is so exciting to know that all the hard work you put in wasn't a complete waste of time!”

Oklahoma’s campus will be full of color come October 31, when CAC hosts Homecoming 2009.

CAC Exec Applications

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The Library at the University of Oklahoma.

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My roommate is a music junky, she hand made the album montage in this picture to decorate our room.