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| Sisters get pied to Strike Out Arthritis! |
This past Thursday, April 11th marked our biannual AOPie in the Face in front of our Pi Delta Chapter house from 7 to 11p.m. Members from across the community showed support and made strides to Strike Out Arthritis by delivering sticky and sweet pies to our faces. And the girls took them like true champions-using laughter and jokes and from time to time, a little sweet revenge. Our Philanthropy Chair, Ashley Nonemaker, orchestrated the entire event with the help of her committee and as a result we raised over $400! AOPie in the Face is often a favorite event among sisters and this semester the consensus was no different. How could it get old?
Sunday was also a full day as well as a beautiful one. At a sunny 65 degrees, it was the perfect
weather for our 2nd Annual HonduRun in honor of our beloved sister,
Kayla Libby. Kayla was a dedicated
member of the UMD branch of Students Helping Honduras and so each year we get
together with SHH to co-sponsor a 5K race along with music, food, raffles, and
a balloon release in her memory. All of
the proceeds went to the construction of the Benedicion Elementary School in
Honduras. The Libby family and several
of Kayla’s friends from their Massachusetts hometown joined us for the
event. Participants enjoyed looking at
photo albums, letters, and pairs of high heels, as well as writing Kayla notes
on bright, pink balloons.
Sunday was also a full day as well as a beautiful one. At a sunny 65 degrees, it was the perfect
weather for our 2nd Annual HonduRun in honor of our beloved sister,
Kayla Libby. Kayla was a dedicated
member of the UMD branch of Students Helping Honduras and so each year we get
together with SHH to co-sponsor a 5K race along with music, food, raffles, and
a balloon release in her memory. All of
the proceeds went to the construction of the Benedicion Elementary School in
Honduras. The Libby family and several
of Kayla’s friends from their Massachusetts hometown joined us for the
event. Participants enjoyed looking at
photo albums, letters, and pairs of high heels, as well as writing Kayla notes
on bright, pink balloons.“We had a great turn out- better than last year,” said Amy Young, who helped to coordinate HonduRun. “It was great to see so many people come out to honor Kayla’s memory and support a good cause. The Libby's were happy to see how everything went."
Kayla's memory lives through us each and every day and Sunday was the perfect way to celebrate this.
And as if we did not have enough to do already, Greek Week at the University of Maryland has begun! This semester, we are paired up with Alpha Tau Omega which is thrilling in itself since they are an awesome group of guys. We have already attended a UMD baseball game and set up our own carnival stand on Chapel Hill for a day of service to the community. The rest of the week has much in store for us, too, including Olympics events, athletics, dumpster painting, and the highly-anticipated skit competition. Our theme is the Travel Channel and we will be sporting colors and flags from around the world. Greek Week is always a time to celebrate and enjoy being a member of the UMD Greek community, forging new friendships, and making a lot of noise-and it’s finally here! Go ATOPi!
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