In Alpha Chapter, philanthropy is extremely important and essential
to each member's heart and well-being. Countless hours are put into
each and every event, which range from fundraisers to volunteering at
food kitchens and women's shelters.

At St. Jude in Memphis
Our main philanthropic focus is
on the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee
and is responsible for the care of children with life-threatening cases
of cancer. To date, St. Jude has treated more than 19,000 children from
across the United States and 60 foreign countries. Pediatric cancer has
been the focus of the research of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
since its doors opened in 1962, when acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL),
the most common type of childhood cancer, was only curable in four of 100
children. Great strides have been made in the fight against childhood cancer
because of the research done at St. Jude and other research institutions:
currently the cure rate for ALL is 80 percent. Each year, the alpha
chapter pledges to donate at least five hundred dollars to St. Jude,
which is raised by various means during the year. In addition to
fundraising for St. Jude, the alpha chapter also makes arts and
crafts that are sent to St. Jude, in order to decorate the children's
wards and rooms.

Hannah (left) with a Tri Delt from University of Pittsburg at the opening of the new Tri Delta Patient Care Floor at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN - November 2007

Kristine and Jess at Tri Delta's charity dodgeball tournament Dodge This! All proceeds went to St. Jude.
Tri Delta is also active in various philanthropic events on and off BU's campus, including Dance Marathon, Lambda Chi Alpha's Pumpkin Bust, Alpha Phi's Ivy Man, Panhellenic Day of Service, Susan B. Komen's Walk for a Cure, the MS Walk, and Relay for Life.

Tri Deltas raise money for Dance Marathon, a pediatric AIDS fundraiser!
To find out more
information about St. Jude, visit their website at
www.stjude.org.
If you have any questions about
philanthropy, contact Kimberly Taylo at taylo@bu.edu.