Will you be my Valentine?

Keri S.

February 13, 2010 - 2:00 PM

This was a busy week for my business fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi. As an organization, we try to balance Professional Activities, Philanthropy, and Brotherhood-and this week we did all three! Last Sunday, we got together to volunteer at the Truffle Shuffle, a short run to benefit Eugene youth. On Tuesday, we attended the Blazer Internship and Career Fair, Blazer game in Portland . And on Thursday, we gathered to make Valentine's Day cards to give to residents at a retirement home.

20 brothers gathered on 17th Street to make 80 Valentine's Day cards over 2 hours. (The amount of construction paper and glitter is too plentiful to measure). Although I had already completed my required amount of philanthropy hours, I decided I wanted to participate in this activity. Although it is hard to say what my favorite part of Alpha Kappa Psi is, I really enjoy the philanthropy events. It is one of the main things that separates Alpha Kappa Psi from other business organizations. All other organizations have a focus on professional activities, and most have a great brotherhood aspect. But Alpha Kappa Psi is the only business school organization that requires philanthropy each term from every brother. Although my terms are always busy, it is nice to be able to take some time and volunteer. This activity especially was fun for me because I like being crafty and wanted to use those skills to put a smile on someone's face.

This is really the only way I celebrated the Valentine's holiday (unless, of course, you count my hot date with the library where I spent most of my day today studying for midterms and working on group projects). Overall, it has and will be a weekend full of homework and friends. Hope you all enjoyed your weekend (a three day weekend if you get President's Day off!)

Thank you Lenny for hosting the Valentine's Day event at your house, and thanks to Pichette Photo for the picture.