by Hilary Rocks

Recently, fraternities and sororities have been hosting philanthropy events together, resulting in many benefits for the Greek organizations and their charities alike.

"Guys have more connections with other guys, both Greek and non-Greek, through sports and other campus activities and organizations that women might not necessarily be involved with," said senior Laura Calabrese, philanthropy chair for Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. "We believe that by pairing up, we can increase participation because we will be able to draw from both genders."

Senior Conyers Poole, president of Delta Kappa Epsilon, said he and his brothers are happy about sharing the event with Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, as well as the opportunity to become more involved with the local community and the university itself.

"We want to present a more unified front within the Greek community. Collaboration brings in more people, and events with both sororities and fraternities involved tend to more successful, as well as more fun and exciting."

By pairing up, the fraternities and sororities hope to see more participants at their events, which would ultimately result in raising more money for their philanthropies.