Matt "Dandilion" Pirie & Jon "DoDo" Isacco entiain the crowd

Four Brothers of Kappa Delta Phi National Fraternity, Lambda Chapter at Husson College

• TJ Frail,
• Jon Isacco,
• Matt Pirie,
• Seth Cleaves

took part in performing the play Alice in Wonderlan at Husson College April 25,26,and 27.

The play was a success and ticket sales packed the house.

All of the money we raised went to the Bangor YWCA as scholorships for children for summer camp at the YMCA. The Husson College Circle Performers were able to raise over $700 and the brothers from Lambda chapter who were in the play had a great time performing community service. Brother not in the play were in attendance to support their thespian brothers and contribute to donations.

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A couple of the Nu Chapter Brothers in attendance pause to gather for a photo

On Saturday, April 26, the Acttive and Alumni Brothers of Kappa Delta Phi National Fraternity, Nu Chapter at Thomas College participated in a walk to benefit the Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderer’s out of Waterville, Maine. The brothers helped by raising money and awareness for the Maine Children’s home in the months prior to the walk.

The purpose of the walk was to raise enough money to send 150 underprivileged children to summer camp for a week during the summer. As of the day of the walk, $10,000 had already been raised; and, it was estimated that another several thousand had been raised by the end of the walk. It appears that the Maine Children’s Home is well on the way to achieving its goal for this summer.

The Maine Children’s Home serves the community of Waterville in several ways by providing “a Teen Parent School Program for pregnant and parenting teens; The Children's Place, a comprehensive early childcare and education facility; an outpatient mental health counseling center at our Augusta and Waterville Locations; community education programs; an Adoption Program with Birthparent Services, Home Studies, and Placement (infant and international); a Christmas Program; and a Summer Camp Scholarship Program (www.MaineChildrensHome.org).”

Overall, the walk was a success, a great time was had by all who were involved, and it was an excellent bonding experience for the brothers and alumni of Nu Chapter.

The UMaine Presque Isle Student Senate ask the Campus Community for help on their volunteer service project entitled "Help Your Seniors Day". They joined with the Aroostook Area Agency on Aging in organizing a community outreach project to reach out a helping hand to area seniors.

Kappa Delta Phi, Mu Chapter at UMPI Brothers answered the call, comprising 1/2 to 3/4 of all students that came out to help.

A few of the Brothers in attendance pause to gather for a photo

Article from the UMaine Presque Isle newspaper.

Many members of the local community were grateful to have campus and community members volunteer to help them around the house on Saturday, April 26. Approximately 30 people came out to help 22-23 households during “Help Your Seniors Day.” The event was sponsored by the Student Senate at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, the Aroostook Area Agency on Aging along with UMPI administration members President Don Zillman and Dean of Students Christine Corsello.

The basic idea behind “Help Your Senior Day” was to help local seniors with tasks they may not be able to accomplish themselves, such as clean windows, do lawn work, or organize and re-arrange rooms. Wal-Mart donated a $100 gift card so the Student Senate could purchase cleaning supplies including, paper towels, Windex and trash bags.

Zillman and Corsello came up with the idea of helping local seniors.

“We worked with Steve Farnham and the Aroostook Area on Aging,” said Corsello. “Mr. Farnham, through his agency and work, collected the names of the seniors who wished to have projects completed at their homes.”

Steve Callioras, the director of Student Senate’s External Affairs committee, and Megan Fowler, a member of the committee, organized the event. People who volunteered ranged from members of Student Senate to brothers of Kappa Delta Phi fraternity to other students and faculty. Even Zillman and Corsello did some volunteer work.

Sign-in started at 8:30 a.m. and teams of 2-4 formed and houses were designated to each team. T-Shirts were given out to everyone that participated in the event. Teams then grabbed cleaning supplies and headed off to there designated houses ready and willing to do what was asked of them. Participants provided their own transportation, so most teams car-pooled.

According to Corsello the groups went to homes in Presque Isle, Caribou, Washburn and Easton.

“I sure appreciate this,” said Marcelyn Carter of Presque Isle as one team cleaned her windows. “I am 75 years old and this is the first time anyone has offered anything like this. My husband, Wendell Carter, has Alzheimer’s, so it’s hard for me to do things around the house.” As Carter began to shed tears of joy she said, “Thank you guys very, very much.”

At another house, Kenneth Oliver III, an alumnus of Kappa Delta Phi fraternity, was just getting done taking a few storm windows off a home. Oliver smiled and said, “We helped some people out and learned a few things along the way.”
At around 1:30 p.m., people finished up their tasks and gathered at Zillman’s house on the UMPI campus for a BBQ lunch provided by Aramark in celebration of a job well done. Many people discussed their experiences and how they felt everything went.

“The day went great for our first attempt,” said Callioras, “the amount of people that helped out was amazing. We had a few kinks, such as people not home or available, but we worked through it.”

Fowler suggested that this event should be done yearly.

“You feel so good,” said Margaret Smith, a student attending UMPI. “It feels great being a part of the community.”

Benjamin Marquis, a brother of Kappa Delta Phi fraternity, shared his experience as well. “All the folks that we helped were really thankful that someone else in the community cared about them. We truly made a difference and this is something I hope the University keeps as a tradition. Kappa Delta Phi will always be there to lend a helping hand.”

At the BBQ, Zillman gave a short thank you speech. He was proud of everyone who volunteered there time to help out the elderly. He also said that this was a terrific start to what he hopes will be a big annual event.

Since Saturday’s event, participants have returned to some of the households to finish up tasks around the homes. Callioras hopes this will become both a spring and fall activity for the campus community, since many tasks need to be done seasonally.

By: Taryn R. Beaumont, Vice President of Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority, Kappa Lambda Chapter at Husson College

On Sunday, April 27, 2008, two Bangor area chapters participated in the annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Walk, held at the Bangor Mall. Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority, Kappa Lambda Chapter of Husson College, and Kappa Delta Phi National Fraternity, Alpha Alpha chapter of the University of Maine showed their support by raising funds and awareness, and by participating in the walk around the mall.

The MDA serves people in the community with neuromuscular diseases by providing clinics, support groups, assistance with the purchase and repair of wheelchairs, braces and communication devices, as well as summer camp for kids. MDA also funds research seeking treatments and cures for more than 40 neuromuscular diseases that affect people of all ages, right here in our community.

Over $2000 total was raised for this event. A great time was had by all, and it was a great chance for brothers and sisters to come together for a great cause.

Particapating Brothers of Alpha Alpha and Sisters of Kappa Lambda

Particapating Sisters of Kappa Lambda

Particapating Brothers of Alpha Alpha

Our Sisters of Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority, Kappa Chi chapter at Southern New Hampshire University, are going to be participating in the school sponsored Relay for Life. They hope to raise $1,500 by February 29th. If you can contribute any amount of money, even if it is only $1, please go to http://main.acsevents.org/goto/kappachi and donate! It is an event put on to help find a cure for cancer.

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Seems our sisters from Kappa Eta Chapter, Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority @ UMaine Machias have been busy with a lot of community service.

These are just a few of the Pictures of them performing some of their many community service projects from the fall semester. Painting rooms of a friend of the sorority who is pregnant, raising money for the "Next Step" to help families in need for Thanksgiving; and then helping at the Calais, Maine Christmas parade!

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Brothers from Alpha Chapter of Kappa Delta Phi at Bridgewater State College spent the early part of this week ensuring that some area families in need have a happy Thanksgiving. Alpha Chapter held its 4th annual Thanksgiving canned food drive and collected 60 bags of groceries for the North Easton-based My Brother's Keeper.

Sixteen Brothers from Alpha Chapter were involved in this year's drive, and they placed collection bags at Roche Bros. in Bridgewater (which donated the bags) and distributed empty bags to 500 homes in town. On Sunday they collected the bags and put together a trove of goodies that will surely brighten the holiday for many area families.

"I was speechless at some of the stuff we collected. People were very generous", said Brother Dan Kent, Alpha Chapter's philanthropy chairman.

During the week, the students also brought food to their peers who were participating in BSC's Tent City.

Each year, the drive is an important event for Kappa Delta Phi, Brother Kent said.

"One of the main reasons we do it is not just to help others, but for ourselves," he said, "so we can learn more about service and educate others about the homeless." (John Winters, Office of Institutional Communications)

Our sisters at Kappa Chi, Southern New Hampshire U, did a good deed for a local business, gollywobbles. View the write up and pictures here.

From the UMAINE Fort Kent Campus Website

Kappa Delta Phi fraternity of the University of Maine at Fort Kent
will hold a “Diamond Dinner” on Saturday, October 13 for the benefit of
local charities.

The evening will begin with a social at 5:30
p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m.  The dinner will take place in
Nowland Hall on the UMFK campus.

Congratulations to the Sisters of Kappa Alpha Iota Chapter, Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority ( our sisters ) at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

They were honored as Sorority of the Year and also walked away with the community service award.

The youngest chapter of Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority has certainly turned some heads with their accomplishments.

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