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Pants Off for Greek Life

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Pitt chapter.

It’s pants off for Greek Life, and I’m not talking about what happens behind closed doors. The brothers of Phi Delta Theta, Kappa Sigma, and other members of Greek Life sponsored by RSA and SGA outreach committee organized a clothing drive to donate to Vietnam Veterans of America.

The event was held on March 23, 2012 in the quad. Fraternity members were seen rocking out to music with a very noticeable mound of clothing in the center. There were sweaters, shirts, pants, and more all in plastic bags. Stacy’s Mom played in the background.

So how many clothes were there? Over 1500. For every piece of clothing donated, the members involved received an hour of community service.

Last year RSA held a similar event and received over 10,000 pieces of clothing, many of them ripped or very worn. In an effort to provide the charity with more quality clothing, Greek Life only accepted wearable pieces.

HC Pitt’s own Vice President Claire Peltier even posed with a pair of jean shorts donated.

“It’s our first annual and we hope to continue for many years,” said Sophomore DJ Moore.
Look forward to more from Pitt’s Greek Life!
 

Mandy is an English and Communication dual major at the University of Pittsburgh. She plans on graduating this April, but decided that she'd finish her last three classes online and move to the big apple for an editorial internship at Ladies' Home Journal. She is a proud Her Campus Pitt member from afar and the previous Editor-in-Chief. When she isn't exploring the city, she enjoys absorbing every TLC show, following news leads on Twitter, or blogging for her Small Girl in NYC Wordpress. She's orginally from Philadelphia and will always have a cheesesteak over a salad. Her previous internships include Entertainment intern for VERVE Management Social Magazine and the editorial/fashion intern for WHIRL Magazine. Magazines are her obsession, but writing is her passion. Follow her on twitter @mandy_velez or send love to her at mandyvelez16 [at] gmail [dot] com.