Members of Sigma Phi Epsilon Support Autism Speaks | Blog | Autism Speaks:
This guest post is written by Omar Kasim, the Vice President of Philanthropy for Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp) at the University of Arkansas. The fraternity is involved with Autism Speaks U, an initiative of Autism Speaks that is designed to support college students, faculty and staff in their awareness, advocacy and fundraising efforts.
A year ago Jack Otten, an alumnus of the Sigma Phi Epsilon(SigEp)chapter at the University of Arkansas and father of an autistic child, approached his old chapter requesting its support for Autism Speaks. Since then, we have devoted our philanthropic efforts to raising money and awareness for the organization. Every year we host an annual kickball tournament for the sororities at the University of Arkansas. The tournament gives sororities an opportunity to compete against each other while at the same time working towards a common goal of raising money for the cause. Last year was the first we supported Autism Speaks and were able to raise over $6,000. This year we have set a goal of $10,000, a number we believe is more than feasible.
