Wright State Student Government president, Sigma Phi Epsilon member spent winter break volunteering at homeless shelter

Wright State Student Government president, Sigma Phi Epsilon member spent winter break volunteering at homeless shelter


Instead of enjoying a winter break of rest and leisure, Wright State Student Government President Joseph Gibbons spent his time volunteering at a homeless shelter in Dayton.

Gibbons said that he volunteered because he has a passion for community service, and because he too has been in that position.

“I was homeless,” Gibbons said. “I remember those times, and I try to take that experience and bring it to the homeless shelter.”

At age 18, Gibbons was homeless in Washington D.C for two years before joining the Navy, where he was honorably discharged at age 23. After coming to Dayton to help his sister with her children after her husband was deployed, Gibbons began his academic career at Wright State in the fall of 2010.

Gibbons is in the middle of his first year as student government president, and is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. Gibbons said that despite the setbacks that student government  has had, he feels his presidency is running smoothly.

Sigma Phi Epsilon help out The Fuller Center

SigEps from Cincinnati OH help out in Shreveport LA. Check out the FB page for more pics.

Sigma Phi Epsilon helps out The Fuller Center

POSTED BY LEE JETER 

/ DECEMBER 21, 2012

Sigma Phi Epsilon student volunteers from University of Cincinnati at Fuller Center Grocery

Sixteen student volunteers from the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity at the University of Cincinnati arrived in Shreveport, Dec. 16-21 to help out The Fuller Center for Housing for Northwest Louisiana.

The students assisted with the landscaping and beautification of the forthcoming Fuller Grocery store at 300 North Allen Ave., in Shreveport. They also assisted with organizing, cleaning and merchandising duties at the Fuller Center Surplus Store, located at 4221 Linwood Ave., Shreveport.

The group of young men was headed by team leader Matt Meriweather. See more pics of the work they did on the Fuller Center Facebook page.