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ALA:
makes a difference'
by Courtney Straub
news editor
The sisters of Alpha Sigma Al
pha are starting out the 2003 fall
semester with a bang. Between
philanthropic projects, new mem
bers, and sister activities they are
bringing sisterhood to a whole
new level.
On Sept. 21, 2003 the sisters
volunteered their time at the Ju
venile Diabetes Research Founda
tion Walk (JDRF). To make the
walk flow smoothly, the sisters
helped greet the walkers and di
rect them to registration tables.
The sisters also helped hand out
t-shirts.
"The JDRF Walk was an enjoy
able time to help researchers find
a cure for a childhood disease,"
said Amanda Malone, active sis
ter of Alpha Sigma Alpha, "I had
a lot of fun."
On Oct. 4, 2003, the sisters of
Alpha Sigma Alpha will partici
pate in Parents and Families
Weekend. Along with selling
Krispy Kreme doughnuts they
will be selling November Care
Packages. The packages include
a coffee mug, school necessities,
playing cards, and assorted can
dies.
"I'm really excited about sell
ing these care packages," said
Seraina Naef, active sister of Al
pha Sigma Alpha. "The students
are really going to enjoy them."
When driving down Interstate
90 on Oct. 18, look for the Alpha
Sigma Alpha sisters. Twice a year
they clean up a mile of the high
way as part of their Adopt-a-High
way project.
"It is such a pleasure to he in
volved with girls who care so pas
sionately for not only the ideals
of Alpha Sigma Alpha, but for
helping the community as a
whole," said Dee Nowacinski,
Support the
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Barrel Roll!
All proceeds from the 24-hour roll
benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank.
Together, TKE and the Behrend
community can make a difference!
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Along with their philanthropic
work, the sisters have been spend
ing their free time getting to know
one another. Recently Mindy
Schauers, active sister of Alpha
Sigma Alpha, opened her home to
the other sisters for a night of
bonding and fun. The brothers of
Sigma Tau Gamma also went to
Schauers' for the night.
"Everyone had a great time,"
said Naef.
Somehow in their busy sched
ules, the sisters of Alpha Sigma
Alpha also find time to be in
volved in other activities on cam
pus. A few are Resident Assis
tants, others are involved in Stu
dent Government Association,
and many others are involved in
the numerous clubs and organiza
tions on campus.
"The sisters of Alpha Sigma
Alpha are very fortunate in the
fact that we have had extremely
wonderful hardworking sisters in
the past who have set a high pre
cedent for our current sisters to
live up to," said Nowacinski.
Rush events went well for the
sisters this semester. At the
present time, four girls are com
pleting the new member process
to become a sister of Alpha Sigma
Alpha. They are Bora Kim, Kari
Koller, Staci Mosier, and Melanie
Snyder. The new member period
will last for the next eight weeks.
Not only is Alpha Sigma Alpha
gaining new members, they still
have many of their alumni around
to help. With everyone being in
volved, the sisters are looking for
ward to a great semester.
"Rest assured the sisters of Al
pha Sigma Alpha are extremely
dedicated and will continue to
raise the bar for quality within the
Greek community, - said
Nowacinski.
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AZT teams up with Safe Net to
raise domestic violence awareness
by Scott Soltis
assistant managing editor
October marks the 22
anniversary of Domestic
Violence Awareness Month.
To kick off the month a day
early, the sisters of Alpha
Sigma Tau in conjunction
with Safe Net recently held
the clothesline project.
The project consisted of t
shirts with various facts
about domestic violence
written on them hanging on
a clothesline outside of
Bruno's on Tuesday. The
project will be traveling
from college to college in
the area to spread awareness
about domestic violence.
The connection between
AST and Safe Net was
forged by sister Erin Dillaman,
who interned for the organization.
Safe Net is an Erie group that was
founded over 25 years ago to help
victims of domestic abuse.
Safe Net is always striving to
educate the community about the
dangers of domestic violence.
"The most important thing is
that domestic violence is
something people like to hide and
it really needs to be brought to the
forefront for people to be
educated," said Dillaman.
The interesting set-up of the
clothesline helped to lure in
students to learn more about the
problem
"The turnout was fantastic and
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AST President Diane Smigielski.
Erie County, as well as the
Commonwealth, is facing several
challenges to alleviate the
problem of domestic abuse.
According to the Safe Net web
site, "in Erie County, three full
time employees work in the
Protection from Abuse Office
because of the number of filings.
The equivalent of two Erie
County judges and their staffs
work full-time on protection from
abuse related issues."
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that "police reports and
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With statistics like these it is
crucial that the issue be brought
out of the shadows.
"Sometimes people keep
domestic violence a secret not
realizing that there are others out
there with the same issues and
fears," said Smigielski.
Programs such as the
clothesline project aim to achieve
such a goal. Smigielski expressed
the importance of the event. "It
was very important for Safe Net to
be on campus to better educate
men and women of the dangers
of domestic violence and to show
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