2010-2011 National Philanthropy Efforts
The 2010-2011 academic school year for Delta Epsilon Psi Fraternity Inc. was a year of paramount success in philanthropy. The brothers of DEPsi devoted countless hours to developing, maintaining and excelling in all philanthropic endeavors all while sustaining strong the academic excellence encouraged throughout the organization.
The fall semester saw the initiation of a partnership between DEPsi and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, or JDRF. DEPsi took to this partnership with great enthusiasm and immediately began planning and executing various different charity events with chapters across the nation to raise money for the foundation while having some fun in the process. By the close of the spring semester, the chapters of DEPsi collectively raised $20,000. The brothers of DEPsi look forward to a continued partnership with JDRF, and will strive to raise funds and awareness for the fight against type I diabetes.
The fraternity is committed to type I diabetes as the primary philanthropy of the organization. However, in addition to the hours of service dedicated to JDRF, the brothers of DEPsi continue to devote their time to various different causes throughout their communities. Since the fraternity’s inception in 1998, DEPsi has seen an increased growth in service hours every year. In the last three years, the fraternity has seen a positive increase every year wherein the number of hours has doubled from 4,300 in 2008 to 8,700 in 2011. The increase in service hours is due in large part to the fraternity’s expansion throughout the nation. The expansion to various universities yields an influx of members with dedication to promoting the ideals and goals of the organization that embodies the full concept of service.
The brothers of DEPsi are always looking for new and better ways to promote service in their respective communities. With the approach of the new school year, the fraternity looks forward to surpassing both service hours and donations from the past year in hopes of setting record high achievements.
