A collaborative effort of the greek system, headed up by Sigma Chi,
has raised $6,000 dollars for the
Children’s Miracle Network.
Sigma Chi hosted Derby Days, an annual four-day philanthropic event with activities and fundraisers in which all eight of the University’s sororities participate. It is a competition between sororities, as well as
a fundraiser.
“Nationally, Derby Days has raised over $2 million for the Children’s Miracle Network,” Derby Days Committee Chair Travis Hall said.
This year, Derby Days was held Nov. 14 through Nov. 17, and Sigma Chi will present the Children’s Miracle Network with the check this term. The money raised by the University’s chapter of Sigma Chi will go directly to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Sacred Heart Medical Center.
This year’s Derby Days included
a penny drive, a competition in which the sororities decorated the Sigma
Chi house, T-shirt sales, a skit auction, sorority olympics, a lip-synch contest and a barbecue. The sororities
competed for points to win the competition and the Derby Days trophy, which went to Kappa Gamma.
The skit auction, one of the favorite events, included skits by Sigma Chi members. After the skits, different sororities bid on the men in the skit. The sorority that wins the auction had the men do different tasks, such as mowing the lawn or putting up Christmas lights.
“It’s a huge effort on the sororities’ part,” said Sigma Chi member Noah Holz. “They spend a lot of time writing letters to alumni and parents. They also start planning their dances and stuff way in advance.”
“The work they do is more than we can do back for them,” Hall said.
While Derby Days is the largest charitable event on campus, according to a press release from Sigma Chi, Holz and Hall are quick to point out that it is only one of many events that the greek community hosts.
“This is only one event,” Hall said. “All the houses do something. We are putting more into the community than people recognize.”

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