Phi Sigma Chi presents: Crimson & Gold Goes Green for Winter Jam NYC

Crimson and Gold goes green Saturday, February 5th for Winter Jam NYC 2011!

Phi Sigma Chi’s Delta Colony at York College invites you to join us at Winter Jam NYC in Prospect Park to help the environment! Winter Jam NYC is an annual winter sports festival in Prospect Park that encourages New Yorkers to get out and enjoy the outdoors in the colder months!

Phi Sigma Chi will be volunteering at Winter Jam NYC to collect recyclables throughout the event, teach event visitors about recycling and other environmental programs in New York City and compete to win prizes for the most recyclables collected at the event!!

Want to join our Green Team? Of course you do. Just complete the sign up form at http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_opportunities/volunteer/greenteam.html
There are two shifts. Sign up for the one(s) you want. We’re doing both!

Don’t forget to RSVP to the Facebook event after signing up so we know to expect you. Thanks!

Winter Jam NYC
http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/events/winterjam/index.html

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On Saturday, August 8, 2009 the brothers of Phi Sigma Chi went throughout the city’s streets and transit lines giving offerings of sandwiches, fruits and beverages to homeless and hungry people, along with a pamphlet showing the locations and contact information for food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters. This project reflects our lifelong responsibility of helping others.

Daily Bread Tour Gallery:
Photos by Alpha Chapter Philanthropy Chair, Arren Wilson

Alpha Chapter took to the streets of New York City to clean things up some.

Click here to read more about Phi Sigma Chi’s brothers are making immediate improvements to communities and view photos from the Community Cleanse Tour.

Join us in our efforts to support AIDS Walk New York!

The Phi Sigma Chi Fraternity and Delta Sigma Chi Sorority (Silver & Gold Circle) at AIDS Walk New York this Sunday.

Click here to make a contributions for AIDS research.

We are excited to participate as a team in the 2008 New York City Walk With Us to Cure Lupus Walkathon!
Saturday October 11th.
We’ve chosen to walk as a team to support our loved-ones.
We’ve chosen to walk as a team because teamwork can really make a difference in the funds we raise.
And we’ve chosen to walk as a team to spend time together, and to have fun.

To Donate or Join Click Here Team Phi Sigma Chi

ABOUT LUPUS:

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, or lupus) is a chronic, potentially devastating autoimmune disease in which the immune system turns against the body?s own cells and tissues, causing inflammation and tissue damage. Lupus can affect many parts of the body, including the joints, skin, kidneys, heart, lungs, blood vessels, and brain.

Lupus affects people of all ages, including children, but it most often strikes people when they are between the ages of 15 and 45. Nine out of ten people with lupus are women.

Lupus is three times more common among African American women than among Caucasian women, and is also more common in women of Hispanic, Asian, and Native American descent.

Lupus is by far the leading cause of death among young women with autoimmune diseases.

The risk of heart attacks, stroke, kidney failure, and osteoporosis is much higher in people with lupus than in the general population.

The number of people with lupus in the U.S. has been estimated to range from at least 270,000 to more than one million. It is difficult to estimate how many people have lupus because its symptoms vary widely and can come and go, its onset is hard to pinpoint, and diagnosis can be elusive.

The exact cause of lupus is unknown. Research suggests it is caused by a combination of genetic factors that make a person susceptible to the disease and environmental factors such as infection, sunlight, or stress that trigger the disease in susceptible individuals.

There is no known cure for lupus, and the same small group of medications?mainly corticosteroids and chemotherapy drugs?has been used to treat lupus for decades. These drugs are toxic, have unpleasant and sometimes-serious side effects, and can cause a host of long-term complications including osteoporosis, diabetes, infertility, and severe infections.