The Greek Voice
Community Service
The Big Event
The Big Event of 2014 was a success once again and Greek life at Monmouth came to give back and make a difference. Work sites were organized all over the Monmouth County area and students were able to learn various skills including landscaping, painting, and cleaning up the parts of our community that needed a helping hand, and the members of Greek Life arrived to their sites with arms wide open. More to come on this event!
"Be the change you want to see in the World"
The Sharing Network
Sigma Pi’s Delta Beta Chapter at Monmouth University is pleased to announce its collaboration with NJ Sharing Network, a non-profit, federally-designated organ procurement organization responsible for the recovery of organs and tissue for the nearly 5,000 New Jersey residents currently awaiting transplantation, and is part of the national recovery system, which is in place for the more than 120,000 people on waiting lists. With so many lives being touched by organ and tissue donation and transplantation, it is critical for this life-saving message to be shared with as many audiences as possible.
What makes this partnership even more meaningful is that our Sigma Pi family has been personally touched by organ donation, and so raising awareness of this important subject is one of our philanthropic initiatives on an international level. In May of 2009, one our brothers — Cameron Chana of Eastern Illinois University, was tragically killed in a bus accident. Though Cameron’s life ended, his story continues through the awesome gift of organ, eye and tissue donation. Today, six people are alive because of his decision to give life and hope to others.
Pictured above: Monmouth University Student
Joeseph DiSanto: Heart Transplant Recipient
In honor of Cameron, Sigma Pi International has partnered with Donate Life America to encourage all Sigma Pi members across the country to REGISTER or REAFFIRM their decision to save lives through organ and tissue donation and to encourage all people they come in contact with to do the same. Each of us can make a tremendous difference in the life of all of the men, women and children awaiting organ transplants and the hundreds of thousands more in need of tissue and cornea transplants.
One donor is able to save as many as 8 lives and can enhance the lives of 50 more. It is for this reason that NJ Sharing Network works tirelessly to educate the community on the importance of organ and tissue donation. Throughout the United States, a new name is added to the waiting list every 13 minutes and an average of 21 people a day die waiting for an organ.
Our goal with NJ Sharing Network is to increase awareness and educate the residents and workers of New Jersey on the importance of organ and tissue donation. In promoting engagement and philanthropic giving, NJ Sharing Network is able to provide training, education and support services to the community, particularly donor families, whose loved ones have given the gift of life.
As part of our collaboration, we were pleased to host a send-off event for a fellow MU student, Joseph DiSanto, who received a heart transplant at the age of 12. He was honored at the 2015 Parade of Roses, in Pasadena, CA, this past New Year’s Day on the Donate Life float. What a special way to bring attention to our philanthropic efforts on an international level. “Because of my heart transplant I am here today, living a full life with my family and my friends,” DiSanto said at the send-off event. “I want to thank my organ donor for my gift of life, and I want to thank all organ donors and their families for their generosity.”
We look forward to many more collaborations with NJ Sharing Network. For more information about them, please visit: www.njsharingnetwork.org.