On Feb. 13, Theta Phi Alpha will hold their Spread the Love scarf-making event in the UC Pit from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Spread the Love is the sequel to an event held on Dec. 2, where 50 scarves were made for the colony’s national philanthropy, Glenmary Home Missioners.
Kayla-Ann Wilkes, senior biology member and Theta Phi Alpha, said that they held the original event Gelnmary Home Missioners serves mainly in the north, where many sisters also have family, and the areas have been suffering a cold winter.
“Theta Phi Alpha, just like any Greek Life, philanthropy is such a big thing. You have values and everything you do is based on those values,” said Mikayla Switzer, freshman biology major and president of Theta Phi Alphi.
Part of the motivation for holding subsequent Spread the Love event comes from the handwritten letter the colony received form Glenmary Home Missioners, who received their donation while in eleven-degree weather.
“It was just rewarding. Something we did actually helped someone,” said Switzer.
Differing from last semester’s event, at Spread the Love, participating students will create a scarf for donation and then get to make one for them to keep. Switzer said that she hopes the event will be even more successful this time around.
“We have a lot of material left over. Once we got this letter hearing that it was a success and that they could use more, we figured Valentine’s Day is coming up and it’s still winter up north so it would be a great event,” said Wilkes.
Switzer and Wilkes both said that they are excited for Theta Phi Alpha to put on the event and subsequent events in order to interact more with the NSU campus. Switzer said that after some hardships, which were not specified, the colony looks forward to recruiting new members in the future and continuing to make a difference in communities near and far.
“The eight members that we have are super solid,” said Switzer “It’s a new year, a new semester and we’re starting fresh.”
Wilkes said that the letter they received helped prove that Theta Phi Alpha can make a difference, despite their small size.
“We’re growing and everything is going back on track,” said Wilkes “Hopefully we’ll be installing within the next semester or two.”
Printed with permission M. Switzer
