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USC Pi Beta Phi Sorority
California Gamma Chapter
Philanthropy
Philanthropy &
Social Service
Stronger Women
Through Service to Others
Philanthropic involvement is extremely
important to Pi Beta Phi members across the
Country. Nationally, Pi Beta Phi places
emphasis on literacy as a cornerstone to
education and personal development.
Here at USC, we participate in
numerous charitable events throughout the
year, and hold two major philanthropy events
of our own:
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Arrowspike is our annual Fall
volleyball tournament, and we have
raised as much as $18,000 in the past
for the Scott Carter Foundation,
which funds children’s cancer research.
Arrowspike is everyone’s favorite day.
Girls are paired up to be team captains
for all of the different fraternities
and try hard to cheer their teams on to
victory. A recent Arrowspike tournament
included a performance by Rick
Springfield!
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Pi Beta
Phi National Philanthropies |
With a commitment to improve
literacy and learning, each year
Pi Beta Phi provides major
support for the following
causes:
- Champions Are Readers
- Read Across America
- Arrow in the Arctic
- Fraternity Day of
Service
- Arrowmont School of Arts
and Crafts
- Pi Beta Phi Elementary
School
- Arrowcraft Shop cultural
and educational
Philanthropies.
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“After a
year of organizing and
participating in many
philanthropic events for Pi Phi,
I cannot even begin to describe
how amazing it is to watch how
one united group can truly make
a difference.”
Jacqueline Gilbert
Vice President of Philanthropy
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Pi Social is our second
philanthropy. This night full of
laughter, pies, and Pi Phis, ends with
our "Pie a Pi Phi," where you can chose
your favorite girl to pie in the face!
Pi Social brings together the entire USC
community, and proceeds are donated to a
local Los Angeles Reading to Kids chapter,
which promotes literacy.

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Pi Beta Phi members at USC also
volunteer throughout the year at the
Ronald McDonald House, hold
Speed Reads for elementary school
children, and participate in the
organization Swim with Mike,
as well as many other philanthropies. We
also attend different local Elementary
Schools and read to the students at the
Reading to Kids program.
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