The UNC chapter of the co-ed pharmacy fraternity Phi Delta Chi raised more money for philanthropy than any other chapter in the country.
The Alpha Gamma chapter from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy raised $14,048.12 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during the 2017-18 academic year. The chapter was honored by the national Phi Delta Chi organization at its annual Leader-Development Seminar, held in Virginia Beach from Aug. 1-4.
Seven students from the School attended the seminar, including 2017-18 Philanthropy Chairs Lauren Branson and Amanda Mintz.
The chapter was able to raise the money through letter-writing, Venmo campaigns and through their spring concert, according to chapter President Erin Mays.
“We are all very passionate about St. Jude, especially our philanthropy chairs, who put a lot of effort into all of our events over the past year,” Mays said.
Phi Delta Chi is a national fraternity with 103 collegiate chapters and over 60,000 student and alumni members. The UNC Alpha Gamma chapter of Phi Delta Chi is currently made up of 90 active PY2 and PY3 students and 36 PY4 students from the School.