Delta Phi Epsilon (DPhiE) held its annual fundraiser event Castle Point King (CPK) and raised $18,600 for its national philanthropies. Nicolas Nuila, Prince of Sigma Phi Epsilon, won the title of Castle Point King.
This year’s Coordinators of Philanthropy, Juliana Gaitan and MariaCristina Todaro, helped plan and organize CPK and their voted-upon theme was “Y2King!: Early 2000s.”
Brothers of various fraternities get together with DPhiE sisters and formed teams, led by two DPhiE dance captains and represented by a prince from each fraternity. Teams have two months to choreograph, practice, and film their performances by the artist or group of their choice. Awards include Prince of Philanthropy, Castle Point King, and first and second runners up.
According to Gaitan, $18,600 was raised for their philanthropies, Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF), nearly doubling last year’s fundraised amount.
Rami Kammourh, representing Alpha Sigma Phi and winner of “Prince of Philanthropy,” explained that recent alumni and the undergraduate student body are motivated to raise substantial funds for cystic fibrosis research especially because “Patrick O’Brien, an alum from the class of 2014, lives with cystic fibrosis.”
He added that, since Alpha Sigma Phi fundraised the most money, they were allowed to donate a $2,800 sum to Home For Our Troops (HFOT), a national organization that builds homes for post-9/11 veterans.
Delta Phi Epsilon wanted to open the event to the entire Greek community and reached out to cultural Greek organizations, which were unable to join due to logistics. The sorority hopes that next year’s event will be even more inclusive and successful.
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