Honors fraternity focuses on children during break

The week before spring break the minds of Phi Sigma Pi members weren’t on vacation, but on helping children.

On Feb. 26 and March 1, the honor fraternity painted and moved furniture into the Child Assessment Center for Isabella County.

Phi Sigma Pi President Sarah Baldwin said the Registered Student Organization is continuing to help the center by providing child care.

“When someone asks for help we always try to provide service for them,” said Baldwin, Lansing senior.

The honors fraternity promotes scholarship, leadership and fellowship through community service and social events, she said.

The group is collecting greeting card fronts for St. Jude’s Church through the Born Again card program.

Baldwin said the program uses old cards to make new ones.

“We’re different than any other organization on campus,” Baldwin said.

She said the group is co-ed and there are 45 active members in the CMU chapter and there are 102 collegiate chapters across the nation.

A student can join the fraternity if he or she has more than 12 credit hours, has a 3.0 grade-point average and successfully completes a six-week initiation.

Baldwin said initiation consists of two meetings a week, planning service and social events and learning about Phi Sigma Pi’s history.

“We are always more than willing to respond to anyone who is interested,” Baldwin said.

If students are interested in the organization, Baldwin can be contacted at 773-8029 or via e-mail at unluckie111@aol.com.