Philanthropy

CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocates, was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1977 by Superior Court Judge David Soukup. Judge Soukup, who was concerned about trying to make decisions on behalf of abused and neglected children without enough information, conceived the idea of appointing community volunteers to speak for the best interests of the children when they were in court. Today, CASA continues to support and promote court appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can live in safe, permanent homes.

Theta Dodgeball for CASA

Each year, Kappa Alpha Theta hosts a campus-wide Dodgeball Tournament where fraternities, sororities, and other student groups compete for the title of Theta Dodgeball Champion. All proceeds go towards CASA. In 2009, we raised $6,212 through Theta Dodgeball for CASA!

Service in the Greek Community

As members of not only Kappa Alpha Theta but also of the Cal Greek community at large, we understand the importance of supporting other Greek organizations' community service endeavors.

Thetas supporting AXO's Runway philanthropy event, 2010.

Thetas are always enthusiastic about participating in various philanthropy events such as Sigma Chi's Derby Days (pictured above), Beta Theta Pi's Beta Bowl, Delta Chi's World Cup (pictured below) and Alpha Chi Omega's Runway, just to name a few.

Omega Thetas regularly participate in Cal Greeks' annual "Trick or Greek" event(pictured below). Children from local schools come trick-or-treating at houses in the Greek community, including the Theta house. The children also take part in a special Halloween themed activity at each house. It's always a fun and rewarding opportunity to see the smiles on the faces of the children as we help make their Halloween a little more special.

Additional Details on CASA

For more information about CASA and how you can help, please visit www.casaforchildren.org.

You can find out more about the

Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation

by visiting

http://www.kappaalphathetafoundation.org/. 

Second Nature

Service is important to every sister of Kappa Alpha Theta. You could say it's our second nature. Each semester, in addition to CalGreek philanthropy events, Thetas join together to participate in events which have included:

• packing medical supplies to send to an orphanage in Zimbabwe
• walking in the annual Relay for Life to benefit cancer research
• leading service teams in The Berkeley Project
• running a half marathon (13.1 miles) for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
• giving blood for the Red Cross
• tutoring students at local elementary schools
• and much more!