Service and philanthropy are important to every member of Kappa Alpha Theta. Every semester, 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, and giving blood. As members of not only Theta but of the Cal Greek community, we understand the importance of supporting other Greek organizations' community service endeavors. Thetas have participated in or attended various philanthropy events such as Sigma Chi's Derby Days, Beta Theta Pi's Beta Bowl, and Alpha Chi Omega's Runway to name a few.

Omega Thetas regularly participate in Cal Greeks' annual "Trick or Greek" event. 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 was a lot of fun to see the smiles on their faces as we helped make their Halloween a little more special.

Saturday October 27, 2007, Thetas woke up bright and early to volunteer in Berkeley Project 2007, a full day community service event. We traveled to the Berkeley hills and cleared French Broom, a main fuel for forest fires. Albeit steep climbs and sore muscles, Thetas made a huge difference and may have saved dozens of homes in the hills community.

CASA
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.

For more information about CASA and how you can help, please visit http://www.nationalcasa.org/

Theta Dodgeball

Kappa Alpha Theta is happy to support CASA. In 2008 we held our very first Dodgeball Tournament to raise money for CASA. The event took place on Sunday, April 27 in the RSF Field House. We recruited 24 teams of 6-8 players from the Greek community as well as the general campus community. The event featured free food, a DJ, a raffle with some generous donated prizes, and of course the entertainment of watching the teams compete at dodgeball.

Teams raised money (at least $80 per team), and we also sold entrance tickets and raffle tickets at the door.
We raised a total of $4, 256.82. All proceeds went towards helping neglected and abused children in the court system.

Congratulations to all the winners!
1st place - Sigma Chi
2nd place - Alpha Tau Omega
Most spectators - Alpha Chi Omega "Ninja Turtles"
Money Wars champions - Sigma Alpha Mu

Thank you to all participants and spectators! The tournament was a ton of fun and for a great cause. We can't wait until next year's tournament, and we hope to see you there!