Sigma Phi participates in for Relay for Life

Members of Sigma Phi Chapter of Columbia, SC, and South Carolina University, participated in Relay for Life on April 18th. Epsilon Sigma Alpha members helped raise $84,000 to fight cancer. “I think that this is a good way to get a lot of people together to fight for those who can’t do it themselves,” said Megan Johnson, an ESA member. “It’s very important to us because we have a few cancer survivors in our sorority.” For more information on the event, visit the article here.

ESA member wins Yellow Ribbon award

BJ Voll, member of Delta Zeta Chapter of Jasper, IN, was given the Yellow Ribbon award by the Indiana National Guard for her leadership in support of guard members and families through the Hope for Heroes: an Epsilon Sigma Alpha National Event project. "We got to see and hug on all the soldiers from the Bloomington Unit. I met our 'Christmas family' ... they had a full opening ceremony and the soldiers marching into the room...I had God pumps the whole time," said BJ of the event. Great work, this is what we love to see!

Thank you, ESA!

Members of ESA receieved a thank you e-mail from Iraq:


To the members of Epsilon Sigma Alpha,

I am 1SG Joseph Martinez of Charlie Company, 52D Infantry Regiment, and I would like say to thank you to each and every one of you for your support. We really appreciate you folks in taking the time to send us care packages and letters. This why the Armed Forces are motivated and willing to do what it takes to defend our freedom and our way of life.

Feel free to check our Company pictures on www.strykernews.com . Click on the photo tab at the top of the page, then look for C Co. 52D IN REGT.

Very Respectfully,
1SG Joseph Martinez
C Co. 52D IN REGT, 3-2 SBCT
FOB Warhorse, IZ
APO AE 09336

Photo from strykernews.com.

Floats for Veterans

ESA members of Beta Rho Chapter of Carlsbad, NM, created two floats for their local Veteran's Day Parade which family members of veterans rode proudly.

ESA support for the troops

Members of Alpha Iota Chapter of Anchorage, AK, attended the Redeployment Ceremony of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division stationed at Fort Richardson, Alaska. Alpha Iota supported the 2-377 Parachute Field Artillery Regiment Bravo Company, which was deployed to Afghanistan for a year.

Pictured are Alpha Iota members and their husbands having lunch with several members of the Combat Team after the ceremony.

Chapter Pride for Hope for Heroes

ESA members of Xi Chi Chapter of O'Fallon, IL boasted 100 percent chapter participation at a fundraiser for Hope for Heroes on November 7, 2009.

Alpha Upsilon 'Math-a-Thon' for St. Jude

Members of Alpha Upsilon Chapter of Mattoon, IL, held a Math-a-Thon at Riddle Elementary School to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Students solved math problems in a printed or online Funbook and asked family and friends for donations in support of their participation. "We are very proud of our students for wanting to work hard to raise money for St. Jude through Math-A-Thon," said Suzi Coffman, Epsilon Sigma Alpha member and coordinator of the event. "Our school, students and community are helping St. Jude in its work to find cures and save children."

For more information on the event, visit the article here.

Photo on right courtesy of Mattoon Journal Gazette/Charleston Times-Courier