Among all of the changes occurring in the organization, SMU’s Interfraternity Council took the time to reach out to local Dallas children before Easter.
IFC hosted an Easter egg hunt Wednesday for the children of Trinity River Mission, a learning center for youth in West Dallas. The 100 children hunted for eggs in Arden Forest and enjoyed lunch at Chick-fil-a in Hughes-Trigg.
“The IFC community was glad we could reach out and provide them with a fun Easter activity,” IFC President Chip Arnold said.
The IFC has been doing the Easter egg hunt event for at least four years, according to IFC Council Coordinator for Fraternity and Sorority Life Kevin Saberre.
“The kids were really great. It was rewarding to see how much the children valued the experience,” Beta Theta Pi member Spencer Curtiss said.
Eight out of nine on-campus fraternities participated in the philanthropy event. Beta Theta Pi, Kappa Alpha, Kappa Sigma, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi and FIJI each sent three to five members.
Sigma Chi member and Easter egg hunt volunteer Miguel GarcÃa said, “It’s nice to help shed positive light on IFC in light of the negative connotations surrounding it this year.”
Sororities Kappa Kappa Gamma and Chi Omega also had members attend the event to bring the total number of volunteers to about 40.
“What we’re trying to do as IFC is to bring our time and resources to the greater Dallas community. As IFC men and men from different backgrounds, essentially we came together for the purpose of giving back,” Joseph Lafferty, community service chair for IFC, said.
Lafferty and the rest of the IFC Executive Board aim to change the culture of IFC and the perception that Dallas has of the various fraternities through various events like the Easter egg hunt.
