IFC members help sort meals at the North Texas Food Bank. (MICHAEL DANSER/The Daily Campus)

Many people see it when checking out at Albertsons or Central Market: that little sticker on the credit card machine, asking for donations to the North Texas Food Bank.

On Sat., Feb. 20, over 200 members of the Interfraternity Council community on SMU campus contributed to the organization by carrying out tasks at the warehouse, according to Haynes Strader, IFC president.

From 9 a.m. to noon, the young men, mostly fraternity pledges, helped in a variety of ways. Many worked in assembly lines, where they sorted meal packs in different categories. Some unpacked boxes from donors, such as CVS and Wal-Mart, sorting out the usable from the non-usable.

“I was so proud to see the men of all nine IFC chapters working together, side-by-side, to make someone’s life a little bit better,” Strader, a junior, said.

After three hours of work, the young men had packaged 51,000 lbs. of food—totaling at 40,000 meals for those with hunger needs. This will go towards the Food for Kids Program, which supports nearly 9,000 children each week.

While it was encouraged to pack as much as possible, the IFC men worked “diligently, while having fun,” according to Strader. The young men who came out to help gave Strader inspiration for the future.

“Knowing how much every minute of our time helped put a meal on a table for a hungry family was an inspiring thought for every young man there,” he said. “It is a preview of all of the great things that SMU can expect from its new IFC members.”