University of New Mexico fraternities and sororities recently put muscle and money into helping Cuidando los Niños, the organization they chose to sponsor during Greek Week.
"We accepted letters from different organizations and spoke with some of the groups and decided upon Cuidando los Niños because their needs paired up well with our goals," said Emily Bryl, who with Joey Roeher, organized Greek Week activities. Both are La Cueva High School graduates; Bryl in 2001, Roeher in 2000.
The UNM Greeks raised $11,500 for Cuidando and also visited their site and spruced it up. "We are very grateful to all the students who came out to work. They did a lot - they played with the children, cleaned the yard, addressed envelopes, filed and even vacuumed," said Blanca Galindo, Cuidando los Niños.
"About 20 Greeks went out to work at Cuidando," said Roeher.
Other Greek Week activities included a dance, a Greek sing, basketball and volleyball games. They hosted a brunch at the UNM Student Union Building to thank UNM staff and faculty for their support. Participants earned points for various activities and the week culminated in a Greek banquet on Saturday night, during which the announcement about the total funds raised was made.
"Several Greek students work at UNM's El Centro de la Raza. Rosa Cervantes and Andrew Gonzalez are advisors to the Latino sorority and fraternity. Since they were established at UNM, Lambda Theta Alpha and Lambda Theta Phi have found a perfect home at El Centro de la Raza," said Verónica Mendez-Cruz, director, who attended the faculty/staff appreciation brunch with her staff.
Contact: Carolyn Gonzales (505) 277-5920
Posted by kwentworth at March 2, 2004 04:03 PM