{"id":263,"date":"2020-07-25T03:12:49","date_gmt":"2020-07-25T03:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zetaskulls.com\/?p=263"},"modified":"2021-04-25T19:48:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T19:48:49","slug":"2020-fundraising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.zetaskulls.com\/?p=263","title":{"rendered":"2020 Fundraising"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re reaching out to ask all our alumni to join the annual donation drive<\/strong> to support your Fraternity. This year, like every year, we are counting on the help of our alumni brothers to keep the Zeta Chapter of Phi Kappa Sigma and its Chapter House alive and well. But this year is unlike any other year in so many ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until recently we were uncertain if the College would be holding in-person classes for the fall, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You may have heard that F&M will be conducting classes this fall under a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153hybrid<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in-person\/remote arrangement. (Essentially, students will be on campus, if they choose to take classes in person, until Nov. 20, when they will return home to complete the semester remotely.) Therefore, we currently expect the house to be filled with renters nearly to capacity, but this is still not certain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On top of our usual challenges of keeping an old house operational, dealing with increasing regular costs, and funding major repairs and improvements, we must now be concerned more than ever with the health and safety of our undergrad brothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of this is occurring in an environment that has seen the College greatly restrict Greek social events and suspend the operations of Delta Sigma Phi, Chi Phi<\/a>, and (now) Phi Kappa Tau<\/a> in recent years. It is only through the support of our alumni<\/strong> that Zeta Chapter has been able to avoid this fate and continue through these challenging conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the challenges of COVID-19, there is an opportunity for growth <\/strong>for Zeta Chapter with fewer chapters permitted to conduct recruitment this fall. Will the College allow any kind of rush events to be held at Greek facilities or on campus in the fall? That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s unknown at this point, but any kind of opportunity for growth lies in our ability to fund capital improvements for the Chapter House, which remains the chapter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s greatest asset for attracting new members and fostering brotherhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The short-term objectives for this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fundraising campaign are to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n