What do you hope to accomplish with your participation on this trip?
I want to do good deeds for other people. I want to change other's lives and see the happiness that my volunteer work brings. I've always wanted to do big things, that have a positive impact on society, and sometimes you can make that kind of impact by starting small and helping communities in need.
Why is it important for Sigma Chi and the Gamma Pi Chapter to sponsor this activity?
I think that it is good for our image as a fraternity. Additionally, and more importantly, this sort of activity coincides with Sigma Chi's ideals and keeps its members humble.
In your personal experiences, what has prepared you for this trip (previous service events, fundraising foreign travel, brotherhood initiatives, speak Spanish)?
I have gone on service trips for various churches in the past. Notably, I went on a service trip to Scranton, Pennsylvania and helped an older woman who had a son, with her porch. I was part of a small group of volunteers who helped her reconstruct and repaint her porch. While this was a small task, it meant the world to this woman who didn't have the time or resources to fix up her porch, and seeing it look nice and structurally sound brought her so much happiness.
- John Donner, Class of '16
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