Pitching in on this year's Alpha Chi Rho's 15th annual Deep Freeze in the fight against cancer are (l to r) fraternity brothers Joe Koyfman, T.J. Hickey, Kyle Antonioli and Tim Connelly.
GENESEO, N.Y. -- This week’s snow and subfreezing temperatures were a perfect backdrop for the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity brothers’ 15th Annual Deep Freeze, a week-long around-the-clock camp-out to raise funds in the fight against cancer.
“The Alpha Chi Rho brothers deserve tremendous credit for the 15 years they have conducted this impressive event,” said Wendi Kinney, assistant dean of students for fraternal life and off-campus services. “By drawing attention to this cause and raising funds to support treatment and research, they are actively showing that we all can be involved in the fight against cancer. It’s a great example of how Greek life can have a positive impact on our college and community.”
In addition to sleeping in tents all week on the Sturges quad, the fraternity has been sponsoring special events with proceeds supporting Geneseo’s Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society. Students, faculty and staff were asked to stop at the table near the campsite all week and write down the name of a loved one lost to cancer. The names were read during a candle light vigil Thursday.
The fraternity has a goal of raising $5,500 through this year’s Deep Freeze.
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