Lambda Pi Fraternity Pledges Gift to Student Leadership Institute
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 31, 2000
Amy Bryan
530-898-4143
Lambda Pi Fraternity Pledges Gift to Student Leadership Institute
California State University, Chico alumni of Lambda Pi fraternity have pledged $5,000 to the Jackie Faris-Rees Institute for Student Leadership and will present the first installment of $1,000 in the next two weeks. Lambda Pi will continue to give $1,000 annually over the next four years.
Lambda Pi, a local fraternity established 56 years ago, has undergone some changes this year. After selling its residential house, the fraternity became a non-profit organization. Revenue generated from the sale of the house, as well as donation drives through alumni, have allowed Lambda Pi to commit $4,000 to academic scholarships which will be awarded to members each year, in addition to their Jackie Faris-Rees Institute gift.
When asked why they chose the Jackie Faris-Rees Institute, Larry Bassow, alumnus and staff adviser for Lambda Pi, replied, “Lambda Pi is in the business of creating strong leaders.”
The institute, which was created last April, aims to fund leadership building retreats and seminars for CSU, Chico students and alumni, as well as for high school students. Jackie Faris-Rees was an alumna and former student body president of CSU, Chico. Chela Patterson, program director for the institute, says that Faris-Rees “personified student leadership.” Faris-Rees, a Chico Unified School District board member and well-known community leader, died earlier this year.
For more information about the Jackie Faris-Rees Institute for Student Leadership, contact Patterson at (530) 898-5396.
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