The Quarterly

In the spirit of the holiday season, brothers of the Epsilon Delta Chapter at the University of Wyoming and the UW chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon joined forces for a week-long collaborative philanthropy initiative designed to give back to the local community. The week of service kicked off on November 18 with a canned food drive hosted at the Sigma Nu chapter house, where volunteers collected donations while transforming the space with festive decorations, lights, and holiday music. Midweek, the chapters hosted a “Pie a Brother” fundraiser outside the Student Union, raising additional support for the Wounded Warrior Project, while also benefiting a campus food drive and toy collection for children in need. The week concluded with a spirited cookie-decorating competition that further encouraged campus involvement. The joint effort fostered collaboration across the fraternity community, even incorporating a friendly points system to incentivize participation among campus organizations. Chapter leaders expressed pride in the partnership and shared hopes of making the holiday philanthropy collaboration an annual tradition – continuing to spread goodwill throughout the Laramie community while exemplifying the values of service and brotherhood.

On October 21, the Epsilon Delta Chapter at the University of Wyoming welcomed guest Bob Vines from the Violence Prevention Center to talk to the brothers about the SAFE Men program. The program was started in 2019 as an opportunity to engage passionate men wishing to create positive social change surrounding domestic, family, and relationship/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.