LipSync
LipSync is our largest annual fundraiser and is open to the entire MIT community.
The event is mainly a talent competition where groups enter acts and can perform anything
they choose (as long as part of their act involves lip syncing). Groups that perform range
from fraternity and sorority pledge classes to the MIT Fencing Club to the MIT Emergency
Medical Services to the MIT Ju Jitsu Team to MIT Dance Troupe. AXΩ sisters participate
annually in a new member act and also in a chapter-wide act. The AXΩ Seniors provide the
interludes and the Lip Sync Committee members inform the audience about our national
philanthropy and about the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) at the conclusion of the
show so that everyone can become more aware of domestic violence and about our pledge to stop it.
In 2007, we had about 900 people in attendance and raised $5,214.01.
The 20th annual LipSync was held on
Saturday, April 26, 2008. Thank you to all performers, judges, and members of the audience!
DVA Week
| In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, Alpha Chi hosts a DVA Week every fall. Sisters work at a booth in Lobby 10 all week and hand out flyers with information about domestic violence and rape. We also sell carnations at this
booth for anyone to give to their friends/family. All carnations come with a card attached that has more information about our
philanthropy and facts about domestic violence. We personally deliver the flowers at the end of the week. In 2007, we sold about 200 flowers to the MIT community. At booth for DVA Week, we also sold many t-shirts with the slogan “Love
Shouldn’t Hurt.” From our booth sales, we raised a total of $832.66. |
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Kristin's Story
Also during that week, we hosted Kristin's Story, a mother's tale of her daughter's rape and subsequent suicide. After
Kristin's Story, we lit luminaries on the steps of the Student Center and handed out informational flyers and talked with anyone
who passed by. Many people said they were very moved by our display and thanked us for supporting such an important cause.
Clothesline Project
Also during DVA Week, we supported the Clothesline Project by having the t-shirts on display at both our booth throughout
the week and at Kristin's Story and the luminaries afterwards. The Clothesline Project is "a vehicle for women affected by
violence to express their emotions by decorating a shirt. They then hang the shirt on a clothesline to be viewed by others as
testimony to the problem of violence against women." Many of the shirts on display told the
stories of how women had been raped or abused and many people commented on their strong stories during DVA Week and
were visibly moved by the messages they sent forth.
Fundraising
In addition to our strong presence on campus, we also raised money during the entire month of October through a fundraising
website and by participating in a fundraiser with Uno’s Pizzeria in Boston. Through the website alone we raised $2,665. For
the Uno’s fundraiser, Uno's donated 20% of all money made on a Friday night to our local philanthropy from anyone that
brought in one of our vouchers. We estimate that 50-100 people went to Uno's with our voucher for our cause. Our total
fundraising for DVA Week (not including the money raised from Uno's) was $3,497.66.
