Philanthropy @ Delta Delta
DKE Week 2008
This year, the Delta Delta chapter will be hosting the second annual DKE Week, a week long series of events focused on philanthropy, community awareness and outreach, campus involvement and scholarship.Saturday, April 26th: Community Service at the Gary Comer Youth Center
The DKE brothers will kick off DKE Week by spending saturday morning and afternoon volunteering with the Gary Comer Youth center on 72nd and Ingleside. The brothers will be responsible for various maintenance and construction tasks, as well as assisting with the creation of a new garden and greenspace.
Wednesday, April 30th (6:00 pm, Harper 140): "The Search for Raoul Wallenberg"
Raoul Wallenberg was a humanitarian sent to Hungary under diplomatic cover to rescue Jews from the Holocaust and is credited with saving 15,000 lives. On January 17, 1945 he was arrested by the Soviets. In 1957, responding to diplomatic pressure, the Soviets announced that Wallenberg had died of a heart attack in a Moscow prison, however his death has been disputed… Makinen takes us into the hunt and describes his connection with it including being arrested by the USSR and incarcerated in Vladamir Prison for 2 years
Saturday, May 3rd (1:00 pm, Bartlett Quad): Battle of the Bands
Come out and support DKE, The AIDS foundation of Chicago, and your own campus musicians, as they battle for the title of "Best Band on Campus!" All proceeds benefit the AIDS Foundation, and the winning band will perform at Summer Breeze!