The Fraternity adopted Cystic Fibrosis as a National Philanthropy at 1990 National Conclave. Chapters can support the fight against Cystic Fibrosis in many ways. Chapter fundraisers provide financial support to local organizations, research, and individuals.
Chapters can provide manpower to help local organizations' events.
There are countless ways to touch the lives of CF sufferers and their families. This terrible disease is marked by chronic infections, clogged airways, and digestive and reproductive problems. Cystic fibrosis occurs in roughly one of every 3,000 live births. To contract the disease, a child must inherit a defective copy of the CF gene from each parent. In cystic fibrosis patients, problems occur because the mucus in their lungs is very thick and sticky.