With more than 250 chapters nationwide, the Alaska Alphas are ranked third in community service hours for the 1999-2000 academic year.
Members also dedicate many hours to local volunteer fire departments.
According to Sig Ep's philanthropy chair Stacey Banks, who is also UAF's student body president, the chapter is well on its way to reaching 2,000 hours by the end of the fall semester on Dec. 21. The members hope to reach or exceed last year's total by the end of the current academic year, which concludes May 10, 2001. The Alaska Alpha chapter was installed at UAF in 1992 and received its charter from the national organization in 1997. Its members, past and current, have excelled in other areas and have assumed leadership positions within the university and the community. Project America, in conjunction with Sigma Phi Epsilon's national organization, produces a Community Service Report for the fraternity and other Greek organizations each year.