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Alpha Phi Omega
Mission: Alpha Phi Omega is established for the purpose of assembling college students in the fellowship of the principles of the Boy Scouts of America as embodied in its Scout Oath and Law, to develop Leadership, to promote Friendship and provide Service to humanity, and to further the freedom that is our national, educational, and intellectual heritage, do hereby adopt these Chapter Bylaws.

Drexel University Circle K
Mission: Drexel University Circle K is dedicated to community service, developing leadership skills, promoting friendship and to enhancing community and school spirit. They are part of the Kiwanis family of organizations, which includes Key Club.

Gamma Sigma Sigma, National Service Sorority
Mission: Gamma Sigma Sigma is based on the ideals of Service, Friendship, and Equality. The purpose of Gamma Sigma Sigma is to assemble college and university students in the spirit of service to humanity and to develop friendship among students of all races and creeds.

Community Service: Gamma Sigma Sigma supplies a wide range of community service to Drexel and Philadelphia, and best of all, they have fun while they are at it! Some of their favorite projects include Special Olympics, Feed the Homeless, Ronald McDonald House, People's Emergency Center, Thrift for AIDS, March of Dimes, and charity walks.

In 1998, 2000, and 2001, Gamma Sigma Sigma was awarded the Outstanding Service Award for Student Organizations.

Habitat for Humanity
Mission: Drexel University Habitat for Humanity is affiliated with Habitat for Humanity International: an international nonprofit organization dedicated to providing affordable housing to those in need. The Drexel chapter serves this purpose for South and West Philadelphia.

Community Service: Drexel's chapter aids South Philadelphia and West Philadelphia Habitat for Humanity Chapters in construction at their various donated sites. Habitat does various jobs around these sites such as painting, framing windows, leveling out backyards, and lots of other construction projects.

Habitat for Humanity also sponsors an Alternative Spring Break trip each spring. Previous trips have been to Florida, New Orleans, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Alabama.

Sierra Club Student Coalition (SSC)

Students for Social Justice
Mission: To promote social justice through egalitarian, non-violent, non-hierarchical means. We will strive for the social justice for all races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, and religions.

Community Service: We plan to utilize group discussion on the aforementioned current issues, and use civic responsibility as means to accomplish these goals. We will also strive towards promoting a sense of community at Drexel, and will work to facilitate communication.

TechServ
Mission: To help to bridge the Digital Divide in the Philadelphia community by providing access, teaching computer literacy and providing technical support through member activities.

Community Service: Computer Refurbishment, teaching Adult Computer Literacy Classes, Technical Support for schools, communities of faith and non profits, teaching computer literacy to youth.

Community Service Projects from Fraternities and Sororities
Here is a partial list of the various different community service projects Drexel University’s fraternities and sororities have been involved with over the past few years.

HERO Campaign
Freire Charter School Big Brother/sister program
AIDS Walk
Philadelphia Cares Day
United Way/UNISIS Walk
High Tech High School- Building lockers
Special Olympics
Nick Papino 5K Run
St. Agatha/St. James Soup Kitchen
Philly Reads Book Drive
Leukemia Society Run
AIDS Quilt Committee
Habitat for Humanity
Cherry Hill Little League
PVCA Cleanup
Fairmount Park Cleanup
Jewish Relief Agency
Autism Society of America
March of Dimes
Caring Center
St. Ignacious Field Day
Camden County Animal Shelter
Philabundance

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