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Theta Chi launches Sacred Purpose to improve wellness
By Taylor McSorely/The Daily Anthenaeum
The national Theta Chi Fraternity has launched its initiative, Sacred Purpose, to improve health, safety and overall wellness for its members
The premise of the program is to make sure “every brother can live his very best life” by offering a higher level of support.
"The mission of Sacred Purpose is simple: to inspire a better brotherhood and deeper level of mutual caring for one another," said Shawn Bennett, the director of Health and Safety Programming for Theta Chi.
“Overall, we are pushing toward a new lifestyle of smart and safe decisions as a fraternity,” Dinzeo said. “It’s in our hopes that all the brothers will leave college a better man than when they joined.”
Dinzeo’s duties will be to recognize the emotional, physical and relational needs of the members and to proactively facilitate access to assistance and resources.
“Nate (Dinzeo)’s main goal is to be a liaison for any brother in need of help, whether it be mental or physical health,” said Will Spellman, a Theta Chi member. “He is basically just the man you go to when you need someone to talk to if you’re feeling depressed or if there was a death in your family. Nate will be the first one there to essentially be a shoulder to cry on.”
Also involved in this position is planning events to encourage the members within each chapter to live a healthier life. Dinzeo has already had the chance to get the chapter involved in several events.
“As a local chapter we raised $1,781 for the WVU Dance Marathon event, and we hosted a fitness event with our brother and personal trainer Thomas Mclean that was targeted at obesity awareness,” he said.
The fraternity also participated in Relay for Life to show support for the community and raised money for breast cancer with RubberU at their tailgates.
“This movement definitely got us a lot more active and got us participating in a lot more activities this semester,” said Marwan Toumadi, a Theta Chi member.
The chapter appointed Danny Bonner as the Health and Safety adviser to keep in contact with the fraternity as a role model to whom the members look up and to inspire them throughout their years at WVU.
To learn more about the initiative, visit http://sacredpurpose.thetachi.org.
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