Cure Autism Now raises more than $85,000

Beta Sigma Beta fraternity and Pi Beta Phi sorority teamed up to support an important cause -- curing autism. The groups held a 5K run April 1 through State College, culminating their nearly six months of hard work to increase awareness of autism and to raise money to support this philanthropic endeavor.

Beta Sigma Beta philanthropy chair, Andrew Moses, and former chapter president, Adam Dorfman, along with Kate Woeling of Phi Beta Phi coordinated with the Service Learning Center in the Center for Student Engagement, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, and the Borough of State College to make this an effective event. The women of Pi Beta Phi were vital to bring this event to a successful end.

"Basically our philanthropy was a huge success. We raised over $85,000," Barry Eisman, chapter president, said. "This was an amazing experience for all of us. It was all truly worth it when an elderly couple approached us and thanked us for all of our help because their grandson has autism."

This was the first time Beta Sigma Beta and Pi Beta Phi have worked on this philanthropic event. Cure Autism Now will become an annul event for these men and women.

"We strive to make this philanthropy even bigger in the future," said Eisman. He and other members and alumni of Beta Sigma Beta want to see this flourish and become philanthropic leaders in the Penn State Greek Community.