VSU’S SIGMA CHI GIVES BACK TO CANCER, HUNGER RELIEF ORGANIZATION

April 24, 2023 Jessica Pope, Communications and Media Relations Coordinator

The Lambda Mu chapter of Sigma Chi at Valdosta State University recently hosted Derby Days 2023, raising nearly $8,000 for the Huntsman Cancer Foundation and collecting more than 5,000 canned food items for Second Harvest of South Georgia. Pictured, from left to right, are Sigma Chi's Samuel McFarland, tribune; Hunter Gibson, kustos; Layton Jones, consul; and W. Ellis Davis, recruitment chairman.

VALDOSTA — The Lambda Mu chapter of Sigma Chi at Valdosta State University recently hosted Derby Days 2023, raising nearly $8,000 for the Huntsman Cancer Foundation and collecting more than 5,000 canned food items for Second Harvest of South Georgia.

“Derby Days is Sigma Chi’s week-long, annual philanthropy event,” said Samuel C. McFarland of Valdosta, who serves as Sigma Chi tribune and president of the Interfraternity Council at VSU. He anticipates earning a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics in 2024.

“Philanthropy is an integral part of Sigma Chi. We believe that bringing a community together to help those in need makes that community stronger. We truly enjoyed working with local businesses and our peers to help fight cancer and end hunger.”