Philanthropy in Pi Phi
The name of Pi Beta Phi's signature philanthropy program
Read > Lead > Achieve
1 out of _ children in America can not read
4
The Hogwarts house Harry Potter was placed in
Gryffindor
The best-selling Dr. Seuss book
Green Eggs and Ham
Number of philanthropy events we have each term
2
The name of the one day a year all Pi Beta Phi chapters go into their communities and help promote literacy
Fraternity Day of Service
The age at which children in families with low incomes begin to fall behind their peers in vocabulary development
18 months
The grade Junie B. Jones is entering in the first book of the series
Kindergarten
Dr. Seuss's real name
Theodor Seuss Geisel
Who is Pi Phi's current Director of Service and Philanthropy
Emily DiBenedetto
The amount of money Pi Phi has donated to support childhood literacy
Over 1 million dollars
The percentage of juvenile offenders that have trouble reading
85%
The name of the brother and sister that are the main characters of the Magic Treehouse series
Jack and Annie
Dr. Seuss's birthday
March 2nd
Number of service hours active members are expected to complete per term
5 (2 Pi Phi, 3 non Pi Phi)
The name of Pi Phi's in-school enrichment program for kids in kindergarten through third grade
Champions are Readers (CAR)
The percentage of America's fourth-graders that can not read at a proficient level
65%
In the book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, what the mouse asks for after you give him milk
A straw
The age Dr. Seuss would turn this year on his birthday if he were still alive
116
The elementary school in Galesburg our chapter does CARs at
Steele
The name of the month in which Read > Lead > Achieve Month takes place
September
The ratio of books per child in low income neighborhoods
300 children to 1 age-appropriate books, compared to 13 books to 1 child in middle-income neighborhoods
The amount of original Babysitter's Club books that have been published
131
The career Dr. Seuss held both before and after he wrote children's books
Advertiser
The longest-running Pi Phi philanthropy event that we continue to do each year
Pie a Pi Phi