ΞΨΦ College Chapter Reports


ALPHA PSI CHAPTER University of Texas School of Dentistry, Houston Branch Houston, Texas—Founded 1932 and Reactivated 2018


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he University of Texas School of Dentistry Houston branch


has started a new chapter of Xi Psi Phi. Tis organization fills a needed niche in the school for a fraternity that emphasizes community service. Te dental students of Xi Psi Phi are committed to reaching underserved populations and applying the concepts they learned in the classroom such as prevention to outside the school. Led by second year student Zayd


Najjar, the chapter has already had an eventful first semester with its first volunteer event at a homeless shelter and its initiation ceremony for new students into the fraternity. Colgate generously donated 600 toothbrushes and 1,200 toothpastes, which were then later put into pack- ages. On October 6th, members gave out hand- written notes and care packages to homeless people at the Beacon, a shelter in Houston. Te club members personally delivered these items to the homeless people in order to facilitate conversations about oral hygiene and preventa- tive techniques. Tere were so many packages that Xi Psi Phi had enough to distribute to another nearby shel- ter, Loaves and Fishes. A month later, on November 10th, the club held its initiation ceremony in which alumni of the fraternity from the dental school as well as from the overrid- ing National organization attended. It was a special ceremony where students pledged themselves to the fraternity and received certificates of membership. In addition, frater- nity alumni had the opportunity reminisce about what the fraternity used to be like and share their experi- ences with the new members. Tis fraternity hopes to continue the momentum it has built this semester


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Student Members of Alpha Psi with Dr. S. Jerry Long, Alpha Psi ’66,


On October 5, the members of Xi Psi Phi created care packages with toothpaste, toothbrush, and handwritten personal notes for their upcoming first service event at the Beacon homeless shelter in Houston.


by diving into new service events next semester and engaging with the local Houston community.


Salem Hadgu Alpha Psi Chapter editor


On October 6, Xi Psi Phi gave out care


packages to the Beacon homeless shelter. Te president Zayd Najjar is pictured


giving oral hygiene tips to an individual that utilizes the shelter’s services.


XI PSI PHI QUARTERLY


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