In October We Wear Pink

For most people October means pumpkin spice lattes, riding boots, and all things spooky. But for us it means something a little different. October is when we put all of our time and effort into our wonderful philanthropy: Breast Cancer Education and Awareness. Every October we put on a weeklong event to raise funds called Think Pink Week. This past week was our Fall Think Pink Week and we raised over $3,000! It took hard work and dedication from all of our sisters but it was all worth it in the end. The best part is that we had a ton of fun with it!

Our Think Pink committee really strived to get the UNT community involved this year and we had 8 teams sign up to compete for the title of Think Pink Champion. The week started out with each team taking a picture to raise awareness about Breast Cancer, posting it on social media, and getting as many people as they could to share it. Over the next few days we set up a table in the library mall where we passed out pink ribbons, spread awareness, and took donations. On Wednesday we urged the whole community to #BeSweetThinkPink by coming to our home for our Desserting Breast Cancer night. We had live music and hundreds of yummy treats to serve everyone. The next day we all got in the Fall mood by having a Pumpkin carving contest! Each team had 45 minutes to carve a pumpkin with a Think Pink theme and submit it for judging. 

By Saturday the entire school was ready for the annual Pink Out Football Game. We sold shirts all week and made sure everyone knew to wear all the pink they could to the game! At the game we passed out more pink ribbons, took donations, and cheered our Mean Green team on to victory! A few of our sisters even got to go on the field and let the whole stadium know about all of our hard work.

I’ve always felt lucky to be a Zeta but never more than in the month of October. We get to help millions of people affected by Breast Cancer, support survivors and those still fighting their battles, spread awareness in the Denton community, and have a great time doing it.

Think Pink Week may be over but our fight against breast cancer isn’t! Throughout October and the rest of the year we will do all that we can to make pink just another color. You can follow us on social media to keep up with different events we’re hosting benefiting Breast Cancer Education and Awareness and make any special donations to help those affected at www.zetataualpha.org/ztaunt

Erin Yanas, VP1