PCAA

Prevent Child Abuse America (PCAA) has been Sigma Delta Tau’s National Philanthropy since the 1982 National Convention. PCAA is a voluntary organization that leads the way in building awareness, providing education, and preventing the abuse and neglect of children. Each chapter of Sigma Delta Tau conducts an annual service project, educational program, or major fundraiser to benefit PCAA. Together, the SDT chapters contribute more than $100,000 each year to our National Philanthropy.

The philanthropic event of the Alpha Mu chapter of Sigma Delta Tau is ΣΔΤ, Bid, and Be Merry. The event is an evening that includes dinner, a live band and auction, and a raffle. This event takes place annually in April, which is also Child Abuse Prevention Month. Last year, the Alpha Mu chapter raised over $12,000 at this event, the most out of any Sigma Delta Tau chapter in the nation. Our chapter also contributes to PCAA through our ΣΔΤ Late bakesales, once a semester, and the LF Trunk Shows hosted in our suite. Our philanthropic efforts have gotten us nationally recognized as a Diamond Chapter of Sigma Delta Tau for the past three years.

During Child Abuse Prevention Month, SDT chapters also participate in the National Blue Ribbon Campaign. This campaign consists of the distribution of blue ribbons across campuses nationwide, to help spread the awareness of child abuse to undergraduates. Chapters also participate in the Pinwheels for Prevention campaign, in which the pinwheel is used as a symbol to represent child abuse prevention and PCAA’s efforts to ensure the healthy development of children.

The Alpha Mu chapter is committed to supporting PCAA as well as our local philanthropy, Children’s Home Society of Florida, which offers family support programs and living services for children in Florida. As well as our own philanthropy, we also take time to participate in the philanthropies of other fraternities and sororities on campus.