Dropping in for a visit
PIKE frat treats hospital children to Halloween tricks
Lisa Euker
Issue date: 10/29/07 Section: News
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Pi Kappa Alpha president David Rothman said the fraternity just wanted to give back to the community.
"We thought it would be a great experience for the children and for the brothers," he said.
Hospital employee Mary Ann Williams said that a lot of the children in the hospital are there for long periods of time. The volunteers are a big help to the staff and bring a lot of joy to the children, she said.
Eleven-year-old patient Natasha Johnson said she loved the goody bags the fraternity brothers gave her.
"They gave me candy, funny glasses and a pen, and they said 'hi' really nicely," she said. "When I show my mom these glasses, she's going to laugh up a storm!"
One of the nurses, Sara Kaplan, said that special visits like these really break up the monotony of the day for the kids.
"It is good for them to see someone other than a medical person," she said.
The excitement seemed to be mutual, as the fraternity members said they enjoyed the experience as much as the small patients they were visiting.
"I feel good," said fraternity member Roman Rozenfeld. "It's always really great to help people. It's something a lot of us feel is important and we try to do it as much as possible."
Lisa Euker is a staff writer. E-mail her at news@nyunews.com.
Deputy photo editor Ben Norman, who took the front page photo, is also a member of PIKE.
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Mame
posted 10/29/07 @ 8:39 AM EST
That was very nice of the "brothers" to visit the hospital. Frat boys usually have the reputation of being party-goers, jocks, pranksters, troublemakers, (a la the film "Animal House") etc. (Continued…)
Ron Jeremy
posted 10/29/07 @ 11:06 AM EST
Good work guys
Dr. Neil
posted 10/29/07 @ 11:19 AM EST
I'm in another fraternity at NYU. Thanks PIKE, for helping The Greek Community's image.
Lederman
posted 10/29/07 @ 2:01 PM EST
Nice job fellas! Nice to see the fraternity is still going strong and giving back.
August
posted 11/19/07 @ 6:08 PM EST
Mame, I have an idea:
Instead of feigning appreciation through your belittling comments regarding the "reputation" of "Frat boys" you
a) go do some community service of your own,
b) offer genuine thanks without the sideways remarks,
c) start a discussion about how all "Frat boys" are bad, given your extensive knowledge of the subject through critical study of the film "Animal House", or
d) just don't say anything at all. (Continued…)
Leah
posted 11/25/07 @ 7:03 AM EST
Fabulous. I think it is so great that these young men took time to do something so important to so many. Yes it is great for the frat image but looking beyond that look at the caracter of these men. (Continued…)
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