Ronald McDonald

House Charities

Letter from our director of

Philanthropy, Katie Andrews:

Hi! My name is Katie Andrews, and I am the Director of Philanthropy for Alpha Delta Pi at Georgia Tech. Our chapter supports Atlanta McDonald House Charities, whose mission is to “support and provide family housing and resources while their sick child receives treatment,” through both financial and face-to-face events. Last year, ZO ADPi raised just under $50,000, and completed about 1500 service hours at RMHC and other charitable organizations.

One instance while volunteering at RMHC last semester that opened me up to our impact was when I was helping a little boy paint during an activity night. I took him from his mothers arms and saw the immediate relief on her face. The simple act of helping him wash his hands and clean up the paints meant so much to his mother. It taught me that our simple acts of care go such a long way. This position has worked as such a blessing in my life, and I am grateful to give the experience of service to our chapter.

I feel extremely lucky to get to lead ADPi this year in our philanthropy efforts. I hope to build on our chapters impact on RMHC with a focus on personal, genuine connections with the families.

Ronald mcDonald House

charities:

Alpha Delta Pi's national Philanthropy is Ronald McDonald House Charities. RMHC provides a "home-away-from-home", complete with food and support programs, for families when their children are being treated for a serious illness or injury

We are lucky enough to have a Ronald McDonald House in the Atlanta area that we volunteer at. Serving the families and children staying at the Ronald McDonald House provides an opportunity to connect with the community and give back in love and servant leadership. Each month we host an event at RMH. Some of our recent events include arts and crafts with the kids, cooking and serving meals, cookie decorating with the children and families, and pumpkin painting. In total we had 72 members serve at the Ronald McDonald House with a total of 108 service hours in the fall of 2023.

On campus we host the Run for Ronald and Pie a Pi. Both of these events help raise money and awareness for the Ronald McDonald House. On campus, bringing the whole Georgia Tech community together by giving back is another great way to increase relations in our community and provide philanthropic support to RMHC. 

Run for Ronald is our annual 5k across Georgia Tech’s campus. This event has continually been a huge success for RMHC and Alpha Delta Pi. Bringing families and friends together on campus, we raised a total of $16,000 Spring of 2023!

Pie a Pi is a joint philanthropy effort with Georgia Tech Beta Theta Pi. In February of 2023 we had 20 members offer to be pied in exchange for donations to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. 

Collecting Pop Tabs for RMH is another way that not only ourselves get involved in RMH but also encourage our family and friends to collect pop tabs to donate toward RMHC. Recycling services pay for these tabs in bulk, and the money is used to offset operating costs of the Houses in order to keep them free or very minimally priced.

In the fall, our main philanthropic event is the Gala for Giving. Our annual silent auction at which families and sisters come together to bid on different donated items has become a tradition for Zeta Omicron. All of the proceeds go to Ronald McDonald House and this past year has been our most successful yet, as we raised $31,281, supporting them as their top chapter donor!

Other on campus

philanthropic contributions:

All of the members of our chapter are encouraged to contribute and be involved in other Greek organizations and on campus philanthropy efforts. This past fall, we contributed $1,823 and 510 hours to on campus philanthropies!!