{"id":158965,"date":"2026-05-13T09:23:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=158965"},"modified":"2026-05-13T12:51:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:51:44","slug":"philanthropy-and-service-unite-ole-miss-greek-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/philanthropy-and-service-unite-ole-miss-greek-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Philanthropy and Service Unite Ole Miss Greek Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Students contribute thousands of volunteer hours and raise millions to support local and national causes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sorority and fraternity life at the University of Mississippi has garnered national attention in recent years. Social posts and documentaries show the recruitment process, strolling, cheers and tears, but often do not highlight the organizations’ greatest accomplishments: service and philanthropic activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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University of Mississippi students show off who they are walking in honor of at the College Panhellenic Council\u2019s C.A.R.E. Walk, which raised awareness and money for the Baptist Cancer Center. This year, the walk raised more than $40,000. Submitted photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

More than 10,000 Ole Miss undergraduate students participate in fraternity and sorority life. Together, they clock more than 90,000 hours of community service and raise almost $3 million for charitable organizations per academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our organizations were founded upon philanthropy and community service,” said Traylan Williams<\/strong>, a junior law studies major from Cleveland and vice president of campus and community service for the\u00a0Ole Miss National Pan-Hellenic Council<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gariuna Williams (left), ZyQuein Wells and Traylan Williams, all members of fraternities and sororities in the University of Mississippi’s National Pan-Hellenic Council, stock a Little Free Library as part of Greek Day of Service. The council’s nine chapters give back to the community with hands-on activities and tallied more than 4,200 hours of community service in the fall 2025 semester alone. Photo by Srijita Chattopadhyay\/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Three organizational councils oversee the Greek chapters on campus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n