Alpha Sigma Tau Epsilon Gamma Chapter

Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority supports our national philanthropy, Pine Mountain Settlement School, located in Harlan County, Kentucky. At its founding, Pine Mountain Settlement School was a leader in rural educational standards, such as establishing a forerunner to the now known famous Head Start curriculum. Today Pine Mountain Settlement School serves as an environmental education center and provides educational outreach services, such as summer reading camps and after-school tutoring, to the poverty stricken Appalachian community.  Our chapter participates in supporting Pine Mountain by hosting annual fund raisers where 100% of the proceeds are sent to their behalf.

Alpha Sigma Tau supports Habitat for Humanity, which is a nonprofit Christian housing ministry, as our National Service Project. Habitat for Humanity seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat has built more than 300,000 houses around the world, providing more than 1.5 million people in more than 3,000 communities with safe, decent, affordable shelter. It was founded in 1976 by Millard Fuller along with his wife, Linda. Our chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau takes part in supporting Habitat for Humanity directly.  We volunteer our time to help build houses as well as support our fellow volunteers during their time spent constructing the homes.

The Toms Shoes organization gives a pair of shoes to a child in need for every one pair of shoes that someone purchases. They also encourage "A Day Without Shoes". This is an event where for one day a person will go where ever the day takes them without shoes on in protest of those children in other nations that do not have the same opportunities as many of us do. Why shoes you may ask? Well the website toms.com says this "A leading cause of disease in developing countries is soil-transmitted diseases, which can penetrate the skin through bare feet. Wearing shoes can help prevent these diseases, and the long-term physical and cognitive harm they cause. Wearing shoes also prevents feet from getting cuts and sores. Not only are these injuries painful, they also are dangerous when wounds become infected." Each member of our sorority has purchased a pair of Toms Shoes, and we encourage our friends and family to do the same.