{"id":52870,"date":"2015-09-18T13:25:33","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T18:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=52870"},"modified":"2015-09-18T13:25:33","modified_gmt":"2015-09-18T18:25:33","slug":"um-fraternities-host-911-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-fraternities-host-911-fundraiser\/","title":{"rendered":"UM Fraternities Host 9\/11 Fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_53002\" style=\"width: 188px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0036.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53002\" class=\"wp-image-53002\" src=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0036-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Phi Delta Theta fraternity placed small American flags in its yard to represent lives lost on September 11. \" width=\"178\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0036-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0036-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0036-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0036-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0036-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-53002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Phi Delta Theta fraternity placed small American flags in its yard to represent lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Two University of Mississippi fraternities came together recently to commemorate the 2,977 lives lost in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, by raising money for their families.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">By setting up a<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tilt.com\/tilts\/tuesdays-children\">tilt page<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0(a new group fundraising app)\u00a0and gathering donations outside the Student Union, the Phi Delta Theta and Alpha Tau Omega fraternities collectively raised $2,800 for<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tuesdayschildren.org\/\">Tuesday&#8217;s Children<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\">, an organization that serves and supports children and family members\u00a0who lost loved ones on 9\/11.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&#8220;It was really humbling to see how much the community responded to help give this cause the recognition it deserves,&#8221; said Matt Bolton, philanthropy chair for Phi Delta Theta. &#8220;It&#8217;s\u00a0rewarding to have military veterans and family members of the 9\/11 victims\u00a0personally come up to us to express their gratitude.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">For each $1 donated, a small American flag was placed in the fraternity&#8217;s front yard to represent\u00a0each life lost\u00a0in the attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two University of Mississippi fraternities came together recently to commemorate the 2,977 lives lost in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, by raising money for their families. 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