Raise money for charity through your college fraternity with these fundraising ideas.
Being in a fraternity requires a certain amount of work, in more than just the physical or intellectual sense. The members' fee charged to join, as well as annual dues, ensures that these groups maintain some level of exclusivity. Once in a fraternity, the brothers raise funds for charity at least once a year, and doing the same fundraisers time after time gets old. Try these ideas to refresh your fraternity's commitment to charity and to raise some serious cash.
Kabob Cookout
Prepare and sell kabobs outside a popular campus hangout to make a large amount of cash in one night. Purchase a large bag of chicken breasts and a large slab of beef, as well as assorted peppers and onions. Have a "prep party" where fraternity members gather to cut up the meat and arrange the veggies, chicken and beef on kabob sticks soaked in water. The night of the event, set up a table with a cash box, napkins and disposable plates as you grill.
Textbook Fundraiser
Every college student needs textbooks, so why not make a profit off the purchases of your fraternity brothers and classmates? Sign up with popular campus fundraising sites that have partnerships with a number of textbook vendors to get the largest profits for your fraternity, and ensure that textbook buyers get the best prices. Each group member is assigned a username and password so they can log in and see how much they've made. All that's left is advertising!
Pancake Breakfast
Host a pancake breakfast at your fraternity house, or if it is a little too small or crowded, rent out a space on campus for the event. Charge a flat fee for all-you-can-eat pancakes, or set up a donation box at the entrance. Don't forget to serve orange juice or apple juice with the pancake breakfast. Buy large bags of pancake mix from a warehouse club and advertise for the breakfast well in advance.
Servant For a Day Auction
Stereotypes of pledge bullying and campuses where frat members are virtual gods run rampant in the college atmosphere. Use this image to hold a fundraiser where frat brothers are auctioned off to students to do their bidding (as long as it's legal) for a day. Hold the auction at a campus auditorium, and use your connections with musically inclined friends to have someone play DJ. Auction off brothers to the highest bidder and let the good times roll!
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