| Usually one of the main requirements for getting | | | | with fraternity guys to home-made baskets of |
| status as a fraternity or sorority is raising funds for | | | | goodies. Silent and spoken auctions can both be used, |
| charity or for the school each year. If you're running | | | | and these fundraisers can be incorporated into other |
| out of fund raising ideas or simply have no idea | | | | events, such as dinners and tournaments. Think |
| where to begin, these ideas might be just what | | | | about what your group has to offer, and then create |
| you're looking for. Here are some of the top five | | | | an auction to suit those resources. |
| fund raising ideas for fraternities and sororities. The | | | | 4. Raffles. Like auctions, you can raffle off anything, |
| great part is that they all leave lots of room for | | | | and you can also combine raffles with lots of other |
| imagination and personalization to your cause and to | | | | fund raising events. If you're looking for a way to |
| your resources. | | | | cheaply and easily create a fundraiser, this might be a |
| 1. Anything food-based. There are tons of different | | | | good choice. Unlike an auction, you don't actually have |
| ways that you can turn food into a fundraiser. Since | | | | to get people together for this one. You just have to |
| everyone has to eat, most people don't mind | | | | make sure you have their contact information when |
| spending a bit of money on food. A few ways to | | | | you draw their raffle tickets to see who will be the |
| make a food fundraiser include hosting a barbecue, | | | | winner. |
| having a few eating contests, creating a simple bake | | | | 5. Trivia nights. These can be great fun for know-it-all |
| sale, or putting on a fancy gala dinner. Tailor your | | | | college student - which is, let's face it, most of us. |
| fund raising idea to the type of community you're | | | | Center the trivia you choose on the charity you're |
| catering to, the type of charity you're raising money | | | | raising money for, which will help raise the level of |
| for, and the resources that your fraternity or | | | | awareness about what that charity is all about. You |
| sorority has available. | | | | can do individual trivia contests or contests with |
| 2. Events like golf tournaments. Events for which you | | | | teams, and you can use this event for just a few |
| can find advertising sponsors and people to pay to | | | | people or for lots of people at once. |
| participate in them can make a whole lot of money. | | | | Keep in mind that all of these fundraiser ideas can be |
| Think about events like tournaments and fun runs or | | | | used in a variety of different settings, and that you |
| walks where people can raise sponsorship to | | | | can tailor them to your needs. Also, remember that |
| participate in the event and get something like a | | | | you should always check with local businesses to see |
| tee-shirt and a medal - which you can buy very | | | | what they'll donate to help you raise funds, whether |
| cheaply - in return. | | | | it's tickets to raffle or a place to host your event at |
| 3. Auctions. You can auction off anything from dates | | | | half price. |