"Players 4 Life" Tournament
Sigma Theta Psi's National Philanthropy is breast cancer. Each spring, the Beta Chapter hosts its annual "Players For Life" Basketball Tournament benefiting the Los Angeles affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
This event consists of a 3-on-3 basketball tournament in which teams from different sororities, fraternities, clubs and friends compete for the title of " Players for Life," all while raising money to aid the foundation.
For more information about our benefactor, please visit: http://www.lackomenrace.org/
National Philanthropy Events
Sigma Theta Psi strives to be a leading organization in the endorsement of Breast Cancer . This is why it has established a unique philanthropic national event known as the “Double-D Brunch,” which benefits a unique sponsorship called “The Gift of Love.”
For more information, visit our national site at www.sigmathetapsi.com
Quick facts
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In 2005, more that 21,500 will be diagnosed with breast cancer.
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In 2005, more than 4,100 women will die from breast cancer.
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Fifty-five percent of those who get breast cancer are under the age of 65.
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White women are more likely to get breast cancer, but African American women are more likely to die from breast cancer.