Devils in Disguise: April 15, 2005

As part of the campus-wide day of community service (known as Devils in Disguise), almost 50 volunteers from Gamma Beta Phi came together to work with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. In four hours' time, the day's legion of volunteers turned a weather-beaten courtyard into a beautiful meeting place for the residents of the halfway house Ozanam Manor, all the while preparing and serving food to the residents living there. At the Watkins Avenue Campus, a division of the volunteer group worked with SVDP staff members in preparing mailings and performing other various office tasks.

At the end of the day, all of our hard work paid off, especially when we saw the smiles on the faces of those we had served. Even four hours of work can make a world of difference in the lives of those in need; that was one of many lessons volunteers learned on this day of service.