Student Community Service Award and Community Service Award for Greek Life

Student Community Service Award
Created in 2002, the RAA Student Community Service Award recognizes current students who are involved in community service and philanthropic activities, and through their involvement, motivate and encourages others. The prize for this award is a plaque for the winning individual and a cash donation in his/her name to a charity of their choice.  Click for information on the 2008 winner, Tamer Khattab '08.

Student Community Service Award Recipients
2003 Jessica Constantine ’03
2004 Audra Baroni ’04
2005 Giorgos Tsapepas ’05
2006 David Armandt ’06
2007 Kirk MacDonald ’07
2008 Tamer Khattab ’08

Community Service Award for Greek Life
The Rensselaer Alumni Association (RAA) Community Service Award for Greek Life was created in 2006 by the Rensselaer Alumni Association Board of Trustees and is designed to recognize a fraternity or sorority who is involved with community service and philanthropic activities. The prize for this award is a plaque for the winning organization and a cash donation in the name of the winner to a charity of their choice.  Click for information on the 2008 winner, Pi Kappa Alpha.

Community Service Award for Greek Life Recipients
2007 Pi Kappa Alpha
2008 Pi Kappa Alpha

2008 RAA Community Service Award Winners

2008 RAA Student Community Service Award Recipient Tamer Khattab '08 The 2008 recipient of the RAA Community Service Award is Tamer Khattab ’08,a senior with a dual major in civil engineering and in science, technology, and society. Tamer has chosen to donate the cash award to Habitat for Humanity. Highlights of Tamer's community service work include: Tamer Khattab ’08 - Winner of the 2008 RAA Community Service Award Current president of Habitat for Humanity, Rensselaer Student and County Chapter.  He has raised nearly $8,700 as fundraising coordinator, helped to coordinate the NRB program, built gingerbread houses for children to decorate at Troy’s Victorian Stroll, and personally volunteered at builds since his freshman year. Member of the Red & White Student Organization, where he has been Vice President for Alumni Activities for the past two years and has participated in a great majority of the organizations programs and events. Worked with the Arts Center of the Capital Region – Troy in their fundraising department, and help to coordinate Rock Fest!, a one-week summer camp for musically inclined community teens. Participant in Rensselaer’s Community Service Days. Student Orientation and Navigating Rensselaer and Beyond volunteer for the Office of the First-Year Experience. President of Phalanx Honor Society Regular blood donor for the American Red Cross. Click Here to contact Tamer Khattab ’08

2008 Community Service Award for Greek Life Recipient Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity The recipient of the 2008 RAA Community Service Award for Greek life is Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. This is the second consecutive year they have won the award. They have donated the cash award to the American Cancer Society as part of Rensselaer's Relay for Life initiative. Their nearly 4,800 cumulative hours of volunteer service included: Members of Pi Kappa Alpha Rake-a-thon A new program called “Can Tabs for Cancer” project to collect can tabs that will raise money for cancer research “Adopt-A-Highway” program for Route 7/Hoosick Street in Troy A Neighborhood Rake-A-Thon Program promotioning AIDS awareness on campus Co-sponsors of the Student Health Center’s Health and Wellness Fair A 3v3 basketball tournament to raise money for a local charity The 3rd Annual Pi Kappa Alpha Dodge Ball Tournament to support a local charity The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life The IFC Heart Walk The Susan G. Komen Race for a Cure The Second Annual Pikes Presents program raised over $3,500 to provide holiday gifts to student in grades K through 6 at local school P.S. 2. Click Here to contact the President of Pi Kappa Alpha