My topic of this blog is my sorority’s philanthropy – Building Strong Girls. I am a member of Gamma Phi Beta here at Washington State University. I decided to make this my topic because building strong girls is something I am very passionate about and am proud of. I also see the important impacts it has on anyone involved with Building Strong Girls philanthropy. Gamma Phi Beta’s across the country build strong girls through a program called “Girls on the Run.” This program is for elementary-aged girls and it’s all about building healthy lifestyle skills, self-confidence, and self-respect. The end goal of the program is to have the girls run a 5K, but the real goal is to leave the girls with valuable life lessons. I plan to collect original materials by working with my sorority to take photos at program events, interviewing the women who mentor these girls and record video footage of our philanthropy events. I plan on working hands-on with our philanthropy.

One idea I have for unit 1, which is creating a graphic design poster, is having a group of young girls in the “superman” pose with the title “we build strong girls” in pink letters. I want to include Gamma Phi Beta’s letters as well. For unit 2, which is creating a logo, an idea I have for that is a silhouette of the side of a girl’s face with the letters building strong girls. Another idea I have is for unit 3, which is an audio recording. My idea is to interview one of my sisters who went through Girls on the Run as a girl and what building strong girls means to her.

Inspirations for this topic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2fJkJkexK8 This video inspired me to choose this topic because their passion for the philanthropy is inspiring.

https://www.gammaphibeta.org/philanthropy/building-strong-girls This website is inspiring and useful because I can see how this philanthropy is being supported across the country and I’m updated promptly.

https://margotlee.com/ Margot is a strong girl who has her own blog and YouTube platform. She inspires me and my topic because she supports girl power and is in a sorority college student as well.