Greek Rugs Good News: Stories of Service, Safety, and Solidarity September 2025 Edition
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🔹 This Month’s Theme
September is a powerful month for action and awareness. It includes World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10), International Day of Charity (September 5), and broader observances such as National Suicide Prevention Month, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Hunger Action Month, and National Sickle Cell Awareness Month.
These campaigns emphasize the importance of proactive care, mental health advocacy, and equitable access to support—all values that mirror the best of Greek life.
This makes it the perfect time to celebrate the compassion and leadership demonstrated by Greek letter organizations across the country.
💖 Good News Highlights
1. ZBT and SDT Host Petting Zoo for Mental Health
Zeta Beta Tau and Sigma Delta Tau at the University of Miami partnered to bring a petting zoo to campus in honor of World Suicide Prevention Day. With ducks, pigs, bunnies, and goats, the event drew over 50 students and encouraged open, honest conversations about mental health and support.
Greek Rugs’ connection: Creating spaces where connection and healing can happen is at the heart of our mission. Whether that’s through a quiet lounge or a front porch gathering, it’s about making everyone feel they belong.
2. University of Utah Promotes Suicide Prevention Awareness
In alignment with National Suicide Prevention Month, the University of Utah hosted a resource tabling session to help students access mental health support and guidance. While not hosted by a specific Greek chapter, the initiative reflects the kind of campus-wide service that Greek life frequently empowers and amplifies.
Greek Rugs’ connection: Suicide prevention starts with environments that foster care and community. Every gathering space we help design is an opportunity to center safety and solidarity.
3. JED Foundation Launches Greek Life Mental Health Program
This year, The JED Foundation launched a groundbreaking new program focused on empowering fraternities and sororities to lead mental health awareness and suicide prevention initiatives within their chapters. The program offers evidence-based strategies, peer support resources, and guidance to reshape Greek culture around emotional wellness.
Greek Rugs’ connection: We believe leadership starts with intention. And intentional spaces—where care and culture intersect—are exactly what Greek Rugs is built to support.
🚀 Final Thought and Call to Action
Greek Rugs Good News is more than a monthly blog. It is a woven record of resilience, generosity, and connection—threaded together by students who lead with heart and serve with purpose.
If your chapter or campus is organizing a mental health event, charity drive, or wellness program this fall, send it our way. We would be honored to spotlight it—and to help you design the spaces where that care continues to grow.