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Greek community raises autism

awareness
By Jordan Reding, jordan.reding@iowastatedaily.com
The ISU greek community, led by Theta Delta Chi, participates in Light It
Up Blue every April to raise autism awareness in the ISU and Ames
communities.
Each year on April 2, participants around the globe light up their homes,
businesses and organizations with blue lights. The blue lights symbolize
autism awareness.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris and skyscrapers in Abu Dhabi are some of the
famous landmarks that glow with blue lights for the cause.
Autism Speaks, the worlds leading autism science and advocacy
organization created the Light It Up Blue event. Bob and Suzanne Wright,
grandparents of a child with autism, founded the organization.
Autism Speaks' mission is to change the future for all who struggle with
autism spectrum disorder and to raise public awareness about autism and
its affects on individuals.
Theta Delta Chis national unofficial philanthropy is Autism Speaks, and
the two share the same mission. The fraternity uses the event to reach out
to the community to raise awareness for autism disorders.
All of the houses in the ISU greek community come together and
participate in this event by lighting their porches with blue lights.
We provide the houses with blue lights, and in return they give a donation
that goes to Autism Speaks, said John Kesler, philanthropy chair of Theta
Delta Chi.
Autism spectrum disorder affects millions of people around the world.
Some members of the ISU community are included in those individuals
who are directly affected.
A lot of the members of our house actually have family members who are
autistic, so this event really has a large impact, Kesler said.

ISU students think positively of Light It Up Blue and the awareness it


brings to the community.
"Our house participates in Light It Up Blue, and I think it's good way to
bring everyone together for a great cause, said Molly Isebrands, junior in
communication studies and member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Students also think Light It Up Blue is a unique and creative way to bring
autism spectrum disorder to the publics attention.
Its a cool way to bring the ISU community together and raise autism
awareness, said Addison Bennett, junior in communication studies.
Theta Delta Chis main goal is to raise autism awareness, as well as bring in
donations for Autism Speaks through the Light It Up Blue event.
Our fraternity is more community based, and we are using this event to
reach out to the community and raise awareness, Kesler said.
Theta Delta Chi, along with Autism Speaks, would like students to join
them and come together to honor the millions of individuals and families
around the world affected by autism.
To learn more about Light It Up Blue, go to www.autismspeaks.org/liub.

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