Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act (CHIA)

If safety is your priority, we need your help NOW….

Next week is really important for the legislative work of the fraternal world. Over 200 men and women who are fraternity/sorority members  - including the Cal KA president – will make visits to federal congressional offices to speak with members of Congress and various legislative aides about the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act (CHIA).  In case you are not aware, this Act would provide for tax-deductible donations to be made to the fraternal foundations specifically for housing facility safety measures and improvements.

We need your IMMEDIATE help!  Please join the Facebook application called “Petition Your Congressman.”  You will be asked to sign a short petition, which will then be sent to your representative/senator.  All the petitions will be printed to use during the Hill visits, so we need to gather these signatures no later than April 17.

If Facebook is not your thing, then please visit www.fraternalcaucus.com and register.  At this site you can send an e-mail to your representative/senator in support of CHIA.  There is new information on the Web site, so now’s the time to begin sending messages. If you have not sent an e-mail from this Web site since January 1, 2009, please use the site now to send an e-mail message as the Bill had to be re-introduced to the new Congress so we start from Ground Zero again. April 17 is also the critical date for this action so the e-mails can be used for the visits. Chancellor Birgeneau has endorsed this Bill with letters of his own to our elected officials.

When John Edwards of KA gets to Washington, D.C., next week, we want him to be proud and pleased with the number of petitions and messages CalGreeks generated.  This is really easy to do and a great way to demonstrate our good citizenship. Please share this message widely with your membership, advisors, alumni, parents, and friends.