By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – This is one poker tournament where it’s a good thing to be in the red. The Alpha Phi sorority at the University of Nebraska at Kearney will host its 13th annual Red Dress Poker Tournament on Thursday (March 1), bringing dozens of players to the UNK Health and Sports Center for an evening of fun and philanthropy. The event, one of two fundraisers organized each year by the sorority, benefits the Alpha Phi Foundation, which focuses on women’s … [Read more...]
UNK Women’s Center, S.A.F.E. Center team to help sexual assault survivors
Sexual assault. It happens to your neighbors. It happens to your friends. It happens to your sons, daughters, brothers and sisters. It happens to your roommates and classmates. It happens to University of Nebraska at Kearney students. And it affects you. “I never thought it would happen to me.” We hear this often from survivors of sexual assault. It can happen to anyone, and it affects not only survivors, but their friends and families, campus and our community, too. Sexual … [Read more...]
King of Hearts: Alpha Phi pageant raises funds for domestic violence, cardiac care
KEARNEY – Women in domestic violence situations and those needing cardiac care will again benefit from the annual King of Hearts event hosted by UNK’s Alpha Phi sorority. In its fifth year, the University of Nebraska at Kearney male pageant is at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 at Merryman Performing Arts Center. The event is open to the public, with tickets $5 in advance or $7 at the door. To purchase tickets in advance, contact any Alpha Phi member or Paige Uhing at 402.618.3831. Money raised from King … [Read more...]
