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For the week of Apr. 22 through Apr. 26 the sorority, Sigma Sigma Sigma has been promoting and hosting a mental health week.
Jordan Haworth junior in biology and modern languages and chair for Sigma Sigma Sigma’s local philanthropy Sigma Saves.
There are multiple take one leave one booths around campus, students can find posters with sticky notes and suicide awareness pins. The notes also have hotline numbers. People walking by can write something motivating or uplifting and leave it on the board. Then they can take a note for themselves.
On Apr. 24 the group went to the Oval to host the event ‘Chalk the Walk.’ Students and others were offered chalk to draw or write something that they are thankful for. Jordan Haworth junior in biology and modern languages and chair for Sigma Sigma Sigma’s local philanthropy Sigma Saves said that this event is a different approach to mental health practice.
“This is an interactive and innovative way of mental health practice for people,” Haworth said. “And it gets them outside. It’s a distraction and it helps them remind something that even if it’s as simple as my bed, it’s something that they’re thankful for.”
On Apr. 25 the group is doing a social media takeover on the Pittsburg State Instagram.
With only two weeks left in the semester Haworth explained the importance of prioritizing mental health awareness and resources.
“It’s extremely important because I know students can feel very run down,” Haworth said. “They can feel burned out; they’re just trying to get to the end. So, this is the point where everyone just wants to do something else, anything besides school. And it’s just always a good constant reminder that Pitt State itself and Tri Sigma support mental health advocacy and we are here to help you and here to create a positive stigma towards opening up and expressing your feelings. Absolutely. Of burnout, feeling run down, feeling hopelessness So, it’s important that we create interactive ways to help students.”