Derby Days 1984

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Derby Days is an annual fundraising event hosted by the Sigma Chi fraternity at the University of Illinois. It is the organizations biggest and most successful philanthropy event of the year. Derby Days provides an opportunity for fraternities and sororities to give back to the community by selling merchandise, participating in competitions, and hosting blood drives to raise money for charities.

This particular Derby Days event took place in 1984 at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Gamma Phi Beta Sorority and Chi Epsilon Fraternity were recognized as participants in this fundraiser. Chi Epsilon, founded in 1922 at the University of Illinois, is the civil and environmental engineering honor society. Gamma Phi Beta, established in 1874 at Syracuse University, is a social sorority with a focus on community service.