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...what's the solution? Companies everywhere are looking for new ways to regain credibility. Greater transparency combined with money spent on good works is one way. Oil giant Shell, for example, excoriated in the 1990s for its pollution of the Niger Delta, is plowing money into projects to help indigenous people in Africa and elsewhere who are affected by oil exploration, including funding local initiatives to combat malaria and AIDS. Other firms rely on more cynical marketing trends, including the latest-- "buzz marketing," in which people are paid to tell their friends and anyone else they meet how good...
...ornate Garden District of New Orleans. Cooper and Peyton relegated little Eli to the ignoble role of center, the guy who snaps the ball to the glory-hogging quarterback. "Every once in a while they'd throw a pass to me," says Eli in the barely detectable Delta drawl he shares with Peyton. "If I dropped it, I wouldn't get the ball the rest...
...secretary and treasurer and knew what they could most contribute to the jobs.” Members of the class committee said that Borden was chosen in part for her extensive involvement in extracurricular life at Harvard. The president of Women in Business, she is also involved in Delta Gamma, a campus sorority, and the Charles River Growth Fund, an investment group. “You often hear that the best thing about Harvard is the people, and that was really true for me,” Borden said. “I was really grateful for my Harvard experience...
...what it means to be a Sigma Chi member.” Balesh said Sigma Chi has extended its efforts to help the community this fall. Currently three brothers volunteer at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter every Thursday night. In October, the fraternity co-sponsored a party with the Delta Gamma sorority to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina. For its next community service endeavor, Sigma Chi plans to collaborate with the Children’s Miracle Network to raise money for Children’s Hospital in Boston. They will collect money, toys, and clothing after Thanksgiving...
...Minority women feel uncomfortable bringing up their community service to employers, sensing tacit disapproval and persisting stereotypes. But Battles says Pitney Bowes not only knows about her sorority participation but lauds it. The company even sponsored a college scholarship fund of a local Delta chapter. "We are raising our profile in the diverse community," says Battles...