Philanthropy

The mission of the SAM Spady Foundation is to educate all parents and students on the dangers of alcohol, specifically high-risk consumption, and the signs and symptoms of alcohol poisoning.

The SAM Spady Foundation honors the memory of Samantha Spady, a 19-year old student at Colorado State University, who died of alcohol poisoning on September 5, 2004.

Samantha affected people's lives in a unique way. Her friends remember Sam as a fun-loving, sensitive and “amazing” girl, who was a champion for the underdog and a good friend. Samantha’s death was an unintentional tragedy. It is the hope of the SAM Spady Foundation, with everyone’s support, that they can prevent a similar tragedy from happening to another beautiful child.

Samantha Spady was a dynamic person by all accounts. High School class president, homecoming queen, talented artist, and friend to many, Sam had a wonderful and inviting smile and a personality that made everyone around her feel comfortable and accepted. Spady was a young woman whose life included stellar schoolwork, a strong work ethic and passion for serving others, as was demonstrated by her work with the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program.

On college and university campuses all across the country misuse and abuse of alcohol is a recurring problem. Recently, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) reported that high-risk student drinking causes 1400 deaths, 70,000 sexual assaults, and 500,000 student injuries every year on college campuses across the country.

Samantha’s parents have chosen to honor the memory of their daughter and continue her call to service by establishing the SAM Spady Foundation. The purpose of the Foundation is to find an effective alcohol awareness program with emphasis on alcohol poisoning and high-risk consumption that can be implemented at colleges and universities in the United States.

Samantha was a dear and devoted friend to Sigma Pi. We cherish her friendship and choose to honor her memory by partnering with the SAM Spady Foundation. Together we will educate the masses, inform the individual, and protect our most valuable asset with whom we have been trusted…our undergraduate members, both present and future.

As we partner with the SAM Spady Foundation, we ask and encourage you to support this endeavor. If you wish to contribute to the SAM Spady Foundation, please send your donation to the address below. Please make sure you tell them the donation is from Sigma Pi and include your chapter designation.

The SAM Spady Foundation
P.O. Box 701
Beatrice, NE 68310-0701

For more information, please visit www.samspadyfoundation.org