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Phi Theta - Student Service Organization

Phi Theta is the physical therapy student service organization at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. All students are encouraged to join and participate. Phi Theta performs service, social and fundraising activities which promote physical therapy, wellness, and disease prevention to the campus and surrounding community.

Examples of Activities

  • Community Service outings such as working at a wheelchair recycling center, teaching exercise classes at a local nursing home, educating grade school and middle school students about health, fitness, and physical therapy , or adopting a family during the holidays


  • organize a 5K run/walk for charity that takes place in the Fall entitled "Bucky's Race for Rehab"

  • Fundraising, in the form of events such as massage days and Bucky Book sales, in order to:
    • send students to a variety of professional conferences, such as the Wisconsin Physical Therapy Association's (WPTA) Spring and Fall Conferences, National Student Conclave, National Student Legislative Day, and APTA's Combined Sections Meeting and National Conference


    • help augment membership dues to the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)


    • donate to charitable organizations such as the American Cancer Society and Special Olympics


    • compete in the Pittsburgh-Marquette Challenge, a nationwide fundraising campaign to raise money for physical therapy research

  • Faculty and Alumni Forums - where students have a chance to ask faculty and alumni questions about topics outside the realm of regular PT classes


  • Social Events such as a holiday party, graduation party, outings to UW sporting events


  • Big Brother/Big Sister Program where second year students mentor first year students

Officers for 2008: (You are welcome to contact these students with any questions you may have.)

 

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