The Fraternity adopted Cystic Fibrosis as a National Philanthropy at 1990 National Conclave. Cystic fibrosis is a fatal genetic disorder that affects over 30,000 Americans. Chapters are encouraged to program fundraisers and "hands-on" service projects to assist individuals and organizations.

The Elijahs Promise Soup Kitchen serves free, nutritious meals to those in need. Each meal requires volunteers to help cook, set up, serve and clean-up. Our brothers volunteer their time and energy to make a difference at this local New Brunswick soup kitchen.

New Jersey Community Water Watch is a joint program between AmeriCorps and the NJPIRG Law and Policy Center. Water Watch works to empower students and community members to address water quality problems in New Jersey's urban areas through education and service. New Jersey has many spectacular rivers and coastlines, from the Delaware to the southern Jersey shore. Unfortunately, nearly eighty percent of our rivers, lakes, and streams are too polluted for fishing or swimming.

These Hands Don't Hurt is designed to raise awareness, funds, and manpower to assist in the fight against domestic violence and sexual assault. The high profile project does not just raise money. It is specifically designed to involve members in hands-on service, educational programming, and fundraising.

By comparing "virtual genomes" to those found in nature, we can gain a much better understanding of how natural genomes have evolved and how natural genes and proteins work. Some important applications of the Genome@home virtual genome protein design database are engineering new proteins for medical therapy, designing new pharmaceuticals, assigning functions to the dozens of new genes being sequenced every day, understanding protein evolution. A few of our members lend a helping hand by simply lending use of their computers.