GriffsGiveBack<\/a>, creator of the Power Organization and president of the Western chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority incorporated.<\/p>\n\u201cI wanted a way to use everything to give back,\u201d Gordon said. \u201cI felt this would be a perfect opportunity to get things moving, I had a better platform to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n
Students looking to use the closet must simply present their student ID to volunteers. On every visit, students are allowed to pick out up to six tops and six bottoms. Like the Campus Cupboard, an on-campus food pantry, students can visit the pop-up closet up to two times a month.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot only are people taking this clothing, but people are also realizing, \u2018Hey, I do want some new clothes, but I also have these clothes I don\u2019t wear anymore,\u2019\u201d Gordon said. \u201cThat\u2019s how we\u2019ve literally kept clothes in here the entire time since we started.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Gordon, the pop-up closet has received a steady flow of donations of varying styles and sizes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe actually have some name brands,\u201d Gordon said. \u201cWe have Nike; we\u2019ve got some Adidas stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n
While they receive a wide variety of donations, there are some items that are still needed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe get a lot of women\u2019s clothing,\u201d Gordon said. \u201cIf we could get more men\u2019s clothing, that would be amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n
She says that students who are looking to donate any gently-used clothes can simply drop them off during the pop-up closet\u2019s open hours or contact her directly.<\/p>\n
Gordon says that her long-term goal is to expand the pop-up closet to help the surrounding communities in St. Joseph. Instead of throwing away unwanted items or keeping excess clothing, the pop-up closet rotates items through Western students and donates what is left.<\/p>\n
The future of the Griff Pop-Up Closet is still yet to be known. Gordon and GriffsGiveBack are currently working to find a more permanent space for the pop-up closet. To see this goal realized, the pop-up closet is going to need some help.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe definitely need volunteers,\u201d Gordon said. \u201cFor us to get where we need to be in order to get our own final spot, we need students to come out. We need students to talk about the closet, come visit, donate.\u201d<\/p>\n
At Western, if the shoe doesn\u2019t fit, donate it.<\/p>\n
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