Earlier this summer we were contacted by a representative from Movember asking us if we were interested in supporting their organization. As you can imagine, we are solicited by dozens of companies and organizations every year so at the time I didn't think much about the email.Several days later, I decided to check out their website to learn a little more about the organization. My initial reaction was of concern, the images of men sporting ridiculous mustaches dressed up in 70's style clothing wasn't an image that Phi Kappa Theta is looking to portray. As a social fraternity, we are constantly fighting the negative stereotypes; Movember's events seemed to only feed into those stereotypes.
What did catch my eye on the home page was Movember's Tagline; "Changing the Face of Men's Health." After speaking further with Movember's, Katie Theile I learned that the purpose of growing a mustache for an entire month was so that it could serve as the ice breaker for conversations about men's health issues to happen. Admittedly we as men, we barely ever talk about issues related to our health. Movember provides the opportunity for men to become engaged early and raise the awareness of men's health issues.
As members of Phi Kappa Theta, we are committed to serving society. Throughout the months of October and (Mo)vember, we will be writing blogs about men's health issues and will be encouraging our memebers to participate in Movember's efforts. In addition, member of our professional staff will also be growing mustaches for the month of (Mo)vember to raise awareness.
We hope that you will join us and our Movember team as we work to Change the Face of Men's Health.
