A few weeks ago we ran an editorial singing the praises of the greek community for their philanthropic feeds. We’re all for them giving us massive quantities of cheap food and donating the extra money to a good cause. It makes our indulgence seem easier to justify.

It would appear that our greek community is keeping the pace, they originally set with the all of their foodstuff events from earlier this semester, and show no signs of stopping the never ending opportunities to gorge ourselves.

But they’ve taken it a step further, proving that they’re not just one-trick ponies with a different alphabet. They’ve got everything from puppies to raves to raise money for their causes.

And they’re not the only ones. Organizations all across campus, as well as the university itself. Even your favorite newspaper, the Iowa State Daily is sponsoring our own event the Stuff the Bus food drive.

We figured with all of these opportunities to have fun, fill up, and give some money to some worthwhile places, you’d like to know what’s going on. Here’s some of the upcoming events.

Saturday, Oct. 16 — Sigma Lambda Gamma,  Rent-A-Puppy – Campanile South Lawn. 12 to 4 p.m., $10 per half hour. Play with puppies on Central Campus from the Ames Animal Shelter.

Sunday, Oct. 17 — Phi Beta Chi,  Walking Tacos – Memorial Lutheran Church; $5 all you can eat. Proceeds benefit the Bethesda Lutheran Nursing Home in Chicago.

Tuesday, Oct. 19 — Iowa State College Against Cancer’s Bowling for Boobs – Memorial Union Underground; 6 to 10 p.m; $3 Bowling, $10 T-shirts, both for $12. Come chat with Ames breast cancer survivor Carrie Johnson.

Thursday, Oct. 21 — Grilled Cheese with the KD’s – Kappa Delta Sorority, 120 Lynn Ave. 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Proceeds benefit local Lupus research.

Friday, Oct. 22 — Sigma Kappa Ultra Violet Night – Great Hall, Memorial Union. 7 to 9 p.m. $10 Public, $5 Students. Silent auction, fashion show, musical entertainment, refreshments. Proceeds benefit Alzheimer’s research.

Friday Oct. 22 — Stuff the Bus 2010 – Both Fareways, Both Hy-Vees, Cub Foods. 2 to 8 p.m. Non-perishable food items and donations. Proceeds and food going to the Ames chapter of the Mid-Iowa Community Action food pantry.

Saturday Oct. 23 — Stuff the Bus 2010. See above. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

So there you have it, your schedule of opportunity for the next two weeks. If you’re looking for a way to get in your good deed for the day, consider some of these easy ones. You can give to the right people, and have a great time doing it.