On Friday, March 4, Sigma Lambda Gamma gathered for a purpose.

Three members gathered around a table in Carver Hall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

To appeal to the eye, they brought pink frosted cupcakes and colored popcorn, which the members sold for two dollars a piece and nearly sold out within the first couple of hours of service.

“Breast cancer means a lot to me, my aunt and Grandma both died from Breast cancer,” said Breayona Reed, sophomore in software engineering and member of Sigma Lambda Gamma.

When Breayona was 10 days old, her grandmother lost her battle with cancer. She fought to see the sight of her granddaughter’s eyes, Reed said.

Seven years later, Reed’s aunt passed from the same battle.

“It scares me because cancer runs so deep in my family, and I could be next,” Reed said.

Reed added that she tries to keep calm and stay aware, even though she is nowhere around the age to get a check-up. She hasn’t done much in the past to raise awareness, but said she now desires to make a change.

Reed wears a survivor scarf every day and said she doesn’t tremble to the thought of anyone noticing. She knows on the inside what it means to her, and that’s all that matters she said.

Both of Reed’s parents participate in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure event every year. Likewise, Sigma Lambda Gamma also participated in the event last year in Des Moines.

Sigma Lambda Gamma was chartered at Iowa State in 1992, and since has have been fighting for numbers. In the last four years the organization’s numbers have grown from six to 16, moving in a positive direction.