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Fall Fest in Collaboration with Sigma Pi and Phi Sigma Sigma

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2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Food, inflatables, and fun, with funds raised to support the Officer Vandal Memorial initiative in honor of Officer Robert Vandal.

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