{"id":85592,"date":"2025-03-25T15:42:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T20:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=85592"},"modified":"2025-03-25T15:42:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T20:42:19","slug":"white-rose-ceremony-honors-cancer-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=85592","title":{"rendered":"White Rose Ceremony honors cancer victims"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By RORY MOORE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fort Hays State University&#8217;s Sigma Chi fraternity hosted a White Rose Ceremony at the FHSU Union Quad Steps on Monday to honor those impacted by cancer. Speakers shared their experiences battling or knowing someone with the disease, and attendees wrote victims\u2019 names on white roses before gluing them onto a wooden cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"482\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-85599\" data-id=\"85599\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-1-of-8.jpg?resize=790%2C482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-1-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C625 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-1-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C226 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-1-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C92 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-1-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C469 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-1-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C938 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-1-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1250 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-1-of-8-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Student Affairs VP Joey Linn begins the ceremony by sharing his experience battling Cancer.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-85598\" data-id=\"85598\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-2-of-8.jpg?resize=646%2C1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-2-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=646%2C1024 646w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-2-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=164%2C260 164w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-2-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=95%2C150 95w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-2-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1217 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-2-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=969%2C1536 969w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-2-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=1293%2C2048 1293w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-2-of-8-scaled.jpg?w=1616 1616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The White Rose Ceremony, open to the public, allowed attendees to write the name of someone affected by Cancer on a rose and glue them onto a cross.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"357\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-85597\" data-id=\"85597\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-3-of-8.jpg?resize=790%2C357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-3-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C463 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-3-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C167 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-3-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C68 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-3-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C347 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-3-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C695 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-3-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C926 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-3-of-8-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Attendees wrote the names of friends, family and loved ones impacted by Cancer. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"471\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-85596\" data-id=\"85596\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-4-of-8.jpg?resize=790%2C471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-4-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C611 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-4-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C221 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-4-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C90 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-4-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C458 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-4-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C917 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-4-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1223 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-4-of-8-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">One dollar per rose was donated to Sigma Chi Philanthropy to be transferred to the Huntsman Cancer Foundation. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"651\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-85595\" data-id=\"85595\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-5-of-8.jpg?resize=651%2C1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-5-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=651%2C1024 651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-5-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=165%2C260 165w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-5-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=95%2C150 95w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-5-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1208 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-5-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=977%2C1536 977w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-5-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=1302%2C2048 1302w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-5-of-8-scaled.jpg?w=1628 1628w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sigma Chi president Roberto Apodaca places a rose on the cross.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"488\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-85594\" data-id=\"85594\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-6-of-8.jpg?resize=790%2C488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-6-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C632 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-6-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C228 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-6-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C93 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-6-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C474 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-6-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C948 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-6-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1264 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-6-of-8-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Super glue is applied to a rose. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"555\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-85593\" data-id=\"85593\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-7-of-8.jpg?resize=790%2C555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-7-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C719 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-7-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C260 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-7-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C105 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-7-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C540 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-7-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1079 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-7-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1439 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-7-of-8-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Mahala Ellen Gregg chats with Andrew Young while honoring her late neighbor. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"650\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-85600\" data-id=\"85600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-8-of-8.jpg?resize=790%2C650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-8-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C842 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-8-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=316%2C260 316w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-8-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C123 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-8-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C631 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-8-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1263 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-8-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1684 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-8-of-8-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The cross lays on the FHSU Union Quad. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sigma Chi president Roberto Apodaca led the event to bring people of all communities together for a shared cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEverybody\u2019s had a loved one, family member, or friend impacted by cancer in one way or another,\u201d he said. \u201cThis brings us closer where we can all have a chance to put their name on that cross so they can be remembered for what they did and if they survived. Everybody\u2019s united, not just Greek Life, but everybody in the Hays community to come together, put that name on there, and show their appreciation for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each attendee who glued a rose onto the cross gave one dollar to the fraternity\u2019s philanthropy, which will transfer the funds to the Huntsman Cancer Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy grandparents both had cancer,\u201d Apodaca said. \u201cThey beat it, but my cousin is fighting it and she&#8217;s still going two rounds. My uncle passed away from cancer. So, it\u2019s awesome on a different type of level to honor my family members, and it\u2019s great for this community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ceremony had an emotional impact on all who attended, and Student Affairs Vice President Joey Linn felt it as a cancer survivor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA lot of things go through your head when you\u2019re diagnosed with cancer,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat am I going to tell my wife and three daughters at home? Those types of things. The good news was they caught it early, and I got referred to a doctor at the Cancer Center at KU Med. I had surgery, got it removed, and have been great ever since.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Linn has lived cancer-free since 2019 and shares a lesson he learned from the experience with others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou could feel sorry for yourself when you get the news,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen you sit in the lobby and look at these 5-year-old and 7-year-olds who are fighting cancer, all of a sudden, you don\u2019t feel sorry for yourself. I\u2019ve lived 50+ years and work at a great university, and it\u2019s not fair to those young kids to be diagnosed at such an early age. You stop feeling sorry for yourself real quick, and you start thinking about others who are going through this horrible disease.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mahala Ellen Gregg, a psychology major, placed a rose on the cross in honor of her friend who passed away from cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe was my neighbor and she had breast cancer three times,\u201d she said. \u201cShe died after the third time about three years ago. We were really close, and sometimes I would help her with her garden.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gregg thinks her white rose keeps her friend\u2019s memory alive and respects those who fought the disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important to commemorate people who have died from cancer and to remember them,\u201d she said. \u201cThey fought so hard during their journey, and it\u2019s a way to respect them for their battle.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By RORY MOORE Tiger Media Network Fort Hays State University&#8217;s Sigma Chi fraternity hosted a White Rose Ceremony at the FHSU Union Quad Steps on&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":85597,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":false,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3397,3398,11],"tags":[835,15700,5578,16192],"class_list":["post-85592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-area-news","category-campus-news","category-news","tag-cancer","tag-rory-moore","tag-sigma-chi","tag-white-rose-ceremony"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Moore-3-of-8-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1158","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=85592"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85602,"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85592\/revisions\/85602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/85597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=85592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=85592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}