Diamondbacks reach out to selfie-taking sorority

The women of Arizona State's Alpha Chi Omega sorority drew national attention Wednesday and Thursday when the Diamondbacks broadcast focused on a selfie session and talked about it for two minutes.

Fox Sports Arizona and the Diamondbacks reached out to the sorority Thursday afternoon to offer them free tickets to another game, but the sorority declined and asked that the team provide the tickets to A New Leaf, an organization that supports victims of domestic violence.

The sorority released this statement on its Facebook page:

Alpha Chi Omega at Arizona State University would like to thank the Arizona Diamondbacks and Fox Sports for reaching out to the chapter after last night’s game and subsequent media frenzy. We appreciate their generous offer of tickets to tonight’s game. However, instead of chapter members attending the game, we have asked the Diamondbacks and Fox Sports to provide tickets to a future game for families at A New Leaf, a local non-profit that helps support victims of domestic violence.

Today, October 1, marks the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. If everyone who viewed this statement took the time to make a donation in recognition of domestic violence awareness, which is Alpha Chi Omega’s national philanthropy, we would be so grateful! We are happy to have the opportunity to shed some positive light on such a sensitive subject. All proceeds will go directly to A New Leaf to help struggling Arizona families get back on their feet by providing housing, food, childcare and more. You can donate using the link below. We appreciate your support!

Whether or not you agree with what announcers Steve Berthiaume and Bob Brenly said about the selfies or if selfie-taking is proper baseball etiquette (I say it's fine), the sorority handled the publicity well, raising awareness for a charity.

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