Does the high rate of community service volunteerism at Muhlenberg College indicate that community service student volunteers are altruistic when performing service endeavors for others? I propose that not all student motivations for participating in community service are altruistic, but many reflect an egoistic perspective regarding their participation in community service. Research has shown that community service should be performed in the context of altruism and not egoism in order to be most beneficial for the community receiving the service as well as the student performing the service endeavor. I analyzed 60 surveys in order to discover the true motivations of student volunteers. The questions in the survey measured the altruism or egoism of each of the student’s responses regarding community service and other relevant topics. By measuring significant areas of student understanding, I was able to evaluate whether students are altruistic or egoistic in their motivations. This analysis allows for a better understanding of whether or not community service at Muhlenberg College is shaping students into caring, concerned community members, understanding of their duty and relationship to society while also, more importantly, serving the community in hopes of creating a peaceful world.