Penn State Dance Marathon
 

This year's total for Penn State's Dance Marathon is.....

$4,122,483.65!!!

The Top 3 Money Raising Teams:

1st Place- Zeta Tau Alpha/Alpha Tau Omega
2nd Place- Alpha Chi Omega/Pi Kappa Phi
3rd Place- Alpha Omicron Pi/Acacia

Congratulations to everyone involved!

Yay!!!


i missed the last 4 hrs ( I got sick during my 2nd rules & regs shift and I decided to go home at the end of #4 today @ 4 because I was starting to feel weak but I had someone take pics for me) but this is awesome! A new record! I'm looking forward to next year and I hope I'll be a captain!

Woahhhh PSU
Woahhhh White and Blue
Marathon 2005
Help us keep the hope alive
FTK 48
We are PENN STATE!!

YEA!!!! WE ARE. . . PENN STATE!!!

congrats to everyone who was there and who raised $$$. that's definately one of the things that i've missed doing since i graduated.

greeks do great things!

I got to dance this year, and I'm so glad that I did. My feet are so swollen, but I'm glad I got a chance to dance my last semester at PSU. I had so much fun, and it was awesome that we raised so much.

Congratulations to all involved!

Congrats to everyone! That is terrific! http://forums.footballguys.com/forum...ns/hifive2.gif

Ok, I guess I can say something nice about the Nittany Lions just this once :)

Congratulations, Penn State Greeks, on a job well done!!!














LET'S GO PITT! :)

Congratulations to all!!!!
 

4.1 million for the kids

Wow! Amazing!!!! I hear about schools around Philadelphia holding fundraisers that bring in $9,000 or $10,000, and it makes the local news.

But $4.1 million!!!

Great job BlueGBI and SOPijawbreaker!!! I never had any desire to dance (I'm way too wimpy, and it's not easy, as SOPiJawbreaker can attest), but did do my share of canning and collecting.

Damn, this should get more publicity, both for Penn State and for the image of GLOs. So far today I heard nothing on the local TV or radio news, and we're in the same state as PSU.

Apparently it made the front page of the Philadelphia Inquirer. I'm not betting on the news making it out here to Colorado though. :(

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/10953586.htm?1c

I checked Google news a little while ago and saw that too. What a great write-up!!!

It brought tears to my eyes.

I sent an email to the writer thanking him for writing it. It encapsulated what THON is all about. This is the first time I ever seen anything about THON in one of the Philly papers so this makes me doubly happy since I'm from Philly.

And you were there, blueGBI!!!!!

Oh yeah. I can't wait for THON 2006 even though that will be my last year @ PSU. I really want to be a captain for 2k6 or I'll dance.

Re: Congratulations to all!!!!
 

Well, canning's not exactly easy...standing out in the cold for hours...that's definitely not wimpy.

Also, PSUSigKap, thanks for posting that link. That article brought a tear to my eye too.

Well, if it's any consolation, WHYY/WRTI (Phila NPR station and the Temple University's radio station) did a nice piece on it this afternoon. They interviewed a doc at Hershey, who explained all the good the monies do for the families - and how many additional families will be helped because of the successful outcome this year.

You guys should be really proud of yourselves!

PSU sorority rush
 

I'm currently a sophomore @ Penn State and will be a junior next fall but planning on rushing for sororities at my school. In my first yr, I didn't know much about the greek community here and had a very strong opinion against the whole idea. I rushed for fun this spring and came to realize what I've been missing in my college career. Although I got a bid from two wonderful sororities this spring, I've declined the bid because not every sorority at my school participated and I wanted to check them all out.
Though, It'll be my 3rd yr next fall, I have to be in school for an extra year due to my major (architechture engineering). Would you guys recommend me to rush as a sophomore (since I have 3 more yrs to go anyways)? what are some suggestions and advices for rushing as an upperclassman?? At my school, about 90% of the fall formal rushees are freshmen and I really don't feel comfortable rushing with them
I'd really appreciate honest comments! Thanks!

Kelly

wow!! congrats to everyone! i could never dance for 48 hours, so i give you tons of credit sopi!

Princetonian weighs in on THON
 

I thought this was a good article from an outsider about THON>

http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/arc...on/12183.shtml

The article in the Inquirer was really complimentary of PSU and THON, so congrats to you all on a great event that gets you noticed for the good you do.

One question...as someone who lives in the burbs of Philly, and who has a few PSU branches around, do students at those campuses raise money for THON? I always see Penn State students out canning on local roads on the weekends, and I always wonder if it's for THON.

Penn State Delaware County is who gets me every weekend :) But I'm happy to donate! That's awesome!!