6.6 million raised in Greek-run charity
 

The Penn State IFC-Panhel Dance Marathon raised $6.6 million dollars. This year alone.

$6.6 million

$1.2 million more than last year.

More news later about what sororities and fraternities "won" by raising the most money, but they're all winners with numbers like that.

What's great is that they raise the money for children with cancer who are being treated at Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA, and the fund-raising so exceeded expectations over the years, that in addition to helping the families and kids, now the money is going toward building a whole new oncology WING of the hospital.

Congratulations to the dancers, all the Greeks (and independents) who spent months out there canning and fund-raising, and to the Kids, which is what the whole thing is about.

Next time you hear that nonsense that "all Greeks do is drink and carouse", tell them about the Penn Staters raising 6.6 million for pediatric cancer.

We Are!!!!

Thanks for the good news, LionTamer! There's nothing like the Thon!!!!

:D :D :D :D :D

My lord, way to go.

Hmm, Penn State's up North.

Looks like those Northerners know what they're doing. ;) They take philanthropy seriously. $6.6 million is some pretty serious stuff.

Way to go, Penn State Greeks!

Wow, this is so awesome. It's amazing to see how Thon continues to grow bigger and bigger each year and bring in more and more donations each year. And how awesome that they're building a new oncology wing!!

FTK!!!
 

PENN STATE


Sorry...had to jump in there and say it! I'm excited because for orgs. like mine (Phi Mu), Sigma Chi, I think Sig Ep and maybe Phi Delt....whoever has Children's Miracle Network as their National Philanthropy can use the money raised from THON as a double dip because the Hershey Medical Center has a partnership with CMN. In fact, the Beta Mu Chapter (Penn State) is the chapter that has raised the most for CMN in the past because of our invovlement with THON....So, yay for THON and CMN!!!

YAY FOR THON!!

I was watching the news last night at Dad's & the t-shirt they showed was ASA & LXA - whoo hoo!!

Way back when I was at PSU, ASA + Alpha Sig seemed to rule THON with $$-amount raised every year.

Wow, that's really cool to hear that these orgs are also able to help the Children's Miracle Network too.

Insane. Here are some numbers from the groups involved:

http://publicbroadcasting.net/wpsu/n...72&sectionID=1

The article said that the total was $4,615, 318.04, or is that a misprint?

Must be a misprint -- http://www.thon.org/

amazing!

Wow. From looking at the list of the top fundraisers, the first non-greek group would be #4 on the list (if they were all grouped together). Amazing.

My neighbor's daughter (who is not Greek though her older sister is a DG) is very involved in "THON" at Penn State. (It's so weird cos we have Dance Marathon aka DM at my school, and when we talk we can not interchange the two words! we MUST use the two different terms!)

Go ZTA and ATO for raising so much! Those are some really impressive numbers!

WE ARE PENN STATE

I'm so proud of my alma mater, I mean, everyone comes together for THON and its not just the greeks but everyone who makes THON as big as it is. Now that it is in the BJC, THON should break 10 million in no time.

Wow! Congrats folks! I would be interested in how the whole idea was developed with the notes and paper.

In an attempt to rebuild its image, the Interfraternity Council started Dance Marathon in 1973. At the time THON was a competition that split proceeds between the dancing winners and a charity of the year. Right around the same time, an organization called The Four Diamonds Fund was starting in Hershey, PA with the aim of helping all children who were diagnosed with cancer at the Penn State Children’s Hospital. In 1977, with the competition aspect of THON on its way out, THON donated to this little known fund. In 1978 the partnership with The Four Diamonds Fund was made permanent; the rest, as they say, is history.

Lots more here.


*ETA, reading the detailed history proved my fuzzy memory incorrect, I thought it was ASA/SAE that ruled $$, but it was ASA/Alpha Sig, I'll edit my other post, I hate getting old.

Damn thats awesome.

Its really cool to see Greeks doing stuff for the community and proving people's stereotypes wrong.

My first Dance Marathon is this Saturday =D

This is way to cool!

Oh, I want to hear someone say Greeks don't do anything!

BS!!!!

Way to go all of our fellow Brothers and Sisters at Penn!!!!!:cool:

Penn STATE, not Penn
 

Penn STATE, Tom honey, Penn STATE. Cow country. Mid-state. 3 hours from anywhere. Happy Valley. Home of Joe Paterno and the Nittany Lions.

Where your good LXA brothers and my ASA sisters came in third among Greek groups, raising $186,641.

I doubt the wealthier urbanites at Penn (in Philadelphia) could even stand up for even 2 hours unsupported, much less 46 hours....unless they were at Smokey Joes, that is.