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Sorry to crash, but I was in date auctions twice in college.
One was traumatic, beginning to end, the other was a lot of fun.
So what was the difference? The attitude of the people around me. Both were for good causes, but the first one was a popularity contest of who could go for the highest bid, the second was about everyone having a fun time.
The first one was held in a bar. Girls all wore skanky bar outfits, and most of us were drunk because there was free beer for participants. The MC asked questions like "if your man was an ice cream cone, what would you do to him?"
At the second auction, participants bid on each other in a few cases, to keep anyone from being embarassed. Guys bid on guys, girls bid on girls, and there was nothing sexual about it. People wrote ridiculous bios (I mentioned socks and sandals as one of my turn-ons) and wore boas, cowboy hats, and bathrobes as the mood struck them.
IMHO, the moral is that some undergrads are mature enough to handle this, others are not. If you can foster an environment that encourages fun and keeps your cause in mind, you can do this successfully.
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