Penn State Dance Marathon

Lilac0427 · #1 02-20-2005, 08:27 PM

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!

blueGBI · #2 02-20-2005, 08:37 PM

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!!

PSUSigKap · #3 02-20-2005, 08:57 PM

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!

SOPi_Jawbreaker · #4 02-20-2005, 10:11 PM

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.

honeychile · #5 02-20-2005, 10:54 PM

Congratulations to all involved!

Sister Havana · #6 02-20-2005, 11:27 PM

Congrats to everyone! That is terrific!

KillarneyRose · #7 02-21-2005, 01:12 AM

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!

LionTamer · #8 02-21-2005, 02:45 PM

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.

PSUSigKap · #9 02-21-2005, 02:57 PM

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

LionTamer · #10 02-21-2005, 03:55 PM

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

It brought tears to my eyes.

blueGBI · #11 02-21-2005, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by PSUSigKap
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 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.

LionTamer · #12 02-21-2005, 05:06 PM

And you were there, blueGBI!!!!!

blueGBI · #13 02-21-2005, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by LionTamer
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.

SOPi_Jawbreaker · #14 02-21-2005, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by LionTamer
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.

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.

LionTamer · #15 02-21-2005, 07:23 PM

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!