University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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Two students dance the night away at Dance Marathon. The annual charity event lasted for 30 consecutive hours. photo courtesy of Dance Marathon DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY Since it ' s conception in 1 998, Dance Marathon had grown into the largest student-run philanthropy in the state of Michigan, raising $120,000 for C.S. Mott Children ' s Hospital and William Beaumont Hospital in 2000, all of which goes to pediatric rehabilitation programs. The marathon, held at the Indoor Track and Field Building, lasted 30 hours, during which over 200 volunteer dancers were required to stay on their feet the entire time without caffeine or knowing the time. However, the mara- thon was actually a year long process, and there were many more people involved beyond the dancers. In addition to registration fees, dancers were asked to fulfill another volunteering requirement. Dancers were organized into teams who had the option of being a Family Team, a Mott Team or a Combination Team. Family Teams were assigned one of the families that would actually benefit from Dance Marathon, and often visited the home of the DANCE MARATHON 342 Front Row: Elizabeth Walker, Dayna Santoro, Anjali Shah, Nihar Kanodia, Dorothy Lee, Rupal Shah, Sarah Greene, Vikram Sarma, Kush Goyal Row 2: Ava Lala, Rebecca Laper, Sarah Shumaker, Erin Perrone, Carolyn Eichenhorn, Lora Hesch, Jamie Loundy, Lauren Gibbs, Lauren Rubinfeld, Jennifer Zorko, Annelise Waterfall Row 3: Eric Hyun, Robert Roe. Michael Gates, Sarvesh Soi, Robert Stinchcombe, Alicia Blumenfeld, Joanne Alnajjar, Carly Kaufman, Jay Lurie photo by Mike Cutri family. Mott Teams volunteered at the hospital doing things like arts and crafts with the kids. Combination Teams did both. Many volunteer Moralers were necessary to keep dancers going for the duration of the marathon. Moralers did things like give them backrubs and keep them entertained doing arts and crafts like making koosh balls. Student groups like 58 Greene and IASA performed throughout, and corporate sponsors showed up to give away promotional items and offer support. The kids who benefited from the programs also came to the marathon to interact with participants. Senior communications major and DM external director Ava Lala commented, there was one kid who couldn ' t walk when we started, he was in such bad shape, but every year we saw him doing so much better. Now he can walk, and hiswholefamily comes ... you really get to see the effects of what you ' re doing. Students dance inside the Track and Field building during Dance Marathon. Volunteer moralers kept students dancing during the duration of the event. photo courtesy of Dance Marathon Dance Marathon

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Glory Phi God members participate in a group meeting. The group was a non-denomina- tional Christian organization for students, photo courtesy of Glory Phi God ' RATION Alfreda Moses, an active member in Glory Phi God, found a home with the non-denominational Chris- tian campus organization through a youth depart- ment at her local church. As a senior in ISA, she regularly attended Glory Phi God ' s Monday night meetings in the Michigan Union. Moses estimated that more than 50 people attended Glory Phi God meetings, though many new faces came and went. There were two ministers that conducted the services on Monday nights, Rosyline Thomas and her assistant Rich Walker. Anyone interested in attending Glory Phi God meetings was welcome to drop by the Michigan Union at 7 p.m. on Monday nights. Meetings usually took place in the Kuenzel room, though the location changed every eight weeks. Moses described the gatherings as inspira- tional and full of prayer, praise and worship as well as prayer reports and ministry of the word. The portion referred to as ministry of the word was a study of scripture that gave students a chance to think carefully about Christianity and its role in their lives, by Sarah Johnson Front Row: Roslyn Thomas, Nicole Gary, Alfreda Moses, Toi Harold Row 2: Alana White, Lauren Teverbaugh, Sommer Dailey, Elisha Simmons, Doriane North Row 3: Martin Jackson, Kerone Anderson, Rich Walker, Dewan Stokes, Entola Olagbegi photo by Abby Johnson Students participate in a Glory Phi God service. Meetings were held on Monday nights at 7 p.m. in the Union. photo courtesy of Glory Phi God Organizations 341

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' ante the Front Row: Daniel Lis, Kristina Capiak, Priya Pate!, Maura Munoz Row 2: Philip Surles, Jennifer Frey, Justin Schmandt, Kelly Wilson photo by Amanda Atherton Front Row: Stephanie Dionne, Kelly Lesko, Stephanie Wang Row 2: April Carpenter, Walter Dulany, Albert Kim, Joel Kileny, Lacie Kaiser photo by Audra Rowley Golden Key National Honor Society was recognized through- out the business world as an organization that represented excellence in leadership, community service, education, and responsibility. Public Relations Director and LSA Junior Kim Collelosaid, It is fun to remember that celebrities like Gerald Ford and Bo Schembechler are members in this society. The whole point is to recognize all achievements here at the University as examples of leadership so academic, athletic, and organizational presidents are all standouts. The year ' s Golden Key events included everything from Trivia Night at Conor O ' Neill ' s Irish Pub to a condom Raffle in the Union Food Court. We do the condom raffle to sponsor Detroit ' s Simon House, a facility that welcomes single women with AIDS and their children and offers them food, medical care, and employment guidance, said LSA senior and Presi- dent Elizabeth Holden. by Sarah Johnson B f B ttff Front Row: Erica Nashar, Jodi Berris, Dana Aronson, Christine Granger, Caren Scott, Colleen Brophy Row 2: Hal Kenkel, Jackie Neal, Silvi Berger, Stacey Kilarski, Meghan Collier, Andrea Shear, Tory DeLeeuw, Priscilla Prior, Julia Reed, Dana Goldberg photo courtesy of Women ' s Ice Hockey Team Organizations 343