Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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DELTA CHI MARATHON iSt'm hm Captmm Jmkumv jmm 71gb! Puwing the hatnn m an tmxmux ummnutu A hot yup 0f Cnitcc would he weitume nnw Sprinting along Lollege Avenue. memmlvmn mi hum; A18 oggers Jolt Old Main hf; Murlltn Barnard Ir reqiiireti tourepcrsun teams, 35-minute rcluw itflLi hm 0t endurante. It was the eighth annual Delta Chi Marathon, which tumhineti philanthropic spirit, speed and ex- v:rtist to RUSC almost $IHXJ0 for the I'niver- sm 3 Hunditupped Scholarship Fund. The event, held April 2., 5 and 4, was cosponsored by Delta Chi and Delta Delta Delta. Over 73 teams participated in the marathon eaCh contributing Y a $20 team en- try fee. Raffle ticket sales and donations from students and the community also add- ed to the total. For the running, the course consisted of one-third mile laps around Old Main. liuch team run for SS minutest with each member running a lap at a time. creating 21 con- tinuous handvm'tof the baton for 48 hours. The teams were classed into four divi. sions. Sigma Pi finished first in the fraternity division with 29 laps; Phi Mu, with 22 laps, honors. Williamsport House and the Unknowns won Captured first place sorority the Independent divisions with 28 and 23 laps, respectively. On Saturday afternoon a special handi- Cap lap was completed by members of. ABLED. According to Marathon chairman Jeff Ackerman. the event was a definite success. 15.06 $5

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Mumwplv, tlmlmzu' mm m X41, mm Ullru, Mm.- Mullrn Mullen. OHru, m1 1mm Mulltn Three new philanthropies got Off the ground this year. Phi Kappa Theta introduc- ed the Phi Who Breakaway, a 17-mile bicy- cle race to benefit the American Cancer Society. Phi Sigma Kappa created a col- legiate version of television's Superstars competition to aid Leukemia research. The men of Penn State appreciated Pi Kappa Alpha's calender featuring The Girls of Penn State, whose proceeds go to the Big Brothers of America. Benefits 23

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Cuplium dm'iu'ur fmm pv Mb Catching that Pepsl teelmg. The end of un Jktlonvpdtlxt'd day. Tnllying the Trophies tor all the Hunts. results. Pfuuuygpiq M lml Rmmg SECOND MILE SUNDAY he House PSLI Built by Carol Koehler More isn't always better. But it is when l'OLl'rc raising money to build :1 house for lmys from broken homes. Chairperson Bridget Donnally said this April 18's Second Mile Sunday generated more enthusiasm. More patrons donated gifts and more donors helped out with resources, which helped us cut costs. Most people run for personal satisfac- tion. said Denise Cipicchio 0f the co- sponsoring American Marketing Associa- tion. HBut everyone knew it was for a good Cause. The event raised more than $$$le for the Second Mile Home. Over 300 students and community members tumpetetl in the day's rates, which included the Secund Mile Sprint and the Two-Mile Fun Run. Brian Goss won the day's biggest event. the 10- kilometer tun. Runners were not the only participants in Mile Sunday. W'MAJ broadcast from the Hle lawn. the Phi Mu Delta Dix- ieland 11ml German hands played .md the Penn Club Second State Jugglets and Frisbee exhibited. The results of these efforts was the open; ing of the Second Mile Home in Patton tuwnship on junc 26. Said llouSenmther Laurie XVithers. WW: can tealh' help And to help was founderjerry Snndusky's goal. Benefits 35