The Willard Preacher on State Patty’s Day and THON
If you’ve walked by the Willard building this week, you’ve likely heard snippets of the Willard Preacher’s new “sermon” claiming that THON is run by a bunch of drunkards who forced the bars to shutdown the weekend following the largest student-run philanthropic event in the world.
While his sermons usually include a healthy dose of insults about what he believes is the propensity of Penn State students to act like drunk idiots, this one pokes at the hypocrisy of helping children one weekend and getting shitfaced the next.
Here’s a small sampling of what you’re likely to hear if you walk up Pattee Mall this week.
THON - The IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON), the most ubiquitous event on campus, has been in existence since 1973. THON currently benefits the Four Diamonds Fund at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Children’s Hospital and has raised over $100,000,000 since its inception. Read more
