For junior Melissa Wenzel, the journey to Penn State and THON wasn't an immediate one, but it was the most important.
Now in her third semester, Wenzel is dancing in THON for the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA). Wenzel transferred to Penn State from Elmira College in New York in her fourth semester. With only a little over a year under her belt at Penn State, Wenzel looked towards THON to help her get acquainted at the dauntingly large university.
It's a frequent goal but rarely successful -- getting something to trend on Twitter. Luckily for Penn State, it's the number one social media school with the biggest philanthropy in the country. And so, at around 6 a.m. this morning, #THON13 was trending in the United States on Twitter.
Popular local band Public Domain took the stage for a middle of the night performance that had everyone in the BJC jamming out to their classic setlist that has won over the hearts of many in the State College bar band circuit.
Morale captains to the stage! Here's this year's version of the THON line dance lyrics.
Men's basketball head coach Patrick Chambers dropped by the pre-THON ceremonies to offer some words of encouragement and drop off his large pledge from last night's basketball game.
For the third year in a row, Onward State is lucky enough to have a staff member dancing in THON. Dancing for the Association of Residence Hall Students (ARHS), junior Ali Fogarty will be providing updates from the floor as she embarks on her 46-hour THON journey.