While visiting the floor of THON, I was introduced to Carter, a dancer for Phi Gamma Delta/Whiplash Dance Team. Dancing for the second year in the row, he seems to know the ropes and had some great things to say about the dancing experience and what THON really means to him.
Read on to see what I discovered...
It takes a lot of people to put on THON. There are 14 different committees of student volunteers who make sure the event runs smoothly, everyone stays safe and everyone has a good time. They wear color coded shirts to make identification easier. Read on for a guide to what committee goes with which color.
Though it is officially only 6 hours into THON, this first day has been a full one. I arrived at the Bryce Jordan Center around 4 p.m., shortly before the teams and their dancers arrived. I've yet to start feeling the effects of sleep deprivation, but I'm sure to be by my next update.
Read on for a rundown of day one at THON!
Hannah Woytowicz of Springfield THON was nice enough to give us a few moments of her time and answer a few of our questions.
1. How are you involved with THON?
I am the Social Chair for Springfield THON.
2. What is your team doing this weekend?
We're going to be standing as long as we can with as many people as we can to support our dancers.
Read on to find out more...
Though dancers weren’t arriving until 4:30 p.m., students started lining up outside the BJC as early as 1 p.m. for THON.
Carly Littlehale of Gamma Phi Beta showed up early with her sisters to secure the best location in the stands, and were the third organization to get in line. Considering their spot right next to the floor, the extra wait time was worth it. The Gamma Phi Beta/Acacia team, as most teams have, scheduled shifts to make sure they reserve their spot. At least a few members of their 250 person team will be here all weekend.
Though I haven't seen him since his days on Degrassi: The Next Generation, Aubrey Graham, better known as the rapper Drake, will be coming to Penn State April 9 as part of the 5th Annual Campus Consciousness Tour.
The tour is being billed as "eco-friendly". This means that tour buses will be using biofuels, recycling will be promoted at shows, and artists will use reusable water bottles instead of otherwise ubiquitous disposable plastic bottles. The tour itself is an effort of Reverb, a non-profit that has "greened" the tours of acts such as Dave Matthews Band, John Legend, and Phish.
Whatever your opinions are about Drake (or openers K-OS and Francis and the Lights), I think the concept of a "green" tour is a good way to promote environmentally friendly practices.
If you want to learn more about Reverb and the work they do, you can check out their site here.