It's Sunday at 6:00 a.m.; not a typical time for college students to be up and about
Although the morning of THON Day 3 poses a completely different scenario.
Penn State students single-filed in front of the BJC seem to be in for a two and a half hour wait at least, just to get into THON 2013.
When I was a freshman at Penn State, I knew close to nothing about THON. I knew it was a big deal at Penn State, raised a ton of money to fight pediatric cancer, and that's where it started and ended.
However, while I couldn't (and still can't) keep up in conversation with THON activists, decipher how to pronounce the names of the frats and sorority orgs, or tell you the difference between all of the different committees, I knew and admired one specific group: Atlas FTK.
Ever since THON originated as a dance competition between fraternities here at Penn State, Greek members have continued to be a driving factor in producing THON's success. During all hours of THON it is impossible to miss the enormous A's, E's and K's bobbing over the crowd.
Various members of fraternities and sororities entered the stage to introduce THON 2013's Greek Hour, including IFC President Chip Ray and PHC President Rachel Franceschino.
The Penn State Men and Women's Indoor Track and Field squad left their marks across the country over the weekend. While the middle- and long-distance squads traveled to the Husky Classic at the University of Washington in Seattle, the jumps, sprints and throws groups traveled to the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Sophomore Robby Creese, also known as Creese Lightening, competed in the Invitational Mile at the Husky Classic and ran to a school-record time of 3:57.11. Finishing third behind three professional runners and a 2012 Olympian, Creese held his own in a loaded pack and jump-started his sophomore season that catapulted him up the rankings list. Proceeding Creese's 3:57 mile, senior Sam Masters took over the record-book with his time of 7:54.52 for 3,000 meters -- which has stood since 1989.
The Penn State's men's volleyball squad, currently ranked No. 7, had an interesting weekend as they faced defeated conference opponent St. Francis in straight sets before getting swept by Ohio State Saturday night.
A recent update by CQ Press and reported by Gawker named State College to its annual "Safest Cities in America" list.