Gate A officially opened at 4:10 p.m. for the weekend. The scanned wristband system was quickly abandoned by R&R.
THON's website is down but you can still donate at an alternative link.
THON is a verb, adjective, and pronoun, but it's harder to explain than almost anything else unless you physically experience it. Since it's so hard to explain what THON truly is when you're not inside of the Bryce Jordan Center, we had an aha moment. Our very own THON SnapChat Story. That's right, we now have a Snapchat account.
As the BJC awaits the arrival of dancers, spectators, and THON families, the air inside is a little hazy, thanks to some strong smoke machines stationed around the arena.
Four hours before 708 dancers will rise to their feet for the weekend, Four Diamonds founder Charles Millard addressed the press to discuss THON 2015. Alongside him were Suzanne Graney, the director of the Four Diamonds Fund, and Megan Renaut, the Executive Director of this year's THON.
Make sure you get to the BJC and support them this weekend!