Meet Apollo For the Kids, a fledgling Special Interest Organization currently in is its second year of existence. Last year, the then newly-formed org raised an impressive sum of just over $37,000. This year, Apollo returns to THON as no stranger to the weekend's shenanigans, with yellow-clad members holding down fort in their section among other Special Interest Orgs such as Atlas, Springfield, and Ohana.
Despite the weekly meetings for the past five months, my first shift as a Rules & Regulations committee member defied my expectations.
When filling out information as a dancer before THON, one question that is asked is, "What do you want on the back of your shirt?"
"Kicking this charity into high gear with some rock n' rock," 7 Hump Wump paid homage to the alternative scene at THON 2013 with crunchy guitar riffs, raspy vocals and drums that rattled the rafters on par with the hoards of eccentric THONers.
Suzanne Graney is the Director of the Four Diamonds Fund. She also sang the national anthem at the 2011 and 2012 THON events. She loves her job very much, and sat down with Onward State for a brief interview during the first day of THON.
Looking up at the stands from the floor, the cut out letters are EVERYWHERE. Org names, greek letters, sports teams, branch campuses-- everybody is represented. Sadly, all signs were not created equally. So, who wore it best and who came up short?