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The Daily OrangeA cause to care about | Relay for Life increases in popularity on college campuses nationwide
By Stephanie Musat
Posted: 3/28/08, 12:54 AM EST Section: News
"College kids are typically seen as bad, so this is an opportunity for us to be seen positively while helping out cancer research," she said.
D'Agostino, a senior biochemistry major, and her sorority formed the Pi Phi Angels, the third highest earning team in the SU relay. Their team has raised $4,280 to date.
She said there are several members of her sorority that have been affected by cancer, which is why Pi Phi is so involved in Relay.
Of the 183 teams participating in this year's Relay, 67 groups are Greek.
This involvement by the Greek system, as well as the spirit of the event in general, is mirrored on campuses across the country.
Colleen Psomas, a freshman business administration major at the George Washington University, said colleges have a lot of groups and clubs, like fraternities and sororities that participate in Relays, which is part of the appeal of college campuses.
"(The groups) are organized and capable to collect money for the cause," Psomas said.
Psomas is a part of Circle K team, a leadership club at GW. This year, GW teamed up with American University to host a Relay in the Washington, D.C. area.
There is competition between Relay events in the Washington, D.C. area, said Liz Tobia, event coordinator for the Georgetown University Relay, a separate event hosted in the area.
In addition to Georgetown and the GW/American relays, Catholic University and the University of Maryland are also hosting events within the next month, which helps fuel involvement, said Tobia, a junior accounting major.
"Last year was our first year doing the Relay," she said. "We raised a little less than $300,000, which we were really proud of. This year there are about 50 more teams and 1,000 participants, so it's exciting because it's not a tradition yet so we want to see how we are doing."
Tobia said there will be campus bands, a cappella groups and eating contests during the event, similar to the schedule of entertainment at SU.
When asked what events would be at SU's Relay, Covino, the event's co-chair joked, "What activities aren't going to be at Relay?"
She mentioned there will be DJs and bands, as well as performances from the dance team and a scavenger hunt. She said the highlight of the night should be a drag show.
"It is always exciting to see everyone come together and support a cause," she said. "It's a great time and always a lot of fun."
sdmusat@syr.edu
D'Agostino, a senior biochemistry major, and her sorority formed the Pi Phi Angels, the third highest earning team in the SU relay. Their team has raised $4,280 to date.
She said there are several members of her sorority that have been affected by cancer, which is why Pi Phi is so involved in Relay.
Of the 183 teams participating in this year's Relay, 67 groups are Greek.
This involvement by the Greek system, as well as the spirit of the event in general, is mirrored on campuses across the country.
Colleen Psomas, a freshman business administration major at the George Washington University, said colleges have a lot of groups and clubs, like fraternities and sororities that participate in Relays, which is part of the appeal of college campuses.
"(The groups) are organized and capable to collect money for the cause," Psomas said.
Psomas is a part of Circle K team, a leadership club at GW. This year, GW teamed up with American University to host a Relay in the Washington, D.C. area.
There is competition between Relay events in the Washington, D.C. area, said Liz Tobia, event coordinator for the Georgetown University Relay, a separate event hosted in the area.
In addition to Georgetown and the GW/American relays, Catholic University and the University of Maryland are also hosting events within the next month, which helps fuel involvement, said Tobia, a junior accounting major.
"Last year was our first year doing the Relay," she said. "We raised a little less than $300,000, which we were really proud of. This year there are about 50 more teams and 1,000 participants, so it's exciting because it's not a tradition yet so we want to see how we are doing."
Tobia said there will be campus bands, a cappella groups and eating contests during the event, similar to the schedule of entertainment at SU.
When asked what events would be at SU's Relay, Covino, the event's co-chair joked, "What activities aren't going to be at Relay?"
She mentioned there will be DJs and bands, as well as performances from the dance team and a scavenger hunt. She said the highlight of the night should be a drag show.
"It is always exciting to see everyone come together and support a cause," she said. "It's a great time and always a lot of fun."
sdmusat@syr.edu
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vickie hornstein
posted 3/28/08 @ 8:23 AM EST
Great to see such coverage of this important event. An interesting follow-up may be the efforts towards this campaign orchestrated at the SUMadrid campus this last monthe. (Continued…)
JMB
posted 3/29/08 @ 12:04 AM EST
Long Live Relay!
As a previous member & chair of the onsite activites, it is amazing that RELAY SU has finally moved out of Manly & into the Dome!
An amazing event & truly touching. (Continued…)
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