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therefore we do not believe that they
will be followed. I also do not think
there was an ounce of truth to their
testimony and our standpoint should
have been considered in determining
the sanctions. If sanctions like these are
going to be given out on serious issues,
what is the point of the system?," wrote
Funaiock
Penn State Behrend is unique
because it is one of the two locations
in the university system that Greeks
hear judicial matters related to other
Greeks. The other location is
University Park.
"In terms of fairness, in terms of
understanding context, in terms of
understanding how the culture of
Greek life works, Greeks are probably
best suited to hear cases involving
Greeks." said Rizzo.
According to Stafford, Tau Kappa
Epsilon still plans on being very active
on campus and in the community. This
semester they will he holding their
atu,dal Ice Plunge to raise money for
charity.
The IFC president at the time of the
incident and hearing was Brian Vollant.
president of Kappa Delta Rho. and he
feels that "Greek unity right now is
going well. [Fraternity and sororities
are working together.] It wasn't just a
Gr‘'ok matter and while Greek
mei' ' , .•rs were involved, I don't see
anything arising from it."
Competition
of the students that came up either
parked at Junker or around Reed so they
were able to see a lot, more of the
campus," said Lauren Breskovich.
M.A NGT 06.
Breskovich, who joined the
cheerleading squad during in the
competition's first year, said the
philanthropy may impact decisions to
come to campus but the competition
also "makes students a lot more aware
of the activities we have."
Breskovich never met Becky Hubler-
Decker, the former dance coach for
whom the competition is named, but
athletics officials won't soon forget.
"Becky was a great person and she
always had a smile on her face and was
always there for the girls when they
were in need," said Pondo.
Hubler-Decker, who was on staff
from 1999 until her death in January
2001, impacted the lives of her former
dancers. Some of them even returned
for the competition this year.
"It means more to them because they
dealt with Becky, - said Pondo.
"She had a lot of energy and was a
great person to work with young
women," said Streeter.
the Becky abler-Dacker Checr. and
Eunice Ctnpetiticn is a career teref it
cecdskiced by athletics dEpartinent.
As Streeter puts it, "It's just amazing
to watch the people participate and see
the spirit that goes on that day."
THON
at Penn State Dußois, knows just how
hard dancing for 48 consecutive hours
can be
"For me, the worst part was the early
morning," said Curry. "Your body just
knows it should be sleeping."
And if it wasn't for Curry's internal
clock, he would have had no idea what
the time was. Dancers are prohibited
from having any time-telling devices,
including cell-phones. Even the
clocks are taken from the inside of Rec
Hall to ensure that nothing is
distracting to the dancers faced with
the formidable dancing task.
"I was really proud of Jenn and Jon,"
said SGA President Scott Soltis, GAS
06, "There were some rough spots, but
I had faith in them."
Soltis ensured that Sutter and Meyn
would he in top condition by
purchasing bottles of Gatorade to help
hydrate the dancers before and during
THON. Replenishing the body with
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drinks other than caffeine, juice or
alcohol are just some of the way
dancers can stay functioning longer,
according to the official Dancers'
Survival Guide.
There are committees devoted to
keeping the dancers awake during the
48 hour stretch.
The Morale committee assigns one
or two of its members to each dancer
couple, and the "moraler" is
responsible for helping the dancer
along, surprising the dancer with
presents and keeping them
invigorated.
The Hospitality committee is
devoted to feeding the dancers meals
throughout the weekend.
"People get hungry at various times
throughout the entire weekend," said
Curry "so there is some type of food
available at all times during THON."
Other committeess include
Entertainment, Corporate Relations,
Family Relations, Finance, Rules and
Regulations, and Security. ,
Commonwealth campuses were
Just given dancer privileges nine years
ago, and since then, some have
struggled to make their mark on
THON.
"This is the first year that Behrend • =
has made top five," said Curry "but I
had a feeling at the beginning of the
year that we would be around that
Curry commented that this year, the
social Greeks on campus really
contributed a lot to the overall total.
"I was informed when I transferred
here that the Greeks weren't
extremely invovled in THON," Curry
said "and that didn't make much sense
to me because Greeks are who started
civanizalion."
Curry and some of the committee
members began attending IFC and
Panhellenic meetings in order to
gene-ate interest in the committee and
see if they could find some help.
"We were planning a THON here
at Behrend, ran mostly by members
of the Greek community," said Curry,
"but due to budgeting problems and •
the nature of the program, we didn t •
receive funding for it and had to scrap
the program."
Curry said that he wouldn't be
surprised to see a THON on campus
next year, however.
- The majority of the committee
should be returning next year," said
Curry, - so it should be an excellent
year for them (the committee)."
Even though THON is over, the
committee is still meeting and'
working on another project, as well •
as planning for next year.
Meyn is currently organizing an
awareness social to be held on
campus. A contest will be occuring
during the social as well as time to
meet and talk with the Four Diamonds
Families. These families are the ones
benefiting from the money raised
through THON.
These families were in attendance •
this weekend and were able to interact
with the dancers.
The Four Diamonds Families are
introduced during THON as this year.
"There were 138 Families in
attendance," said Overall Chairperson •
Adam Duff in a television interview
Sunday evening.
The committee is also working on
planning for next year, in regards to
structure.
"We still have a lot of issues to talk
about," Curry said, "but there will
might be some changes in the way
THON at Behrend is run next year."
Overall, however, the committee is
ending on a positive note.
"This year's total is a tribute to the
hard work of the THON committe and
Behrend community this year," said
Soltis. "SGA, the Greek community,
other organizations as well as many
individuals rallied behind a great
cause and did a phenonmenal job for
the kids."
'"I couldn't be more proud of
Behrend this year," said Curry.
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