Up and down for the count
Eliza Hale
Issue date: 9/17/09 Section: Campus Life
Alpha Sigma Alpha is teeter-tottering for a cause to benefit the Special Olympics, its national philanthropy. The sorority has run the Teeter-Totter-A-Thon every year since the early '90s.
The 72-hour event kicked off at 5 p.m. Monday and will wrap up at the same time Thursday. At least two students must be on the teeter-totter 24 hours a day.
"Rain, shine, snow - it poured last night and we were still out there teeter tottering," said Emily Smith, sophomore in family and consumer science education and vice president of programming and ritual for Alpha Sigma Alpha.
Organizations in and outside of Pittsburg donate $50 to have their logo put on the back of the teeter-totter-athon T-shirts. Individual donations are welcome as well.
The sorority pairs with a fraternity every year for the event. Its partner this year is Lambda Chi Alpha.
"They have been an awesome partner," Smith said. "They've really stepped up to the plate. With the help of Lambda Chi Alpha, we will probably raise twice as much money as we have in the last couple of years."
Besides taking shifts with the Alpha Sig sisters, Lambda Chi Alpha built the teeter-totter, taking an extra measure to ensure the safety of all participants.
"It may look like fun and games, but it's a dangerous adventure. We've had a couple girls fall off," Smith said. "But this year Lambda Chi Alpha built us a new teeter-totter and it has a stop to make sure the teeter-totter won't fall back on top of you if you do fall off. No accidents so far - we're golden.
The 72-hour event kicked off at 5 p.m. Monday and will wrap up at the same time Thursday. At least two students must be on the teeter-totter 24 hours a day.
"Rain, shine, snow - it poured last night and we were still out there teeter tottering," said Emily Smith, sophomore in family and consumer science education and vice president of programming and ritual for Alpha Sigma Alpha.
Organizations in and outside of Pittsburg donate $50 to have their logo put on the back of the teeter-totter-athon T-shirts. Individual donations are welcome as well.
The sorority pairs with a fraternity every year for the event. Its partner this year is Lambda Chi Alpha.
"They have been an awesome partner," Smith said. "They've really stepped up to the plate. With the help of Lambda Chi Alpha, we will probably raise twice as much money as we have in the last couple of years."
Besides taking shifts with the Alpha Sig sisters, Lambda Chi Alpha built the teeter-totter, taking an extra measure to ensure the safety of all participants.
"It may look like fun and games, but it's a dangerous adventure. We've had a couple girls fall off," Smith said. "But this year Lambda Chi Alpha built us a new teeter-totter and it has a stop to make sure the teeter-totter won't fall back on top of you if you do fall off. No accidents so far - we're golden.
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