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	Penn State Dance Marathon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1982, Penn State Heisman Trophy winner John Cappelletti spoke to the dancers about losing his brother to leukemia ten years earlier, and the event that year raised over $95,000, and the following year, the sum of $131,000 was raised.
		While Dance Marathon encompasses all of the fundraising and spirit activities held throughout the year, THON Weekend is the actual marathon itself, taking place during the third weekend in February.
		Penn State Lion Ambassadors make certain to introduce prospective students and their families to the largest student-run philanthropy in the world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Penn_State_Dance_Marathon (1983 words)

	Bring Wawa to Penn State Petition
		Penn State’s University Park campus, located in State College, PA, is home to over 40,000 students from August through May, and 1,500-2,000 (plus camps, conferences, and visitors) during the summer months.
		State College is also home to the annual Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts— known to many simply as ArtsFest— an event that brings hundreds of thousands of visitors to the area each July.
		Penn State University itself has 52 groups with the word 'Wawa' in the title, a majority of which are comprised of students who want a Wawa while here at school.
	www.petitiononline.com /wawa2psu/petition.html (723 words)

	Penn State Football -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Penn State University Creamery is a producer and vendor of ice cream, sherbet and cheese, all made through the College of Agricultral Sciences of Pennsylvania State University.
		Penn State Berks - Lehigh Valley college is a branch campus of the Pennsylvania State University.
		The Lehigh Valley campus is Penn State's oldest continuous campus operation outside of University Park.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/115/penn-state-football.html (882 words)

	PSNK sophomores compete in dance marathon - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		Penn State New Kensington sophomore Robert Dietz won't be able to make it to a couple of tests Monday because he plans to stay awake for 48 hours straight at the university's biggest annual party.
		Afterall, the annual Penn State Dance Marathon -- or Thon, as the students call it -- is set to begin in State College tonight.
		Penn State New Kensington's contribution to the $4.1 million total this year will be $10,000, they said.
	pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/s_425004.html (389 words)

	2 days, 700 dancers + spare socks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In a conga line in Penn State University's Rec Hall, nine people swirled their way through the throngs of people -- though not quite as vivaciously as they would have been, say, 24 hours earlier.
		Penn State senior Brooke Gross of Philadelphia, center, was still kicking early yesterday afternoon at the Penn State Dance Marathon at Rec Hall at the State College campus.
		The 48-hour marathon is a challenge for the dancers, both mentally and physically.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/04054/276463.stm (800 words)

	Penn State Fraternity & Sorority Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The reason for this is that faculty mainly supressed the wants of students to gather and socialize and most of the students lived in cramped quarters in the old 'Old Main' where the lived, ate, slept, and worked.
		One of the most prominent secret organizations at the time that would have a direct impact on the Greek community at Penn State was the QTV secret latin letter society.
		By 1966, the 56 Penn State chapters of national fraternities had more than 2,800 men in residence the second-largest system in the country.
	www.sa.psu.edu /greeks/history.shtml (1515 words)

	Pennsylvania State University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Penn State was founded as a degree-granting institution on February 22, 1855 by act P.L. 46, No. 50 of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania.
		The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University became affiliated with Penn State in 2000, and is located in Carlisle, PA. As of Fall 2006, students have the choice of beginning their studies in either Carlisle or University Park.
		While Penn Staters are scattered all over the globe, approximately 40 percent of Penn State alumni live in five metropolitan areas: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, New York City and Washington, D.C. The Penn State Alumni Association is the largest dues-paying alumni association in the world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Penn_State (2910 words)

	Back in Happy Valley
		Penn State trustees are talking about the university's tuition rate, now over $11,000 a year for in-state students.
		Penn State students are likely studying for finals now, so maybe it will be calm and quiet on campus.
		It's a hand-drawn map of "The Pennsylvania State College" from 1930 that shows the campus landmarks of that era and points to the campus "Ghosts" that by that time were long gone: the Pump House, the Old West Barn, Farm Cottage, Strawberry Patch, Bright Angel and Devils Den.
	blogs.centredaily.com /happy_valley/penn_state (5211 words)

	Penn State Icers Hockey Recruiting
		Life at Penn State is vibrant, youthful and exciting.
		Penn State students eagerly anticipate the IFC Dance Marathon (the Icers participate in this every year), Homecoming, Movin’ On and the Arts Festival among the countless campus-wide activities.
		Penn State has over 80 acres of playing fields and facilities for student use as well as 29 varsity and 54 clubs sports.
	www.clubs.psu.edu /up/psuicers/recruiting/PSCommunity.htm (150 words)

	IFC_Dance_Marathon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Penn State Dance Marathon is the largest student run philanthropy in the nation, having raised over $11 million dollars for the Four Diamonds Fund since 1977.
		The Marathon dates back to 1973 and benefited various charities until 1977 when the Four Diamonds Fund at the Hershey Medical Center became the sole recipient of the Marathon's donations.
		The Four Diamonds fund was established in 1973 by the Penn State Board of Trustees upon request by Mr.
	members.aol.com /LloydKap5/IFC_Dance_Marathon.html (316 words)

	University of Georgia Dance Marathon
		Dance Marathon originated in 1973 at Penn State University.
		Since 1977, "Thon," as it is affectionately termed at Penn State, has raised more than $20 million dollars for the Four Diamonds Fund at Hershey Medical Center.
		The Penn State Dance Marathon is the nation's largest student-run philanthropy.
	www.uga.edu /dm/history.html (300 words)

	GoPSUsports.com - Official Home of Penn State Athletics
		STATE COLLEGE, Pa., February 26, 2004 - Entries are now being accepted for the first ever Penn State Student Spirit Shirt, with designs for the shirt being accepted only from current Penn State students.
		All Penn State students are eligible to submit a design for the shirt, with entries accepted through March 31.
		The Penn State Student Spirit Shirt is a joint effort of Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics and the Penn State Bookstore to encourage further student participation at Nittany Lion football games.
	www.gopsusports.com /pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=5707 (346 words)

	Dance Marathon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Penn State Dance Marathon is one of the largest Student run Philanthropies in the nation.
		This big event occurs in February and is put together with the help of over a hundred and fifty organiztions of Penn State working together to make the event a huge success.
		This year, 1998, we raised $226,907.07.Penn State as a whole raised $2,001,831.51- the most amount raised for thon.
	www.personal.psu.edu /clubs/zetataualpha/dance.htm (152 words)

	GoPSUsports.com - Official Home of Penn State Athletics
		Penn State will hit the dual meet schedule full force in the spring semester starting with three straight dual meets in Rec Hall.
		The Ohio State match will be held in the Bryce Jordan Center due to a conflict with the Penn State Dance Marathon.
		Penn State finished fifth in the Big Ten Championships and 12th in the NCAA Championships last year.
	www.gopsusports.com /pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=6308 (457 words)

	6abc.com: Dance Marathon at Penn State
		STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Feb. 17, 2006 - At Penn State, they'll be dancing the night away, and the rest of the weekend, too.
		This year's THON will be the last at Penn State's historic Rec Hall.
		The event has outgrown the 1920's gym that was once home to Penn State's basketball team.
	abclocal.go.com /wpvi/story?section=bizarre&id=3915896 (142 words)

	Penn State Hazleton:
		Members of the 2005 Penn State Hazleton THON Committee were joined by the Nittany Lion at various locations in their record-breaking effort last year to raise money for the battle against pediatric cancer.
		Penn State Hazleton THON Committee has announced plans for fundraising efforts for the 2006 Penn State Dance Marathon.
		The mission of Penn State Dance Marathon is to conquer pediatric cancer by providing outstanding emotional and financial support to the children, families, researchers, and staff of the Four Diamonds Fund.
	www.hn.psu.edu /Information/News/25684.htm (389 words)

	DMAIG - Dance in THON
		Capture the energy and passion of THON and dance as an alum.
		The person(s) who raise(s) the most money will be awarded the opportunity to dance in the two alumni spots in THON 2007.
		Registration to dance will be approximately $1600 per couple (Minimum amount needed to be raised in order to qualify).
	www.dmaig.org /dance.htm (299 words)

	Dance Marathon @ Iowa State University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This fund was established by the Indiana University Dance Marathon Council at Riley Hospital for Children, the CMN hospital in Indianapolis.
		Dance Marathon is the largest student-run philanthropy in central Iowa, supporting Children’s Miracle Network and the Children’s Hospital of Iowa.
		Dance Marathon is a very worthy cause and I’m excited to be a part of it.
	www.dm.stuorg.iastate.edu /dancers.php (2762 words)

	DMAIG - Dance Marathon Alumni Interest Group
		Planning and approvals are being finalized with local and state police in preparation for the run, but we wanted get the word out about the need for the motor homes.
		The Penn State administration worked with the NCAA, Big Ten and BJC to obtain permission for this move to occur.
		Penn State basketball teams were granted a flout weekend for a weekend in February.
	www.dmaig.org /news.htm (844 words)

	Dancing for life
		very year at the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, hundreds of children from the Four Diamonds Fund are helped by hundreds of Penn State students who participate in the philanthropy.
		Mary Neumyer, who has attended dance marathons in the past, was in town for the weekend's events.
		Mary Neumyer is not surprised at all that her son is dancing in Thon, especially because he's been wanting to do it since last year, but she did have one hope for him.
	www.engr.psu.edu /newsevents/EPS/v16n3_2000summer/dance.htm (553 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Penn State’s Dance Marathon is the largest student-run philanthropy in the U.S. and has entered the 21st century.
		Dance Marathon can be viewed online this year February 17-19th starting at 7PM via www.thon.org thanks to Penn State College of Communications Telecommunication students.
		Penn State’s School of IST, the Information Technology Department of Penn State and Alumni have all come together to make the live webcast a reality.
	cbs3.com /links/local_programlink_048111650 (67 words)

	Health & Human Development \| News and Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Each of Penn State’s colleges selects one student—based on his or her academic achievement—to represent his or her college as its student marshal.
		A Penn State Schreyer Scholar, she has received the Academic Excellence Award, the Schreyer Ambassador Travel Grant and the Summer Internship Scholarship from the Schreyer Honors College as well as the William W. Asbury Award for Student Organization Leadership from Penn State.
		She won the Miss Penn State Scholarship Pageant in 1999, and was the Miss America State Academic Award Winner and first runner-up in the Miss Pennsylvania Scholarship Pageant in 2001 and 2002.
	www.hhdev.psu.edu /news/news_stud/7_22_02_wills.html (357 words)

	Centre Daily Times \| 02/20/2006 \| Dancers top the charts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Penn State Interfraternity/Panhellenic Dance Marathon committee members announce the grand total of $4,214,748.18.
		It's a primary financial supporter of the Four Diamonds Fund, which assists children who are treated at Penn State Children's Hospital in Hershey.
		Armstrong said the pangs in her heels were especially acute.
	www.centredaily.com /mld/centredaily/13914838.htm (469 words)

	Annual dance marathon at PSU helps kids with cancer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		They call it a dance marathon, but the 700 participants won't really be dancing, at least not the whole time.
		Money raised by the event, held in Penn State's Rec Hall, also goes to fund cancer research at the hospital.
		Every hour of the marathon, the entire group of participants will join in a line dance they all learned together.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/04048/274039.stm (404 words)

	Dance marathon inspires imitators
		While Penn State students are gearing up for the 1994 Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon next month, college students as far away as Texas are also getting psyched about the events in White Building.
		For Penn State students, a dance marathon may not seem like a new thing, but down in the Panhandle it is.
		The Indiana dance marathon council is its own student organization, made up of Greek and non-Greek students, and dancers are not coupled and may dance in groups of two or more.
	www.collegian.psu.edu /archive/1994/01/01-21-94tdc/01-21-94dnews-11.asp (537 words)

	THON 2001 - Alumni Weekend
		The Rick Funk Dance Marathon Student Leadership Award is presented annually to a student or students embodying the spirit, commitment, and enthusiasm that Rick Funk brought to the Dance Marathon.
		The objective is to provide alumni who are committed to Dance Marathon the opportunity to continue their support, promotion, and enhancement of the ideals and missions of the Penn State Dance Marathon.
		For more information on the Dance Marathon AIG and their upcoming events and/or to sign up to volunteer, visit http://www.THON.org/alumni or call 1-800-548-5466 option 4.
	www.alumni.psu.edu /events/calendar/thon2001/alumni.htm (651 words)

	PENN STATE POULTRY SCIENCE CLUB NAMED BEST IN THE NATION
		UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Poultry Science Club was recognized as the 2003 National Club of the Year by the United States Poultry and Egg Association (USPEA).
		The awards were presented at the USPEA Poultry Science Club meeting held recently during the International Poultry Exposition in Atlanta, Ga. Penn State's club was selected based on an application and a club activities review.
		The club raised money for the Penn State Dance Marathon, a cancer research and support charity that is the largest student-run fund-raiser in the nation.
	www.cas.psu.edu /docs/agis/news/march03/poultry.html (437 words)

	News from PRSSA Chapters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Penn State Chapter Rallies to Raise $12,816 to Fight Childhood Cancer
		The weekend of Feb. 20-22 culminated months of hard work and sacrifice for members of Penn State's PRSSA chapter with the annual Penn State Dance Marathon, the largest student-run philanthropy in the world.
		THON, as it is known to students, raises money to benefit The Four Diamonds Fund and the Penn State Children's Hospital in Hershey, PA, all in the hopes of one day finding a cure for pediatric cancer.
	www.prssa.org /news/chapters.asp?NewsID=262 (497 words)

	September Connections: Education Involvement with Thon
		Penn State’s THON is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, raising millions of dollars each year for The Four Diamonds Fund by holding a 48-hour dance marathon.
		Dancing for Dollars began with a dance in which all West Mifflin High School students were invited to pay $5 for three hours of fun.
		The Student Pennsylvania State Education Association (SPSEA) continued its annual involvement with Penn State Dance Marathon for THON 2003.
	www.ed.psu.edu /news/thons.asp (915 words)

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