Greek houses raise money on teeter-totter
Raising money for a good cause is a difficult process. Raising money while on a teeter-totter is even harder.
NDSU’s Delta Upsilon and Kappa Alpha Theta are hosting the 32nd annual “Teeter-a-thon” this week.
The teeter-a-thon started Sunday and will continue until 9 p.m. Friday.
Co-chairs Erica Waller, a sophomore majoring in hospitality and tourism management, and Drew Espeseth, a freshman majoring in journalism, said they were excited to head up the long-standing event.
“The event started in 1975 and is the longest running tradition for the Greeks,” Espeseth said. “It was stressful to get everything together, but I think it will turn out well.”
Last year the teeter-a-thon raised $3,500.
“This year we hope to raise $4,000 or $5,000,” Espeseth said.
Delta Upsilon is raising money for the program Big Brothers, Big Sisters, which is not their national philanthropy project but will benefit from the donations.
The Boys and Girls club is their usual beneficiary.
“Big Brothers, Big Sisters matches children ages 6 through 18 with mentors in professionally supported one-to-one relationships,” according to their Web site.
The Web site said 92.2 percent of every dollar goes directly to making and supporting matches and the remainder covers overall program administration. The money raised also helps them recruit new volunteers, train the volunteers and “provide cultural and social activities to enrich the opportunities for children.”
Kappa Alpha Theta is raising money for Court Appointed Special Advocates, which is their national philanthropy program.
According to the CASA Web site, the mission of the CASA Association, “together with its state and local members, is to support and promote court-appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can thrive in safe, permanent homes.”
More than 93 percent of national CASA expenditures went to fund activities directly supporting CASA/GAL programs, according to an audit done for the association.
Most of the donations collected will be from local businesses, corporations and alumni but they are encouraging students to donate as much as they can.
Delta Upsilon and Kappa Alpha Theta will be outside on the teeter-totter for 130 hours. Every person in the two groups will spend at least an hour on the teeter-totter to help raise donations for their causes.