Triangle North Carolina Penn State Chapter

THON - A Penn State Tradition

For the Kids

The Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, affectionately referred to as THON, asks you to join them in their fight to conquer childhood cancer.

In 1973, a small group of dedicated Penn State students held the first Dance Marathon. That year, 34 dancers participated and raised $2,000. Since then, THON’s presence in the Penn State community has grown exponentially. THON now has 15,000 student volunteers, 700 dancers, and has raised more than $61 million, benefiting The Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Children’s Hospital.

THON is now a year-long effort that raises funds and awareness for the fight against pediatric cancer. With the support of students from all across the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and THON Alumni all around the world, we continue to make great strides towards finding a cure for all childhood cancers!

“When they say, ‘We Are Penn State,’ this is what they are talking about.” - Joe Paterno

What the Triangle Chapter Does

The Triangle Chapter supports THON as our philanthropic event and strives to create an enjoy night for Penn Staters and friends in the Triangle-area.

 For the past few years, we have gathered at Oh Mulligans, home of our football game parties, to raise money for THON.

On February 20, we will again meet at Oh Mulligans from 5-10 p.m. (come and go as you please) to  enjoy each other's company with music, games, dinner, and (if we can arrange it) live feed from THON.

 If you're interested in serving on the planning committee, please contact Chuck Darran.