Rockathon
As members of Alpha Epsilon Pi-Mu Deuteron, we take pride in carrying out our traditions, and Rock-A-Thon is at the top of the list.
Rock-A-Thon began in 1969 when brothers of this fraternity decided they wanted their biennial philanthropy to support the fight against cancer through the American Cancer Society. In the last two Rock-A-Thons, the men of Alpha Epsilon Pi at the University of Missouri have raised more than $102,000 to support the fight against cancer. With more brothers, more sponsorship and more passion than ever, we hope to break our 2009 record of $52,000.
So how does this philanthropy work?
A brother from the fraternity is elected as the rocker. This brother is a role model for the house, someone who has put in his time as a quality brother, student and person throughout their college career.
On the first morning of Rock-A-Thon, the rocker sits down in a rocking chair on a stage set up on 9th Street and Broadway in downtown Columbia, Missouri. The rocker rocks in the chair for 63 straight hours while brothers and volunteers ask for donations through canning around mid-Missouri. This year, our canning locations will reach St. Louis and Kansas City for the first time.
After three days of constant canning, the exhausted brotherhood and restless rocker gather at the corner of 9th Street and Broadway for the final announcement. With some help from his fraternity brothers, the rocker stands up from the rocking chair signifying the end of Rock-A-Thon. It is at that point that the grand total is announced.
Although canning is our main source of donations, sponsorship from the community and support from family, alumni and the American Cancer Society help us reach record-setting numbers year after year.
Rock-A-Thon is an exhausting event that takes months of planning and an unquantifiable amount of passion from the brotherhood. We hope you will either join us from April 28-30, 2011 or make your contribution through Rock-A-Thon to fighting cancer.
Rock-A-Thon began in 1969 when brothers of this fraternity decided they wanted their biennial philanthropy to support the fight against cancer through the American Cancer Society. In the last two Rock-A-Thons, the men of Alpha Epsilon Pi at the University of Missouri have raised more than $102,000 to support the fight against cancer. With more brothers, more sponsorship and more passion than ever, we hope to break our 2009 record of $52,000.
So how does this philanthropy work?
A brother from the fraternity is elected as the rocker. This brother is a role model for the house, someone who has put in his time as a quality brother, student and person throughout their college career.
On the first morning of Rock-A-Thon, the rocker sits down in a rocking chair on a stage set up on 9th Street and Broadway in downtown Columbia, Missouri. The rocker rocks in the chair for 63 straight hours while brothers and volunteers ask for donations through canning around mid-Missouri. This year, our canning locations will reach St. Louis and Kansas City for the first time.
After three days of constant canning, the exhausted brotherhood and restless rocker gather at the corner of 9th Street and Broadway for the final announcement. With some help from his fraternity brothers, the rocker stands up from the rocking chair signifying the end of Rock-A-Thon. It is at that point that the grand total is announced.
Although canning is our main source of donations, sponsorship from the community and support from family, alumni and the American Cancer Society help us reach record-setting numbers year after year.
Rock-A-Thon is an exhausting event that takes months of planning and an unquantifiable amount of passion from the brotherhood. We hope you will either join us from April 28-30, 2011 or make your contribution through Rock-A-Thon to fighting cancer.