UNIVERSITY PARK — After hitting a record-breaking fundraising total in 2022, the 2023 Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon smashed the record again, raising $15 million to combat pediatric cancer. Each year, the largest student-run philanthropy raises money for the Four Diamonds Fund, which goes toward cancer research and covers childhood
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Despite a pandemic and mostly virtual yearlong fundraising efforts, the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon raised $10,638,078.62 million to combat pediatric cancer.
Nearly 600 dancers participated from their homes in the first-ever virtual Thon, the world’s largest student-run philanthropy.
Normally, dancers would stand for a full 46 hours from Friday to Sunday. However, this year dancers were encouraged to rest from midnight to 6 a.m. because they didn’t have access to the usual medical resources an event at the Bryce Jordan Center would include.
Phi Kappa Psi’s Greg McNicholas was elected as Penn State’s Interfraternity Council 2021 president last semester. As his term begins this spring, McNicholas is ready to take on the role with open arms and has a vision for how he wants this year’s Greek life to run.
We sat down with McNicholas to ask him about his new position, his goals for his term, and what it’s like to be IFC president during a global pandemic.
Onward State: What made you initially interested in joining Greek life at Penn State?
Greg McNicholas: As a freshman, by the time spring recruitment rolled around, I found myself in a position where I was enjoying my time at Penn State but was looking for more. The Greek community boasted a sense of family and togetherness that was unmatched. I knew that rushing and joining a fraternity could provide me with a second family, and really create that ‘making a big school small’ feeling. I loved the idea of joining an organization where you are given the tools to