It's hard to believe that in 10 days I will be experiencing my first every THON here at Penn State. I've heard many stories from friends about their past experiences with thon and, not knowing what to expect, am nervous but excited to make my own. Beside my fraternity, I am on an R&R committee for thon which has been a great experience. It has been great to meet so many new people and make lots of friends in the process. Coming from a graduating class of 1000+, a large school is nothing new, but at the same time it makes a person feel small. I am grateful to have met so many cool people. So back to the committee, tonight we learned what shifts we would be working thon weekend. As a pass team member of R&R, I am responsible for security and checking people on/off the floor during thon weekend. I am working four 6-hour shifts during the course of the weekend with 6 hour breaks in between. This would not seem like a terrible thing until you realize you cannot sit (which I did tonight). It never crossed my mind that I would be standing every single moment I would be at the Bryce Jordan Center during that weekend. Compared to the dancers who must stay standing for 46 hours straight, four 6-hour shifts seem like nothing. Afterall, next weekend will be my first thon experience and I would not trade it for anything. I am trying to make the most out of my experiences here at Penn State and thon is definitely one of them. This weekend I will be going away with my fraternity to raise additional funds for thon. Like canning, we will be staying at brothers' houses but going door-to-door instead of standing on street corners. Pledgebooking, as this is called, is what sets ATO aside from many other organizations in thon. It is that extra push that takes us that much closer to a cure. FTK.