Megan’s photos of IU Dance Marathon, 2005:
Started at IU by Jill Stewart in 1991 in honor of Ryan White, AIDS victim and activist, and modeled after the Penn State Dance Marathon, this event is the 2nd largest student-run philanthropy in the nation today — it has raised over $4.1 million in 15 years, going to the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis and funding the Ryan White Infectious Disease Center there.
It is accomplished entirely by IU students and faculty and involves many folkloric activities, including:
Material culture — bracelets, bandanas, banners
Games — jello pong, twister, charades
The line dance with its new moves each year
Patchwork of songs.
And among the Executive Committee, there are numerous rites such as
–Passing the Torch
–Wills.
Here are a few photos from the 2005 IUDM:
1. Raising the total — keeping track of funds raised in progress.
2. A mass game of twister
3. The ritual of alcohol wills
4. Chapter with bandanas and this year’s shirts.
5. Committee ritual of solidarity
6. Committee with hats
7. Halloween costumes
8. Line dance
9. Line dance review
10. Toasting
