Fraternity rolls colorful six-foot ball around campus for charity
From the Sparty statue to Beaumont Tower, a large multicolored ball could be seen making its way through campus, occasionally stopping so onlookers could leave their signature on the ball.For their philanthropy event, the men of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity rolled the giant ball across campus all week to raise awareness and money for the Children’s Miracle Network.The Children’s Miracle Network is a non-profit organization which raises money for children’s hospitals across the nation in addition to funding for medical research of health issues.The “Get on the Ball” campaign, as it is known, is a national initiative of all Zeta Beta Tau, or ZBT, chapters in the nation.Founding brother and ecology senior Jake Stone said the point of the philanthropic event is to capture attention.Since ZBT is a newer fraternity which came to campus in 2012, Stone added having the ball on campus for the first time is exciting.“This is our first time participating in the national philanthropy and our biggest deal,” Stone said.As the men pushed the ball, people were allowed to sign it and then approached about donating money for Children’s Miracle Network.
