Sigma Chi’s Derby Days fundraiser is challenging each of Hillsdale College’s sororities to compete to raise the most money for the Huntsman Cancer Institute.
Last year’s Derby Days broke the school fundraising record, earning $9,300. The fundraiser’s focus this year is on enjoying the competition, after “Derby Daddy” sophomore Thomas Mullen, who organized this year’s event, met with the sororities’ leadership and listened to their feedback from last year’s event, Mullen said.
“This year is more based on participation, getting the girls to all the events, having them interact with the Sigma Chis, different things like that,” Mullen said. “It’s more about getting everyone together this year instead of making them fight each other.”
The shift in priorities doesn’t come without a price, though. Mullen said Sigma Chi is unlikely to produce a repeat of last year’s success.
“The idea is to kind of build back up to a place where the girls want to donate more money instead of feeling like they have to donate more money,” Mullen said.
