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The Mu Psi Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity at UCF will host its first ever underwear run for charity Friday, April 9. Participants will run a mile around campus in nothing but their underwear.<\/p>\n

Students will strip off their clothes to donate them to charity at 6 p.m. on Memory Mall. Goodwill, a nationwide company that provides low-cost thrift items, will be there to pick up the clothing donations.<\/p>\n

\u201cGoodwill is quite large within the Orlando area, so we saw it as a perfect opportunity to help out an already amazing company with added clothing donations,\u201d Harowitz said.<\/p>\n

Participants must present a valid UCF I.D. and pay a $2 registration fee at the event. Participants may register individually or with a team or organization. Underwear or bathing suits may be worn but, Harowitz encourages runners to be creative with their costumes, even planning themes for a group.<\/p>\n

Undergarments that are considered too revealing will disqualify participants. For the timid, clothing items such as pajama pants and tank tops may be worn.<\/p>\n

All proceeds will benefit Knight-Thon, a group at UCF that raises money for the Children\u2019s Miracle Network. The Children\u2019s Miracle Network is a nonprofit charity that provides money to children\u2019s hospitals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe chose Knight-Thon because it is UCF\u2019s largest student-run philanthropy, and we couldn\u2019t be happier to help contribute to their cause,\u201d said Joseph Lebowitz, public relations chair for Sigma Nu.<\/p>\n

The one-mile course begins at Memory Mall and will go through Greek Park, Millican Hall, by the Reflecting Pond, the UCF Library, the Student Union and end back at Memory Mall.<\/p>\n

To add a twist, various runners\u2019 stations will be set up along the course, including a misting water station, a techno station, a crowd support station, a spirit station and a surprise station.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a great stress reliever,\u201d Lebowitz said. \u201cIt raises money for a charity, and elicits clothing donations for an amazing organizations. If those aren\u2019t good enough reasons, you get to run through the Student Union in your underwear.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sigma Nu has done four months of planning for this event. The planners hope to make the underwear run a new tradition for the school. An underwear run may be a new idea to the UCF community but colleges and universities across America, from Ivy Leagues to the University of Florida, have made a tradition of it.<\/p>\n

According to a Sigma Nu news release, the University of California at Los Angeles underwear runs have exceeded 8,000 participants recently.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur student body is craving new traditions and this event hopefully will help quench that thirst,\u201d Harowitz said. \u201cThis is a great way to do something you might never have another chance to do, all while helping two local charities. It doesn\u2019t get much better than that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Source: Central Florida Future, Students run in undies for new charity event, by Jessie Kristof. Published: Sunday, April 4, 2010, updated Sunday, April 4, 2010<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Running around school in underwear might sound like it\u2019s a scene from a nightmare, but Steven Harowitz, creator and event coordinator of the Undie Classic, considers it a chance for philanthropy and tradition. The Mu Psi Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity at UCF will host its first ever underwear run for charity Friday, April 9. 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