Theta Alpha Pi sorority will present a benefit concert for the Make-A-Wish Foundation Monday at Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave.

The show will feature performances by Tokyo Vertigo, Mo Green Special, Audio Imagery and Cool Ethan.

According to its Web site, www.wish.org, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life threatening medical conditions "to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy."

The foundation's Web site contains many stories of children whose wishes have been granted by the charity with money it receives through donations and fundraisers.

Some children meet their favorite celebrities or attend big sports events and concerts.

Others get to experience what its like to work in a certain profession that they had dreamed of working in.

Amy Hager (junior-elementary education) said she began to plan the show at the beginning of the semester as Theta Alpha Pi's philanthropy chair.

She said the social service sorority has raised money for the Make-A-Wish foundation in the past with benefits such as the sorority's spaghetti dinner fundraiser last year.

"We raised $1,500 last year, so hopefully we can raise that much or more with this year's event," Hager said.

Hager said bands were invited through friends of sorority members and added that she hoped the music would be an eclectic mix for everyone who attends.

"Crowbar was very helpful with getting us a date and they have held benefits for other organizations before," Hager said.

John Wendel (senior-information sciences and technology) said his band, Mo Green Special, plays around the State College area frequently, but added that this is the band's first benefit show.

"We always want to play in front of a crowd and if it's for a good cause, that makes it even better," Wendel said.

He said his band plays a lot of 80s songs because they are popular in the area, and other recognizable songs that fans like to sing and dance along to.

Cool Ethan drummer Jim Logrando, a 2003 Penn State graduate, said the band plays a good mix of cover songs but noted it isn't the typical kind of a cover band that plays at downtown State College bars.

"Cool Ethan plays pop-punk and emo -- that kind of stuff," Logrando said. "I am in another band that plays the typical older stuff as well but we like to think that we are doing something different with Cool Ethan."

Logrando said the band is willing to donate its services because members get to play to people who like them and help donate money to a worthy cause.

"We have only been playing together for six months so any chance that we get to play for a crowd we usually take it," Logrando said. "Practice makes perfect and we are just working to become better as a band."