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For the first time, Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon overalls are regulating Thon fundraising events at commonwealth campuses -- and commonwealth campus representatives say they're not happy about it.

The controversy centers on small-scale versions of Thon called "mini-Thons" that have become popular at some commonwealth campuses in the past three to five years.

Commonwealth campus representatives say the "mini-Thons" have played an integral role in motivating students at their campuses to participate in Thon and to raise money.

Until recently, the Thon overall committee was unaware of the mini-Thons. Lena Matternas, Thon rules and regulations overall chairwoman, said she only found out about the mini-Thons about two months ago.

About two weeks ago, the Thon overall committee sent an e-mail to commonwealth campus representatives notifying them that mini-Thons could not be held "in their current state."

Representatives from multiple commonwealth campuses confronted Thon overall officials at Friday night's Council of Commonwealth Student Governments (CCSG) meeting, accusing the Thon overall committee of interfering with events that they had never experienced.

"I want to know what you've done to make 'mini-Thons' possible, and not just canceling them," said Ken Middlemiss, vice president of the Penn State Behrend Student Government Association.

"You have no idea what 'mini-Thon' does for Behrend."

Nolan Fontaine (junior-international politics), who currently attends University Park campus but participated in a mini-Thon when he attended Penn State Mont Alto, said canceling a 'mini-Thon' would be "like canceling Christmas."

"If it wasn't for 'mini-Thon,' I don't think I would be even interested in Thon," he said.

Thon representatives disputed the use of the term "canceled," saying they just wanted to ensure that the events are properly registered and regulated.

Matternas said all commonwealth campus representatives must register their events in Thon's database and work with Thon's rules and regulations committee to resolve any issues.

Also, Thon overall chairman Mike Funk listed a series of events that he said had occurred at commonwealth campuses that violated Thon guidelines, including donors being contacted inappropriately and a lack of sufficient medical personnel at mini-Thon events.

Thon overalls also raised issue with the term "mini-Thon," which also refers to the miniature versions of Thon held at high schools and middle schools.

Matternas urged all commonwealth campus representatives to contact her to work out a compromise.

However, even if the 'mini-Thons' do get approved by the overall committee, it remains unclear whether the original nature of the events will remain the same.

Matternas would not give a firm answer about whether a small-scale dance marathon could eventually be approved, saying there were too many variables that changed from campus to campus, such as the type of floor, the presence of police and emergency personnel, and the length of the event.

Some CCSG representatives said they thought alternative events would not be as effective. "I don't want alternative fundraisers that get my message through in six different events," Middlemiss said. He said 'mini-Thons' were one of the only ways for students at commonwealth campuses to experience what Thon is about.

On Saturday, CCSG representatives unanimously passed a resolution to make official a position on the CCSG Thon committee that would work with commonwealth campuses to ensure compliance with Thon regulations.