Thon dancer Evan Vogini (junior-economics) had a goal for Thon weekend, and it wasn't just to stay awake.

"I want to learn the line dance by the end of Thon," Vogini said Friday. "I'm still bad at it, but I plan to know it by the end of the weekend."

Vogini, along with the rest of the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon participants, performed the line dance 46 times. He danced for Alpha Chi Ro fraternity, 425 Locust Lane, of which he is president.

Vogini wore a blue cape and a shirt with the word "notorius" on the back.

"I didn't realize it was misspelled until one of my brothers told me," Vogini said at 10:57 Friday night.

His fanny pack -- a common accessory for dancers -- was stocked for the weekend with his cell phone with medical tape covering the time, a yo-yo, a hacky sack, a camera and a squirt gun.

He talked about his experiences playing with the kids, saying it would help with the "tough hours."

At 1:16 Saturday morning, boredom became an issue.

"It's kind of dying out now," he said. "It's getting to the point where the same stuff is going on everywhere, and my moraler is still gone so no new surprises."

It wasn't until 5:28 p.m. Saturday that soreness in Vogini's knees and hamstrings began to bother him.

"They say it will start getting rough tonight," Vogini said. "I really want to shower."

At 12:40 Sunday morning, though Vogini guessed it was 11:11 at night, he was feeling pretty confident.

"I think if I tried to go to bed right now it would take me a while to fall asleep," he said. "I was really energetic after the pep rally."

At 2:25 a.m. Sunday, Vogini, thinking it was two hours earlier, said he had a "mishap" on the Slides of Strength.

"When I dove on the mats, I landed on my fanny pack," he said.

Everything seemed more distant, he said, as if he were "buzzed."

Half an hour later, Vogini received a package from his mother during mail call.

"It's nice to see people understand the sacrifices it takes to make Thon happen, and that they took the time to send me mail," he said.

At the end of Family Hour, Vogini said he was feeling good.

"It's almost a relief, but it's hard to believe 46 hours have gone by," he said.

After the total was announced, Vogini relaxed.

"It felt like one very long day with various parts I'm forgetting," he said.

Vogini said his greatest memory of Thon is when a father approached him to thank him for playing with his son the day before.

"The fact that he remembered me and took the time to come up to me and say 'thank you' was really moving," Vogini said.