Blue wires crisscrossed the buckled wooden floors of the Phi Mu Delta fraternity house as members prepared for Sunday afternoon's "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" tournament.
The living quarters of the 251 S. Pugh St. house were cramped with members, who sat in front of monitors and on leather couches, waiting to begin the tournament.
Each team of four paid $40 to participate. All of the event's proceeds will go to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, the fraternity's national philanthropy, fraternity president Chris Amthor said.
The video game -- released early last week -- is one of the most anticipated titles in gaming history, providing the brothers with an opportunity to support their philanthropy while testing their gaming skills.
The fraternity has held similar events in the past, bringing in up to 15 participating four-person teams at a time, Amthor (senior-advertising) said.
Both Subway and Qdoba sponsored the event, offering lunch and prizes to participants.
Phi Mu Delta members posted flyers around campus, advertising the event to students outside of greek life. Both members and non-greeks said they felt just as glad to participate in the philanthropy as they were to play the highly anticipated release.
Several participants in the tournament also voiced their approval of any philanthropic opportunities available to them.
"It's nice that we can help out St. Jude's," Eli Zigon (junior-economics) said.
While the tournament had a low turnout, the event organizers said it benefited an important cause.
Attendee David Rounsley-Maxwell (sophomore-information sciences and technology) echoed those sentiments.
"I'm happy that it's going to benefit kids," he said.
