For most dancers, this past weekend's Interfraternity/Panhellenic Dance Mara-thon flew by in a series of moments, not minutes.

Though the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon featured fewer individual special guests and more group and band performances than in the past, the weekend's entertainment still kept the dancers and audience going.

While most of the Interfraternity Council/ Panhellenic Dance Marathon's 48 hours are thought of as a celebration, 13 minutes yesterday were dedicated to the memories of Four Diamonds Children who passed away in the last year.

The wheels on the bus went round and round as they rolled for the 2004 Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon.

Penn State athletes united this weekend to dance, raise money and entertain the crowd at the 2004 Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon.

Behind the scenes at the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon are captains, committee members and special guests waiting to go on stage, but there are also several groups of people who go unnoticed by most.

Seven hundred and two dancers dropped to the ground in exhaustion as the total for the 2004 Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon was announced last night in Rec Hall.

To energize dancers during the exhausting final hours of Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, fans brought fashion, prayer, motivation and dance skills to a new level in a packed Rec Hall.

Before 4 a.m. Saturday, the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon was buzzing with excitement over the rumor that a special guest was scheduled to appear at 4:15.

For some Penn State staff, the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon is a way of life.

As hour 15 of the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon commenced early Saturday morning, dancers were kept motivated by a little known band and one very special surprise guest on the Rec Hall stage.

When Penn State alumnus Mike Meyer returned to campus this weekend for the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, he brought 30 of his youngest friends with him.

The phenomenon that is Springfield Thon is sweeping the nation. Or, at least, Simmons Hall.

While dance marathons have existed since the 1930s and 40s, Penn State's Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon was the first collegiate philanthropy, but it doesn't stand alone today.

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