Genevieve Hummel
TECHNEWS WRITER

Paint IIT Pink, the ca.mpus7wide day
dedicated to showing support for breast cancer
research, was brought back for a third year last
Tuesday, October 20‘ Kappa Phi Delta and the
Illinois Tech Women’s Volleyball team joined
forces to host this event The day started with
students waking up to find that these girls had
tied pink ribbons on many of the posts on
campus as well as decorating the windows and
sidewalks all over campus with motivational
and supportive messages to those who had
survived breast cancer or had been affected
by breast cancer Students and faculty were
also given the chance to fill out a form with
the name of anyone they knew who is or was
personally affected bybreast cancer The names
gathered from this form were then written on
pink ribbons that the sisters of Kappa put up

   

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Paint IIT Pink supports breast cancer research

lining one of the walkways to the MTCCI
Event tishirts went on sale the week
before the event for $10 This year, the shirts
were black with a picture of the MTCC and
the tube, with pink paint spilling out of the
tubes openingl All proceeds from the sale of
these shirts went directly to the Lynn Sage
Cancer Research Foundation, a local Chicago
foundation funding some of the country’s
most promising researchers in the field of
breast cancer Students who did not purchase
event tishirts were encouraged to wear pink
to show support for breast cancer awareness
Some students went all out for this event,
dressing in formal attire, while others got
creative by wearing shirts that simply had the
word “pink" on them Many students showed
support by donning attire in all shades of pinks
and reds, wearing ribbons, donating money, or
simply cheering on the volleyball team as they
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day’s events

Other events that took place during
the day included a table on the bridge where
medical professionals were handing out
information about breast cancer This table
was intended to offer students a place to ask
questions and gather important information
concerning things like the signs and symptoms
of breast cancer In the afternoon, students
could head over to the Greek Quad where
Kappa girls were selling cookies or event
buttons or tishirts to raise money for the Lynn
Sage Foundation

The culmination of the evening, the
Dig Pink volleyball game, brought together
many of the students and staff of Illinois Techs
Many of the people who attended the game
wore pink or event tishirts and the bleachers
were full of all shades of pinks and reds The
girls of the volleyball team were also adorned
in pink, wearing special shirts for this event

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The game was played against Moody Bible
College, a team that proved to be a challenging
rival However, Illinois Tech managed to stay
within a few points of Moody the entire time,
making them work for the first win Following
the initial loss of the first set, Illinois Tech
played well and succeeded in winning the
following three sets Winning the volleyball
game was a wonderful way to end a great
day dedicated to the support of breast cancer
research and the support of those who have
had personal experiences with breast cancer

The combined efforts of the Illinois
Tech Women’s Volleyball Team and the Kappa
Phi Delta sorority ended with over $3,000
being raised All money raised was donated
directly to the Lynn Sage Cancer Research
Foundation Thank you to all those who
attended these events and showed support for
those affected by cancer

 

Photos by Genevieve Hummel