Tuesday, October 21, 2008

IU Brother Wins ZTA's "Big Man on Campus" & Raises $12K for Breast Cancer Research

Brother Steve Rothkopf, Alpha Iota/Indiana University (left) won Zeta Tau Alpha's "Big Man On Campus" competition and raised over $12,000 for breast cancer research in the process.

You can read more about Brother Rothkopf and his last minute decision to switch from guitar to ukulele at in this Indiana Daily Student article. Brother Rothkoph outperformed the other 22 contestants from other fraternities and groups on the IU campus.

The IU Zeta's raised a staggering $178,000 with their event. Accroding to the ZTA website, funds raised at last year's event benefited the ZTA Foundation, Indiana University Medical Center, The Vera Bradley Foundation, Susan G. Komen, and the American Cancer Society.

Brother Rothkopf said "It was definitely one of my best experiences at IU.” He added, “The biggest thing was helping so many people and being part of such a huge fundraiser that touches so many people.”

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