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The Sigma Chi fraternity presented a $1,000 check to the Children’s Miracle Network of Bangor on Saturday.
Since 1992, more than 220 chapters across Canada and the United States have donated more than $3 million for area CMN hospitals.
Like other chapters, Sigma Chi raised money through a week-long competition known as Derby Days.
The event gets sororities to compete with one another to raise the most money.
“We had some of the best support we have had this year,” said Derby Days chairman Roderick McQuirter. “The girls chipped in, and it was an awesome occasion. Last year we raised $300 and this year we got to $1,000.”
The four sororities that participated were Alpha Phi, Chi Omega, Delta Zeta and Pi Beta Phi, who won the competition.
Sigma Chi rewarded the sororities by donating money for upcoming philanthropic events.
Starting last Sunday, the competition began with a scavenger hunt.
In addition to getting points for retrieving the item, the sororities were also given points for creativity.
McQuirter noted that he was surprised with Alpha Phi’s creativity when they were told to find a worm.
While most groups presented an actual worm, Alpha Phi did a dance where they moved like one.
“Ashley Dzioba, Caroline Seastrom and myself did the scavenger hunt together, and we could not find a live worm and none of the bait shops were open,” said Alpha Phi member Lisa Acquaviva.
“When we got there, Ashley actually did the worm.”
During the week, the sororities were able to capture more points through events ranging from answering questions about the fraternity to wearing their letters.
On Friday, the last day of the competition, members from the sororities competed in the “Rock-A-Thon,” where they had to sit in a rocker from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. outside the front entrance of Memorial Union.
During the event, the sororities had members sit in the rocker as they tried to garner points.
Besides answering more questions on Sigma Chi history, the event allowed the different sororities to mingle.
“It is such a good cause and it is really going towards something that is helpful to kids,” said Pi Beta Phi member Andrea Carr.
“We are really doing our part in the Greek community to help and it has been fun since I did not know everyone from the different sororities.”
The first Derby Day was in 1933 at the campus of the University of California Berkeley, which became an instant success.
Originally, the event had comedic skits, but over the years, chapters have altered the competition in various ways.
The Children’s Miracle Network fulfills wishes of area children with terminal illnesses.
Bangor Daily News