What a difference a decade makes

It all started 10 years ago when a few students at The University of Memphis decided it was time for their campus to come up with a way for all students to come together to support a great cause.

 
 
2008 St. Jude Collegiate Leadership Seminar

More than 700 students and advisors were a part of the 2008 St. Jude Collegiate Leadership Seminar. Attendees had the opportunity to tour St. Jude, hear from some very special St. Jude patients, attend workshops on how to best implement Up ‘til Dawn and network with each other.

 
 
05/27/2009
Kappa Alpha Psi honored for Sunday of Hope program

On May 18, Kappa Alpha Psi’s Sunday of Hope turned in to a Celebration of Hope at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as members of Kappa Alpha Psi and top fundraising churches joined St. Jude families for a special ceremony where Kappa Alpha Psi was presented with a commemorative plaque in the Patient Care Center.

 
 
10/06/2008
I fight the yawn

Students share their thoughts about the Up 'til Dawn program.

 
 
09/12/2008
Chico State University repeats as the top fundraising campus

For the second year in a row, Chico State University in Chico, California, is the top Up ‘til Dawn fundraising campus in the country.

 
 
01/02/2008
Kappa Alpha Psi's Sunday of Hope

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., one of the nation’s largest African-American fraternities, is asking churches in communities across the country to join in the mission of St. Jude with the Sunday of Hope campaign.

 
 
12/05/2006
Motorcycle riders rev it up for St. Jude

The Wings Across Tennessee event is only one of several Cruisin' rides to the hospital that are carried out by motorcycle groups every year. It is estimated that more than 5,000 cyclists have visited the hospital since the program's inception.

 
 
08/03/2006
Tri Delta makes multi-year pledge to St. Jude

On July 4, 2006, at its 52nd National Convention in Hollywood, California, Delta Delta Delta Fraternity solidified their commitment to caring for children around this country and the world.

 
 
06/08/2006
College students prepare for new semester of fund raising

College students from around the country came to Memphis, Tennessee, June 1-4, 2006, to learn more about St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and how their support has helped children and families in the fight against childhood cancer.

 
 
05/03/2006
College students across the nation working for St. Jude

College students set milestones in their support of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

 
 
02/14/2006
Help fight cancer by staying Up 'til Dawn

Eight hours of sleep is what we are supposed to get. But for many folks--especially that raucous group known as college students--eight hours of sleep is a tale of mythology. So in 1998, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital began harnessing that energy.

 
 
05/24/2005
Tri Delta endows St. Jude Teen Room

There was only one year left for Delta Delta Delta Fraternity to make good on its $1 million pledge to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Tri Delta had committed themselves in 2002 to raising the money to endow the Teen Room at St. Jude by 2006.

 
 
01/12/2005
Tri Delta 'sincere' about fund raising

In Spring 2005, Tri Delta Fraternity and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will launch the Sincerely Yours letter-writing campaign as part of the group's endeavor to help eliminate childhood cancer.

 
 
06/16/2004
Leadership seminar brings students to St. Jude

More than 300 college students made the most of their summer vacation by attending the St. Jude Collegiate Leadership Seminar on June 5-7.

 
 
06/16/2004
Tri Deltas unite for the teenagers of St. Jude

Many teens get an added burden to those sometimes chaotic years; they find out they have cancer. Several years ago, St. Jude created the Teen Room, and the women's fraternity Delta Delta Delta stepped in to endow the room where teens can be teens.

 
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