Two fraternity brothers at Wright State University raised more than $800 to fight cancer \u2014 and they did it without leaving their chair.<\/p>\n
Since 2006, the Alpha Beta Mu Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma at Wright State has annually held the Rock-A-Thon. Fraternity brothers sit in a rocking chair and rock for 24 hours straight to raise money for the American Cancer Society.<\/p>\n
Jeffrey Shehee, a junior studying public health, and Shemarr Rice, a junior majoring in psychology, rotated over the course of 24 hours taking turns in the chair. The rocking duo began at 10 a.m. Oct. 1 and ended at 10 a.m. Oct. 2.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing apart of the organization and the event is so exhilarating,\u201d said Shehee.<\/p>\n
The Rock-A-Thon was covered by Dayton television stations WDTN and WKEF, both of which recorded footage and interviewed Shehee and Rice for evening newscasts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Two fraternity brothers at Wright State raised over $800 to fight cancer \u2014 and they did it without leaving their chair. Continue reading