As 100 Days ‘Til THON approaches and fundraising kicks into full swing, we can’t help but get even more excited for THON season. While I think it would be easy to write 13,026,653 reasons to look forward to THON, I think it’s only fitting to name 100 to get us that much more pumped about THON weekend!

1. For the kids.
2. For the cure.
3. For the cause.
4. Being a part of the largest student run philanthropy in the world.
5. Road to THON Celebration.
6. The BJC THON weekend.
7. Having 15,000 people all passionate about the same thing, in the same place.
8. Waiting in the freezing cold for the best 46 hours ever.
9. Spending 46 hours with some of your favorite people.
10. The feeling of making it through the first 23 hours.
11. Feeling even better about making it through the last 23 hours.
12. When the dancers stand up.
13. When we all stand up.
14. Decorating your letters.
15. Dancing with your letters.
16. Taking pictures with your letters.
17. Having light up letters.
18. Waving your org’s flag.
19. Picking your theme.
20. “Claiming” your spot in the stands.
21. Getting new THON gear.
22. Especially sweatshirts.
23. And t-shirts.
24. Your fanny pack.
25. Your tutus.
26. Your high socks.
27. Your hot loops.
28. Learning the line dance.
29. Actually dancing the line dance.
30. Having the line dance song stuck in your head for hours.
31. Chanting for your org.
32. Water gun fights.
33. Blowing bubbles.
34. Bubble guns.
35. Athlete hour.
36. The football players in wigs.
37. The hockey boys in leggings.
38. The soccer team in jorts.
39. The Variety Show.
40. Singing with your friends.
41. Dancing with your friends.
42. Motivating your friends to stay awake.
43. Being motivated by your friends to stay awake.
44. Not having a care in the world about what time it is.
45. Slides of strength.
46. The Pep Rally.
47. The fashion show.
48. The talent show.
49. The cover bands.
50. Hearing, “Shake It Off” the first time.
51. Hearing, “Shake It Off” the 100th time.
52. Fat Heads of dancers.
53. Seeing your dancers look up and smile.
54. Seeing your dancers look up and sing with you.
55. Looking up as a dancer and seeing your org.
56. Dancer mail.
57. Kids mail.
58. The Nittany Lion playing with all the kids.
59. The crazy costumes.
60. Throwing up the diamond.
61. Hair donations at THON.
62. Taking your first lap with your pals.
63. Taking your 200th lap with your pals.
64. Concession stand food.
65. Eating Subway all weekend.
66. Eating chicken fingers for five meals straight.
67. The slushies.
68. The Dippin Dots.
69. Your first brisket sandwich.
70. Your second brisket sandwich.
71. Your third brisket sandwich.
72. Your fourth brisket sandwich.
73. Transitioning back to only eating chicken fingers.
74. Sitting on boys' shoulders.
75. Throwing around beach balls.
76. Looking down 15 hours in and being proud of your dancers.
77. The selfie sticks.
78. The GoPro pictures.
79. The FTK face tattoos.
80. The Four Diamond face tattoos.
81. Dancing with inflatable animals in the stands.
82. Watching the kids dance with inflatable animals on the floor.
83. Seeing the kids smile.
84. The kids sitting on dancer’s shoulders.
85. The kids in capes.
86. The adults in capes.
87. Rubbing your feet with a tennis ball every few hours.
88. Consistently stretching out.
89. Balloon hats.
90. The final four hours.
91. Go Go Gadget.
92. 15,000 people all jumping at the same time.
93. 15,000 people all swaying at the same time.
94. The Celebration of Life video.
95. Family hour.
96. The bitter sweet feeling of getting to sit.
97. Watching all the dancers sit.
98. The total reveal.
99. Knowing we’re a step closer to beating cancer.
100. Knowing that it was all for the kids.