If the answer to the above question is yes, then you've come to the right article! This Saturday, October 25th, 2014, Pi Beta Phi and Phi Delta Theta are partnering up to host the seventh annual Eve Carson Memorial 5K for Education to honor the legacy of the former UNC student body president Eve Marie Carson.  

For those of you who aren't exactly sure who Eve Carson is, or what she did on campus, I'll tell you. Born in Athens, Georgia,  Eve exemplified the Carolina Way.  Her dedication to community service and desire to help those around her started in high school and continued throughout her college career before it was tragically cut short.  A Morehead-Cain Scholar and a North Carolina Fellow, Eve's campaign for student body president stemmed from her desire to give back to the UNC community and empower UNC students to actively participate in their surroundings. 

More than anything, Eve believed it was her responsibility to represent all UNC students.  As former Chancellor Moeser described Eve at her memorial in Polk Place, “Eve personified the Carolina Spirit…She felt the very pulse and the heartbeat of this university.” 

Also at that memorial, former Chancellor Moeser challenged the campus community to honor Eve’s memory by uniting to demonstrate the Carolina Way as Eve envisioned.  And as much as this 5K is about rising to this challenge, it's also about something else.  

What made Eve Carson such a great leader and Tar Heel is that she understood how special our campus exactly is.  She knew the magic that is the quad in the spring, the arboretum in the fall, and the basketball team all year round.  She understood the thrill of singing Hark the Sound at the end of a sports game and the bliss of a lazy rainy day lounging in Graham Memorial. Most importantly, she knew that it was the student body and the Carolina community who make UNC what it is.  It is all of us who contribute to that "oh my god I can't believe I actually go here" feeling that occurs every so often walking across campus.

In conclusion, this 5K is not only the call to action former Chancellor Moeser called for, but it's also a celebration of this heaven on Earth town called Chapel Hill we live in!  As the largest 5K in Chapel Hill history constituting of over 1,650 runners and $58,000 raised last year, all proceeds from race day benefit the Eve Marie Carson Memorial Junior-Year Merit Scholarship, Pi Beta Phi's Literacy Fund, and CEO4Teens.  

Just as Eve strived to better her community, we strive continually to raise more money to donate to these charities every year.  So whether you look like this when you run: 

or this:

Come and support this wonderfully enchanting university and event at 9:00 a.m. in Bynum Circle by registering for the race here! And always remember, Go Heels, Go America, and Go Eve Carson Memorial 5K!