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Jake Schwartz: Why do we need magic now, more than ever?

By admin on December 20, 2021

After performing his first magic trick at the ripe-old age of two years old, Jake Schwartz was instantly hooked on magic. He never grew out of the magic within the tricks, and Jake is now one of the fastest-rising young stars of magic in the country. Jake is an international award-winning magician who has performed all over the world, including fortune-500 companies like CBRE Real Estate, the Philadelphia Phillies, the Philadelphia Union, the world famous Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City, and he was the youngest headliner to ever sell out the esteemed Smoke and Mirrors Magic Theater in Philadelphia. Outside of being a world-class magician, Jake is a huge Philadelphia Flyers and Penn State football fan, and an avid musician.

We find out how Jake got hooked on magic as early as two years old, why Penn State University was the right place for him, why Alpha Epsilon Pi was the right fraternity, how magic helped him spend 46 straight hours without sitting or sleeping to raise money during THON, how magic helps you gain confidence, how magic can help with your anxiety, what keeps him in the magic world today, whether magic is real, and why we need magic now more than ever. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajfIK0c8Gmw

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Penn State Thon raises $9,770,332.32 to Battle Pediatric Cancer

By admin on February 22, 2016

46 hours at Thon ended, and then the big reveal showed that the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic dance marathon had raised $9,770,332.32 for the battle against Pediatric Cancer this year. According to this article, 798 dancers participated in the dance marathon, and they had 15,000 total student volunteers. Every year, I’m just in awe of what the Penn State students are able to do as a community. It’s what defines them and their organizations on campus, and they are willing to stay on their feet for 46 hours to prove it. It’s a year long commitment to raising money for this cause, and showing in action what their values really are.

Just this past week I was talking with several Greek communities, and many of them do a good job on their individual community service and philanthropy events within each chapter. However, they weren’t always working with other fraternities and sororities on campus toward a common goal, and this example out of Penn State shows the power you can have when you get everyone’s buy in and are committed to a cause that defines what your University is all about.

Congratulations Penn State. I admire the work that you do.

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