November 13th from 6pm to 3am
Brothers Kyle Garrison and Caleb Whitmer at the first Game-A-Thon in April, 2010.
Like many other ideas, Game-A-Thon was just that. Bond 722 Nick Ferro presented the idea of Game-A-Thon to the executive committee of the Indiana Kappa chapter of Phi Delta Theta at Ball State University. After an approval the first event was held in April 2010.. It was hosted in the Student Center and raised around $250 to be donated to Child's Play. From there, it has only continued to grow.
The second one was held in the fall semester of 2010 using a larger venue in the hopes of drawing a larger crowd. The venue allowed for more equipment and a show put on by Ball State’s improv comedy group, ABSO. These initiatives proved successful, and Game-A-Thon raised $800 that year.
The most recent Game-A-Thon was the 6th annual event last November.It was held in the Student Center Ballroom once again, and even though official attendance isn't tracked, it
appeared to be a record-breaking amount of attendees. This event also introduced raffles in the hopes of attracting more audiences than just the typical gamer demographics. It raised around $1200 for Child's Play.
This year's Game-A-Thon will be held on November 13th, 2015 from 6p.m. to 3a.m. It will be held in Ball State University's Student Center Ballroom. Admission to the event is free! Live streaming of the event will be featured on twitch.tv/pdtgameathon. We will be featuring many new and old consoles for anyone to play on. Rock Band will featured on the main stage along with Just Dance set up near the back of the room. We also have more than just video games featured at Game-A-Thon! We will have a variety of board games, card games, and more for the casual audience member. The event will be catered and there will be free bowling downstairs at Cardinal Lanes courtesy of SGA.
Tournaments will include games like League of Legends, Rocket League, and FIFA. Raffles will include possible prizes from Skyzone and Holiday World.. More information on those can be found at our tournaments and raffles page.
Brother Dakota Tumey (middle) enjoying his time during the 2014 Game-A-Thon
Our goal for this year's Game-A-Thon is $1500. We are counting on you to help us out and to achieve this goal! If you would like to donate please visit our donations page.
Interested in sponsoring the event? Click here to download a packet with sponsorship information.