2008 Woodie Awards
Rollins Hosts The First Five Stones Volleyball Tournament
Rollins organizations compete to win the first annual Five Stones volleyball tournament.
Erica Tibbetts
Issue date: 4/8/05 Section: News
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What do all organizations at Rollins have in common, Greek and non-Greek, female and male? Well, they all love volleyball.
The first annual Five Stones volleyball tournament took place on Mills Lawn last Friday, April 1, and it was a big success. The sun was shinning and the weather was great.
Over 80 people attended the event, and over 60 people competed for the 200 dollar prize. Rollins students were so eager to participate that two teams actually formed on the spot. 16 teams came out to try their hand at the first "green" volleyball tournament ever played. It was a single elimination tournament with a team needing to win 4 games to claim the prize. The first team to 21 points won.
The final was between Phi Delt and ROC, with ROC coming out on top. The tournament had a decent crowd and kept all the spectators well fed with hamburgers and chips, courtesy of Sodexho.
There was also a raffle for 200 dollars, but the person with the winning ticket left before the raffle took place so the money was included with the donations made throughout the day.
Over 750 dollars were donated in the 2 hours and 15 minutes the tournament took place. Tessie Swope, the organizer, was very pleased with how the tournament went last Friday. She told the Sandspur, "The turn out was amazing, I'm just so happy that everything went smoothly and that everyone had a good time. And I'm really excited to do this next year."
The Pan-Hellenic society helped sponsor the event.
Five Stones is a new organization on campus, run by freshman Tessie Swope. She started the charity when she was 17, after staying with a family in the Dominican Republic.
The organization's name was actually inspired by a little boy Tessie met on her travels. He told her he was going to try to build his family a new house and showed Tessie the building materials: five stones. Since then she has dedicated countless hours and immeasurable energy to providing houses and a school for the children she met on her visit.
Last summer she built a high school with funds she raised during her senior year. She will be going back this summer to complete the furnishings and interior of the school. The recent tournament was an effort to raise money to set up a scholarship fund so students can attend the local univeristy, La Universdad Autonomo Santo Domingo. Tessie also wants to set up a micro -finance program in the Dominican Republic that will help impoverished people set up their own businesses.
If you missed out on the tournament last week, Five Stones will be around next year as a campus club. Tessie will be the club's president and Ashley Harper will be the treasurer. They will definitely be looking for more members, so anyone can get involved.
In the meantime, Tessie is still accepting donations and addresses to help her campaign. If you would like to give her anything, or help with her organization next year then drop her note, campus box 2386.
The first annual Five Stones volleyball tournament took place on Mills Lawn last Friday, April 1, and it was a big success. The sun was shinning and the weather was great.
Over 80 people attended the event, and over 60 people competed for the 200 dollar prize. Rollins students were so eager to participate that two teams actually formed on the spot. 16 teams came out to try their hand at the first "green" volleyball tournament ever played. It was a single elimination tournament with a team needing to win 4 games to claim the prize. The first team to 21 points won.
The final was between Phi Delt and ROC, with ROC coming out on top. The tournament had a decent crowd and kept all the spectators well fed with hamburgers and chips, courtesy of Sodexho.
There was also a raffle for 200 dollars, but the person with the winning ticket left before the raffle took place so the money was included with the donations made throughout the day.
Over 750 dollars were donated in the 2 hours and 15 minutes the tournament took place. Tessie Swope, the organizer, was very pleased with how the tournament went last Friday. She told the Sandspur, "The turn out was amazing, I'm just so happy that everything went smoothly and that everyone had a good time. And I'm really excited to do this next year."
The Pan-Hellenic society helped sponsor the event.
Five Stones is a new organization on campus, run by freshman Tessie Swope. She started the charity when she was 17, after staying with a family in the Dominican Republic.
The organization's name was actually inspired by a little boy Tessie met on her travels. He told her he was going to try to build his family a new house and showed Tessie the building materials: five stones. Since then she has dedicated countless hours and immeasurable energy to providing houses and a school for the children she met on her visit.
Last summer she built a high school with funds she raised during her senior year. She will be going back this summer to complete the furnishings and interior of the school. The recent tournament was an effort to raise money to set up a scholarship fund so students can attend the local univeristy, La Universdad Autonomo Santo Domingo. Tessie also wants to set up a micro -finance program in the Dominican Republic that will help impoverished people set up their own businesses.
If you missed out on the tournament last week, Five Stones will be around next year as a campus club. Tessie will be the club's president and Ashley Harper will be the treasurer. They will definitely be looking for more members, so anyone can get involved.
In the meantime, Tessie is still accepting donations and addresses to help her campaign. If you would like to give her anything, or help with her organization next year then drop her note, campus box 2386.