LIFE IN BRIEF: Pancake fundraiser at Delta Zeta house today

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Pancake fundraiser

The Delta Zeta sorority hosts a pancake fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Delta Zeta House, 810 S. Main St. Proceeds will benefit the Central Michigan University Speech and Hearing Clinic. Tickets are $3 from a Delta Zeta member or $5 at the door. The event also will feature a pancake eating contest.

Fear Factor

Teams of four will compete during “Fear Factor SHC Live” at 8 p.m. today in the Saxe/Herrig/Celani lobby. The event is based on the NBC television show in which participants face each other in a series of dares and stunts. Prizes will be handed out.

2010 Census

The 2010 Mount Pleasant Census will be on campus until Thursday to offer students a chance to win cash prizes. The census crew will be in front of the Bovee University Center from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Thursday. Any student who resides in Mount Pleasant and drops off their census form during this time will be given a ticket and entered into a drawing for two $250 and one $500 cash prize.

All-American barbecue

The Phi Mu sorority hosts a barbecue fundraiser from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Wesley Foundation, 1400 S. Washington St. The sorority is raising money for the Special Olympics this summer. Tickets are $4 from a Phi Mu member or $5 at the door. Burgers, chips, potato salad, cookies and root beer floats are planned. Information on how students can volunteer at the Special Olympics also will be available. For more information, contact Hailey Uribe at uribe1hg@cmich.edu.

Colonel visit

Col. Elaine Edwards speaks at 6 p.m. today in the Industrial Engineering and Technology Building 116. Edwards is a 1981 CMU journalism alumnus whose speech, “Marketing Army Officership,” is part of the Col. William B. Nolde lecture series. Edwards is the director of marketing for U.S. Army Cadet Command, where she orchestrates all aspects of the national-level marketing of the Army ROTC program. CMU’s military science department is helping sponsor the event. It is free and open to the public. For more information, call 774-3049.

Quilt exhibit

A co-sponsored exhibit with the Multicultural Education Center and the Network for Women takes place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday in the Bovee University Center 125. The exhibit will showcase work created by CMU faculty and staff. It is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Ulana Klymyshyn at klymy1au@cmich.edu or 774-7318.

ROTC Shadow Day

Detachment 380 of the Air Force ROTC encourages students to come to “Shadow Day” from noon to 6 p.m. Thursday at Michigan State University. The event is designed to help students understand what it is like to be an ROTC cadet. Participants will listen to briefings from Air Force officers and cadets about the Air Force ROTC and scholarship opportunities. Students also will participate in group leadership projects. For more information, contact Emily Donaldson at emilycdonaldson@gmail.com and (517) 355-2168.