The Fat Frogg Bar & Grill was transformed into a runway March 31 as Elon University students modeled for the Her Campus 2nd Annual Fashion Show and Date Auction. Admission was $5, and all proceeds from the event went to Elonthon and Duke Children’s Hospital. 

The show was organized by seniors Jackie Tilton and Elizabeth Benjamin, Her Campus co-event and marketing directors, and was meant to bring more attention to the organization.

“We do our best to raise community awareness of Her Campus through events that we hope will lead to more views and following on our website and social pages,” Tilton said. “It’s an added bonus that the fashion show event in particular is also a great charity fundraiser.”

The two event directors spent weeks in advance organizing the show. They brought in models from the student body, two dates for the auction, hosts and Elonthon executive members.

After starting 30 minutes late, hosts Corey Glass and Lisa Shulman, both seniors, took the stage and opened the show by reminding viewers to enter a raffle and explaining to whom the money was going.

They were followed by senior Lindsey Sinicki, Elonthon family relations chair, and Hannah Headen, one of Elonthon’s own miracle children. Headen suffers from juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and has been receiving treatment from Duke for most of her life discussed the importance of Elonthon to the attendees.

“I’ve been doing it for a long time,” Headen said to the crowd. “To be a part of Elonthon every year, that benefits people like me, is awesome.”

Shortly afterward, the fashion show began, featuring clothing from BohoBlu in Alamance Crossing and What She Wants Boutique, which is owned by Headen. Outfits ranged from patterned rompers and maxi dresses to more simple blouse-and-pant combinations.

“We obviously love working with Her Campus, and we’ve worked with multiple chapters,” said Jenny Stilley, owner of BohoBlu. “We have great respect for the girls and they always put on the best events. They make the clothes look good.”

The fashion segment took a break for the date auction, which featured “Campus Cuties” seniors Alex Day and Lichota Seidewand. Before auctioning off an act of chivalry, each date played a game of “Two Truths and a Lie.” Seidewand’s lie was that he played the drums — not the violin — in high school, and Day’s was that he is not actually related to Charlie Day from the show “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia.”

The acts of chivalry were a little more creative. Seidewand’s was a homemade meal of tacos or a car wash while he is dressed in any attire. Day’s act was a free pizza service at any hour of the day or being a DJ for a night with music solely from middle school. Bidding started at $5 and went up in increments of $2-3 as girls shouted prices around the room.

Each boy was bought between $35 and $50.

Last year, the show raised $400 for the American Cancer Society. This time around, Her Campus raised $450, with almost a quarter of the money coming from the date auction, which Tilton hopes will be expanded next year to be even more successful.

“This year we thought a partnership with Elonthon would resonate with more Elon community members because of Thon’s huge following and past success,” Tilton said. “We hoped it would draw more attendance, participation and donations. We also loved that we could tie the charity piece with the fashion show by including Hannah Headen’s clothing line.”