WABI advances fraternity’s annual event to raise awareness of sexual assault
WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine Beta Theta Pi fraternity will hold its 24th annual Sleep Out, a fundraiser for Rape Response Services of Bangor. The students will sleep outside in front of their fraternity house from 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24 to 6 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 in an attempt to raise awareness of sexual assault. The goal this year is to raise $10,000 for the nonprofit, which provides crisis, support and education services to people in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties, WABI reported.