WABI reports on fraternity’s annual fundraiser for sexual assault services
WABI (Channel 5) reported live from the University of Maine Beta Theta Pi fraternity’s 24th annual Sleep Out that was held as a fundraiser for Rape Response Services of Bangor. Members of the fraternity stayed outside overnight to raise awareness of sexual assault. The goal this year was to raise $10,000 for the nonprofit, which provides crisis, support and education services to people in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties, WABI reported. “We lock our doors. We don’t let any of our brothers inside. And that’s supposed to show our firm stance against sexual assault in Maine and in our community,” said Adam Fortier-Brown, the fraternity’s public relations chair. “We feel this is an important event, especially for a Greek community to do, and we see a lot of support from our campus with this.”