Amnesty International, a human rights group at the University, will be holding a fundraiser tonight at Jabberwocky, located on the Corner.
Cups for the event can be purchased on the Lawn today for $4 and may be used for $1 drafts throughout the night.
Three bands will be playing, beginning at 10 p.m., including Dedalus, No Dice and Chaser.
The fundraiser is being held in an attempt to boost Amnesty's presence around Grounds in the upcoming year.
The current president of the club won last year unopposed. Because of a lack of support, he has been unable to do as much as he had hoped with the club's cause, said first-year College student Megan Downey.
Along with Downey, other new members to the club, first-year College students Rebecca Moyer and Emily Saunders, have big ideas for what they believe the organization can be in the future.In order to make their dreams seem more attainable, they came up with the idea of the fundraiser after much brainstorming.
"We knew that if we wanted to plan events next year we were going to need more money," Downey said."We thought that a lot of students would be attracted to the idea of being able to see several bands all in one place, so we decided to go with the idea."
Moyer, who was extremely enthusiastic about the idea, got her own band, No Dice, to commit to playing at the event.
"I am a really strong supporter of Amnesty, so it made sense for us to help out.The other members of my band are just happy to do it because of the publicity we'll receive," Moyer said.
Although the organization knew they were in need of money, their beliefs were confirmed after finding out how much money Student Council would allot them for next year.
"We asked for $3000 and only received $500," Moyer said.
Consequently, the dissatisfied group appealed for travel money and received an additional $900.
According to Moyer, the event is being sponsored in hopes of raising the difference of what the group was expecting.
"With the money we raise, we hope to be able to bring in more speakers and overall, build up the club membership," Moyer said. "No matter what aspect of Amnesty students are interested in, our efforts will help and please many."
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