Although a fashion show isn't a standard fundraiser by any means, the Panhellenic Council has capitalized on fashion to raise money for breast cancer research for seven years. In a change from past years, the Panhellenic Council is moving the festivities off campus to the Millennium Center in downtown Winston-Salem tonight.

Senior Jamie Kidd, public relations chair, said that their use of the Millennium Center was due to a generous donation by the Center's owner, Greg Carlyle, the owner of a hair salon that is also doing all the hairstyling for the show.

"Everything is just bigger and more involved this year," Senior Helen King, the show's co-chair, said. "We've done a lot more."

Part of what thePanhellenic Council has done this year is getting the greater Winston-Salem community involved. Besides having the show off campus, the council has enlisted the help of other off-campus corporations. Dillard's and the Deacon Shop are providing clothing for the show, and Dillard's is selling tickets for the event. Bobbi Brown is providing the makeup for the show and both Dillard's and Bobbi Brown have donated gift baskets for the raffle. Other raffle prizes include haircuts, a gift certificate to the Village Tavern and gift certificates to other eating establishments in the Winston-Salem area. These prizes will be given out periodically throughout the show.

Kidd said that the uniqueness of this fundraiser is part of its appeal. "So many people do so many different types of fundraisers all over campus," she said. "(But) it is unique and different but it still sort of fits into the college niche." She said that this event appealed to the Panhellenic Council but also appears to appeal to the university community as a whole. However, King doesn't deny its primarily feminine appeal: "It's a fun girl thing to do." Her co-chair senior Cameron Davis said that this is relevant since the fundraiser promotes awareness of a female issue. King also said that the fall timing of the show, before the sorority rush in January, is also intentional. "We try to promote it to freshman women in general ¯ to show that there's so much more that we do than just social events," Davis said.

Still, this shouldn't stop any of the guys from showing up to the Millennium Center, King said. "We'd love to have the whole school."

Kidd added, "We definitely encourage guys to come. They might learn something."